Winter in Wonderland

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Winter in Wonderland
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EP by
Released8 December 2013
Recorded1993
Genre Rock
Length19:12
Label Vertical Species
Producer Toyah Willcox

Winter in Wonderland is an EP by the British singer Toyah Willcox, released in 2013. Apart from the title track, which had originally appeared on her 1993 album Take the Leap! , it included three demo tracks relevant to the period, all of which were previously available only on CD. [1] The EP was only released digitally to mark twenty years since the material was recorded. It was followed a year later by a similar release, Has God Ceased to Dream You .

Track listing

Sources: [2] [3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Winter in Wonderland" (Album Version)5:01
2."Angel" (Demo)
5:10
3."Requite Me" (Demo)
  • Willcox
  • Simon Darlow
4:26
4."Invisible Love" (Demo)
  • Willcox
  • Darlow
4:35

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References

  1. David Flemming (9 December 2013). "Winter in Wonderland: New EP". toyah.net. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  2. "Winter in Wonderland - EP by Toyah". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. "Winter in Wonderland". Spotify . Retrieved 19 October 2022.