Anthem (Toyah album)

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Anthem
Anthem cover
Studio album by Toyah
Released 22 May 1981
Recorded Marquee Studio
Genre New Wave, Punk Rock
Label Safari Records
Producer Nick Tauber
Toyah chronology
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!
(1980)		 Anthem
(1981)		 The Changeling
(1982)

Anthem was Toyah's most successful album to date, propelling them into both the UK Album Charts as well as the singles charts with releases of "It's A Mystery" and "I Want To Be Free". The album reached number #2 in the UK albums chart as well as charting in several countries including Norway, where it charted at number #20.

Original vinyl issues of the album came complete with a colour insert featuring photographs of the band wrapped in bandages, with various exposed body parts sprayed gold, and Egyptian themed drawings across the lyrics pages. A picture disc variation, featuring the albums front and back artwork and no sleeve, was also issued at the time.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original LP

  1. "I Want To Be Free" (Willcox/Bogen)
  2. "Obsolete" (Willcox/Bogen/Glockler)
  3. "Pop Star" (Willcox/Lee/Glockler)
  4. "Elocution Lesson" (Willcox/Bogen)
  5. "Jungles Of Jupiter" (Willcox/Bogen/Spalding)
  6. "I Am" (Willcox/Bogen)
  7. "It's A Mystery" (Keith Hale)
  8. "Masai Boy" (Willcox/Lee/Willcox)
  9. "Marionette" (Willcox/Bogen)
  10. "Demolition Men" (Willcox/Lee)
  11. "We Are" (Willcox/Bogen)

[edit] Original CD bonus tracks

  1. "Revelations" (Bogen/Willcox)
  2. "War Boys" (Willcox)
  3. "Angels & Demons" (Willcox/Hale)
  4. "Thunder In The Mountains" (Willcox/Lee/Glockler)

[edit] 1999 CD bonus tracks

  1. "Walkie Talkie" (Willcox/Bogen)
  2. "Alien" (Willcox/Bogen/Glockler)
  3. "Revelations" (Willcox/Bogen)
  4. "For You" (Willcox/Bogen)
  5. "War Boys" (Willcox)
  6. "Angels & Demons" (Willcox/Hale)
  7. "I Want To Be Free" (video) (Willcox/Bogen)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Nick Tauber
  • Arrangements: Toyah Willcox
  • Engineer: Phil Harding