Anthem (Toyah album)

Anthem (Toyah album)

Infobox Album
Name = Anthem
Type = Album
Artist = Toyah


Released = 22 May 1981
Recorded = Marquee Studio
Genre = New Wave, Punk rock
Length =
Label = Safari Records
Producer = Nick Tauber
Reviews =
Last album = "Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!" (1980)
This album = "Anthem" (1981)
Next album = "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.

Track listing

Original LP

# "I Want To Be Free" (Willcox/Bogen)
# "Obsolete" (Willcox/Bogen/Glockler)
# "Pop Star" (Willcox/Lee/Glockler)
# "Elocution Lesson" (Willcox/Bogen)
# "Jungles Of Jupiter" (Willcox/Bogen/Spalding)
# "I Am" (Willcox/Bogen)
# "It's A Mystery" (Keith Hale)
# "Masai Boy" (Willcox/Lee/Willcox)
# "Marionette" (Willcox/Bogen)
# "Demolition Men" (Willcox/Lee)
# "We Are" (Willcox/Bogen)

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)

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)

Personnel

* Toyah Willcox - vocals
* Joel Bogen - guitar
* Nigel Glockler - drums
* Phil Spalding - bass
* Adrian Lee - keyboards

Production

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


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