Ophelia's Shadow
Ophelia's Shadow was the fourth solo album by Toyah Willcox, and showcases a new direction in her work. Moving on from the experimental Prostitute, it showcases a more progressive style of music.
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| Released | February 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Courthouse Studio, Manchester, UK | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, avant-pop | |||
| Length | 47:32 | |||
| Label | E.G. | |||
| Producer | Toyah Willcox, Tony Arnold | |||
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The album entered the American Import chart at number #12.
It was reissued in 2003 via Toyah's own Vertical Species label.
Track listing
- "Ophelia's Shadow" (Trey Gunn, Toyah Willcox, Tony Geballe, Paul Beavis) - 5:54
- "The Shaman Says" (Geballe, Willcox) - 5:23
- "Brilliant Day" (Willcox, Robert Fripp, Gunn, Beavis) - 2:39
- "Prospect" (Geballe, Willcox) - 3:13
- "Turning Tide" (Geballe, Willcox) - 5:40
- "Take What You Will" (Beavis, Geballe, Gunn, Willcox) - 5:42
- "Ghost Light" (Gunn, Willcox, Geballe, Beavis) - 4:28
- "The Woman Who Had an Affair with Herself" (Geballe, Willcox) - 4:17
- "Homeward" (Geballe, Willcox) - 5:16
- "Lords of the Never Known" (Willcox, Fripp, Gunn, Beavis) - 4:32
Personnel
- Toyah Willcox - vocals, producer, engineer, mixing
- Tony Geballe - guitar, computer, engineer
- Trey Gunn - stick, keyboards, engineer
- Paul Beavis - drums, percussion
- Additional musicians
- Robert Fripp - guitar on tracks 3 and 10 (uncredited),[2] mixing
- Keith Tippett - keyboards on track 10
- Gordon Haskell - keyboard intro on track 1
- Production
- Tony Arnold - backing tracks producer, engineer
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References
- Planer, Lindsay. "Toyah - Ophelia's Shadow review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2006-09-16.
- "Toyah Discography: Ophelia's Shadow". Toyah Willcox Official Website. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
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