I Want To Be Free
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"I Want to Be Free" is the seventh UK single by the band Toyah
, fronted by Toyah Willcox
, and was released on 7 May 1981.
Backed by an appearance on Top of the Pops
, and bolstered by the performance of the previous single, "I Want to Be Free" entered the UK Top Ten with a peak at #8, and helped push the album Anthem
into the UK Albums Chart, where it reached number two. The single also found Top 40 success in Australia and New Zealand.
The two B-sides on this single were eventually included on the 1999 reissue of Anthem, and they were also featured on the 2005 compilation The Safari Singles Collection Part 2: 1981-1983.
"It was resonated with how I felt about my school years which was very strong even if I was only 22", Toyah said in a 2003 interview, speaking of the song's lyrics.
Catalogue Number: SAFE34
Produced by Nick Tauber.
Published by Sweet 'n' Sour Songs Ltd.
Both sides ran at 45RPM. There were two variations of the single artwork - one with a black border, one with a white border.
Toyah (band)
Toyah is the name of the band fronted by Toyah Willcox between 1977 and 1983. The only other consistent band member throughout this period was Joel Bogen, Willcox's principal co-writer and guitarist.-Background :...
, fronted by Toyah Willcox
Toyah Willcox
Toyah Ann Willcox is an English actress and singer. In a career spanning more than thirty years Toyah has had 13 top 40 singles, released 22 studio albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays and ten feature films, as well as voicing and presenting numerous television shows...
, and was released on 7 May 1981.
Backed by an appearance on Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
, and bolstered by the performance of the previous single, "I Want to Be Free" entered the UK Top Ten with a peak at #8, and helped push the album Anthem
Anthem (Toyah album)
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"...
into the UK Albums Chart, where it reached number two. The single also found Top 40 success in Australia and New Zealand.
The two B-sides on this single were eventually included on the 1999 reissue of Anthem, and they were also featured on the 2005 compilation The Safari Singles Collection Part 2: 1981-1983.
"It was resonated with how I felt about my school years which was very strong even if I was only 22", Toyah said in a 2003 interview, speaking of the song's lyrics.
Track listing
7" Vinyl- A: I Want to Be Free [Wilcox/Bogen]
- B1: Walkie Talkie [Wilcox/Bogen]
- B2: Alien [Wilcox/Bogen/Glockler]
Catalogue Number: SAFE34
Produced by Nick Tauber.
Published by Sweet 'n' Sour Songs Ltd.
Both sides ran at 45RPM. There were two variations of the single artwork - one with a black border, one with a white border.
Personnel
- Toyah WillcoxToyah WillcoxToyah Ann Willcox is an English actress and singer. In a career spanning more than thirty years Toyah has had 13 top 40 singles, released 22 studio albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays and ten feature films, as well as voicing and presenting numerous television shows...
: vocals - Joel BogenJoel BogenJoel Bogen is an English rock and punk guitarist. He worked with Toyah Willcox from the late 1970s to 1983 as the guitar player in her eponymous band and was the co-writer on nearly all of the material they recorded. Bogen also produced Heaven, the 1997 debut album of neo soul artist Jai, for M&G...
: guitar - Phil SpaldingPhil SpaldingPhilip Spalding also known as Phil Spalding, is an English bass player. He is best known as a session musician and player of Fender Precision Bass guitars...
: bass - Nigel GlocklerNigel GlocklerNigel Glockler is an English drummer for the NWOBHM band, Saxon.His first professional musical experience was the UK band Krakatoa, followed by session work. He joined Toyah Willcox's band in late 1980...
: drums - Adrian LeeAdrian LeeAdrian Lee is an English musician, known especially for his brass instrumentation work with several well-known acts of the 1980s.-Career:...
: keyboards