Ophelia's Shadow was the fourth solo album 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 showcases a new direction in her work. Moving on from the experimental Prostitute

Prostitute (Toyah album)

Prostitute is Toyah Willcox's 1988 album. It is a concept album and highly experimental in nature, marking a considerable divergence from previous works. It is uncompromising in its style, containing no obviously "radio-friendly" tracks....

, it showcases a more progressive style of music.

This album was critically acclaimed in the USA and entered the American Import chart at number #12.

The album was reissued in 2003 via Toyah's own Vertical Species label.

Track listing

1. "Ophelia's Shadow" (Beavis/Geballe/Gunn/Willcox)
2. "The Shaman Says" (Geballe/Willcox)
3. "Brilliant Day" (Beavis/Fripp/Gunn/Willcox)
4. "Prospect" (Geballe/Willcox)
5. "Turning Tide" (Geballe/Willcox)
6. "Take What You Will" (Beavis/Geballe/Gunn/Willcox)
7. "Ghost Light" (Beavis/Geballe/Gunn/Willcox)
8. "The Woman Who Had an Affair with Herself" (Geballe/Willcox)
9. "Homeward" (Geballe/Willcox)
10. "Lords of the Never Known" (Beavis/Gunn/Fripp/Willcox)

Personnel

• Toyah Willcox - vocals
• Robert Fripp
  Robert Fripp
  Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...
  
   - guitar (uncredited)
• Tony Geballe - guitar
• Trey Gunn
  Trey Gunn
  Trey Gunn is an American musician, known for his membership in progressive rock band King Crimson from 1994 to 2003, playing Warr Guitar and Chapman Stick.-Biography:...
  
  - bass, stick
• Paul Beavis - drums, percussion