Toyah's appearances on 'Various Artists' compilation albums  -  In no particular order of release
 
  

'Rock & Pop Feelings': 

A CD release in the 'Revolutions' series of compilations:

Begins with Toyah's 1981 Top Ten hit, 'I Want To Be Free', and includes a real eclectic bunch of songs.

1. I Want To Be Free - Toyah
2. Shout - Tears For Fears
3. Revolution - The Cult
4. World Shut Your Mouth - Julian Cope
5. No More Heroes - The Stranglers
6. War - Edwin Starr
7. Children Of The Revolution - T Rex
8. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
9. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
10. Free Nelson Mandela - Special AKA
11. Walls Come Tumbling Down - The Style Council
12. Let's Get Tattoos - Carter USM
13. We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
14. Elected - Alice Cooper

'This Is Not Retro - This Is The Eighties Up To Date'

1. Revolution Of The Heart - Howard Jones
2. Tears - Kajagoogoo
3. Broken - Peter Cox (Go West)
4. Scar - Katrina Leskanich (formerly with Katrina & The Waves
5. Close - The Alarm
6. American Beauty - Peter Coyle (formerly with The Lotus Eaters)
7. Let It All Fall - T'Pau
8. Pussywhipper - Sigue Sigue Sputnik 
8. Why So Rude? - Neville Staple (formerly with The Specials)
9. What Would You Do (skin)? - Midge Ure
10. Age Of Unreason* - Spear of Destiny
11. Die laughing - Nik Kershaw
12. Little Tears Of Love - Toyah
13. Sleepsong - Dr Robert (formerly with The Blow Monkeys)
14. This Is Not My World - Heaven 17
15. All Day All Night - Go West
16. So Lonely - Tony Hadley (formerly with Spandau Ballet) 
17. Blue Was Never My Colour - Leee John (formerly with Imagination)
18. Mi Chica Latina - Modern Romance

A Time Life double CD album 'Edge Of The 80's (1980 - 1981)' (TL ETE/04).

This collection features some classic songs from the first two years of the Eighties, including Toyah's 'I Want To Be Free'.

Disc One:
1. Girls On Film - Duran Duran
2. Cll Me - Blondie
3. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work
4. Stand & Deliver - Adam & The Ants
5. Kids In America - Kim Wilde
6. C30,C60,C90,Go - Bow Wow Wow
7. Turning Japanese - The Vapours
8. The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum - Funboy three
9. I Want To Be Free - Toyah
10. Start - The Jam
11. Happy Birthday - Altered Images
12. Babooshka - Kate Bush
13. Reward - Teardrop Explodes
14. I Don't Like Mondays - The Boomtoewn Rats
15. A Good Year For The Roses - Elvis Costello

Disc Two:
16. Cars - Gary Numan
17. Vienna - Ultravox
18. Tears Are Not Enough - ABC
19. It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
20. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
21. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
22. Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
23. Nobody's Hero - Stiff Little Fingers
24. Eighth Day - Hazel O'Connor
25. Love Games - Level 42
26. Tempted - Squeeze
27. I Got You - Split Enz
28. Me Myself I - Joan Armatrading
29. Jumpin' Jive - Joe Jackson
20. Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners
 

'The Great British Rock Invasion' (aka 'The Marquee Collection') (RCA - GBR1)

This 3 LP Set in a gatefold sleeve is on RCA (Australia) label
A brilliant collection of excellent tracks from the 1960's, 1970's and very early 1980's, with a host of great photographs of the performers, on the inside of the gatefold cover.

Released in 1984, this includes 'It's A Mystery'.

'The Hit Sensation' - A double album of eighties hits, including 'I Want To Be Free' and a number of "Euro" hits you may never have heard of (or want to).

Tracklist for the album is:

Side One:
1. Hold On Tight - Electric Light Orchestra - 
2. Rock 'N' Roll Gypsy - Helen Schneider
3. Wired For Sound - Cliff Richard
4. Hooked On Classics - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
5. Put It Right - Diskus - 
6. Pretend - Alvin Stardust
7. It's My Party - Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin
8. What You're Proposing - Status Quo

Side Two:
9. Sharazan - Al Bano & Romina Power
10. Then He Kisses Me / Be My Baby - Rachel Sweet
11. Take My Heart - Kool & the Gang
12. Simply A Love Song - Chilly
13. Lovin' Understandin' Man - Telly Savalas
14. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
15. Teenage Queenie - Pussycat
16. Banana Republic - The Boomtown Rats

Side Three:
17. Vienna - Ultravox
18. The Night Owls - Little River Band
19. Lady - The Commodores
20. Just So Lonely - Get West
21. Just About A Dream - The Pinups
22. Hello Mr. Businessman - Le Angeli
23. I Want To Be Free - Toyah
24. Oh No No - Bernie Paul

Side Four:
25. For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
26. When I'm Gone - Albert Hammond
27. 10 O'clock Postman Secret Service
28. Seven Tears - Goombay Dance Band
29. On My Own - Nikka Costa
30. Seems Like Yesterday - Caro
31. Blinded By Love - Chi Coltrane
32. Angel Of Mine - Frank Duval

Overload (Ronco No RTL 2079) 1982.

Tracklist for the album is:

Side One:
1. Island Of Lost Souls - Blondie
2. Only You - Yazoo
3. Brave New World - Toyah
4. Fantastic Day - Haircut 100
5. More Than This - Roxy Music
6. The Meaning Of Love - Depeche Mode
7. Grace - The Band AKA
8. Promised You A Miracle - Simple Minds
9. Shout! Shout! (Knock Yoursefl Out)- Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
10. Save It For Later - The Beat
11. A Little Peace - Nicole

Side Two:
1. Fantasy Island - Tight Fit
2. I Won't Let You Down - Phd
3. Girl Crazy - Hot Chocolate
4. Love Is All Is Alright - UB40
5. Cantonese Boy - Japan
6. View From A Bridge - Kim Wilde
7. One Step Further - Bardo
8. Seven Tears - Goombay Dance Band
9. For The Broken Hearted - Rokotto
10. See Those Eyes - Altered Images
11. The Telephone Always Rings - Funboy Three
 

'New Romantics' (21 Hits From The 80's) (Universal UMD 80527).

This CD, featuring a classic early '80s portrait of Visage frontman Steve Strange on the cover, includeses Toyah's 1981 Top Ten hit 'I Want To Be Free'.

Tracklist for the album is:

1. The Look Of Love - ABC
2. Feels Like Heaven - Fiction Factory
3. Love Action (I Believe In Love) - Human League
4. To Cut A Long Story Short - Spandau Ballet
5. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? - Culture Club
6. Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
7. Don't Go - yazoo
8. Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) - A Flock Of Seagulls
9. Love On Your Side - Thompson Twins
10. Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
11. Wouldn't It Be Good - Nik Kershaw
12. Don't Talk To Me About Love - Altered Images
13. Fade To Grey - Visage
14. Vienna - Ultravox
15. Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) - Haircut 100
16. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
17. It's My Life - Talk Talk
18. Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
19. She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
20. I Want To Be Free - Toyah
21. Stand & Deliver - Adam & The Ants

'Back To The Eighties' (MCCD 389) was released on the Music Club label in 1999. 

It features 'It's A Mystery' as the opening song on the compilation, and also uses a picture of Toyah (circa 1984/85) on the reverse of the CD, with the tracklist printed over it.

Tracklist for the album is:

1. It's A Mystery - Toyah
2. Nobody's Diary - Yazoo
3. Love Is A Wonderful Colour - Icicle Works
4. We Are Glass - Gary Numan
5. That's The Way The Money Goes - M
6. Drowning In Berlin - The Mobiles
7. Kitchen At Parties - Jona Lewie
8. Mickey - Toni Basil
9. I Eat Cannibals - Toto Coelo
10. Nellie The Elephant - Toy Dolls
11. Is Vic There? - Department S
12. Swords Of A Thousand Men - Tenpole Tudor
13. They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman
14. Never Never - The Assembly
15. Wishing - Flock Of Seagulls
16. Heartache Avenue - The Maisonettes
17. A New England - Kirsty MacColl
18. Don't Try To Stop It - Roman Holliday

'A Kick Up The Eighties' (Volume Eight - Shout To The Top) (Old Gold OG 3527) was released in 1992. 

The CD features the first single from Toyah's 1985 album 'Minx', 'Don't Fall In Love (I Said)'. The only compilation to use this track as far as I'm aware.

Tracklist for the album is:

1. Wonderful Life - Black
2. Thinking of You - The Colourfield
3.  Digging Your Scene - The Blow Monkeys
4. Quiet Life - Japan
5. Boxer Beat - Joboxers
6. Sonic Boom Boy - Westworld
7. Who Can It Be Now - Men At Work
8. Dog Eat Dog - Adam Ant
9. You Take Me Up - Thompson Twins
10. Closest Thing to Heaven - The Kane Gang
11. Real Wild Child - Iggy Pop
12. Dream to Sleep - H20
13. Happy Birthday - Altered Images
14. Don't Fall in Love (I Said) - Toyah
15. Hit the Ground - The Darling Buds
16. Shout To The Top - The Style Council
 

'A Kick Up The 80s' (18 Timeless Classics) (Crimson CRIMCD310) was released in 2001.

This CD features Toyah's best known song, the classic 1981 hit, 'It's A Mystery'. 'It's A Myster' appears on quite a few 80s compilations.

Tracklist for the album is:

1. Ghost Town - The Specials
2. Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hillywood
3. Golden Brown - The Stranglers
4. Cars - Gary Numan
5. Hey Little Girl - Icehouse
6. Love On Your Side (12") - Thompson Twins
7. Geno - Dexys Midnight Runners
8. Favourite Shirts - Haircut 100
9. Let Them All Talk - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
10. Boxerbeat - Jo Boxers
11. Shout To The Top - The Style Council
12. Is Vic There? - Department S
12. The Story Of The Blues - Wah!
14. The Look Of Love - ABC
15. Labelled With Love - Squeeze
16. It's A Mystery - Toyah
17. I Ran - A Flock Of Seagulls
18. Drowning In Berlin - The Mobiles

'Here Come The 80s', a double album featuring many great songs from the era of the album's title.

Yet again, Toyah is represented by her 1981 smash, 'It's A Mystery'. This is definitely the most popular Toyah choice by compilationists!!

Tracklist for the album is:

Disc One
1. Radio Heart - Gary Numan
2. Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus
3. Mr. Pharmacist - The Fall
4. Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) - Icicle Works
5. I.O.U. - Freeez
6. Dr. Mabuse - Propaganda
7. Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
8. Iko Iko - Belle Stars
9. Manic Depression - Ian Dury
10. 25 Years - Catch
11. Destination Zululand - King Kurt
12. Kitchen At Parties - Jona Lewie
13. New Toy - Lene Lovich
14. Chenko - Red Box
15. It's A Mystery - Toyah
16. Stand Or Fall - The Fixx
17. It's My Party - Barbara Gaskin
18. Waiting For A Train - Flash And The Pan 

Disc Two
1. Let the Music Play - Shannon
2. Ring My Bell - Anita Ward
3. High Energy - Evelyn Wilson
4. Just An Illusion - Imagination
5. You're the One for Me
6. Strut Your Funky Stuff - Frantique
7. Fire in the Night
8. Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life - Indeep
9. Can You Handle It
10. So Many Men, So Little Time - Miquel Brown
11. Angel Eyes - Lime
12. Somebody Elses Guy - Jocelyn Brown
13. Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes - Claudja Barry
14. In the Bottle
15. French Kiss
16. Flying High - Freeez
17. Living On Video
18. Knock On Wood [Remix] - Amii Stewart
19. Long Train Running - Traks
20. Flashdance (What A Feeling) - Irene Cara

'World Of Punk', a double CD set released in 1997, features Toyah's 'Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard)'.

The artwork is slightly cheesy (well, it is a compilation CD after all), but the great music on the CDs more than makes up for that.

Tracklist for the album is: 

Disc One
1. Jet Boy, Jet Girl (Ca Plane Pour Moi) - Elton Motello
2. Brand New Age - U.K. Subs
3. All Systems Go - Stepmothers
4. Bloodstains - Agent Orange
5. Dissension - Face to Face
6. Army Song - Abrasive Wheels
7. Are You Ready for the Sex Girls? - Gleaming Spires
8. I Lost My Head
9. Keep on Running (Til You Burn) - U.K. Subs
10. All This and More
11. Solidarity - Angelic Upstarts
12. Asshole - Live Action Pussy Show
13. I Love America - Shattered Faith
14. Complete Disorder - Disorder
15. Courtney
16. Tomorrow's Sunset
17. Swords of a Thousand Men - Tenpole Tudor
18. I've Got a Gun - Channel 3
19. Last But Not Least - Enemy

Disc Two
1. Useless
2. Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard) - Toyah
3. Party in Paris - U.K. Subs
4. Let's Go
5. Road to Rock and Ruin - King Kurt
6. Bittersweet - New Model Army
7. Be Stiff - Jona Lewie
8. Black Sheep - Vice Squad
9. Drowning in Berlin - The Mobiles
10. Butcher Baby - Plasmatics
11. Run Like Hell - Peter & the Test Tube Babies
12. E.M.I. - The Sex Pistols
13. Rough Kids - Wreckless Eric
14. Rat Race - U.K. Subs
15. Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand
16. I Spy (For the FBI) - The Untouchables
17. Summer of '81 - Violators
 

'25th Anniversary Commemorative Album of Safari Records'

This CD, issued in 2002, brings together many of the landmark songs released on the Safari label. This was Toyah's first label, she was signed to Safari from '78 to '83.

Tracklist for the album is:

1. Danced - Toyah
2. Eddie And Sheena - Wayne County & The Electric Chairs
3. Terminal Love - Boys
4. Ruby - Gary Holton
5. Scatterlings Of Africa - Juluka
6. I Found A Woman - Glenn Hughes
7. My Life's A Jigsaw - Purple Hearts
8. Strength Of The Nation - Teenbeats
9. I will return - English Evenings
10. Berlin - Wayne County & The Electric Chairs
11. You Better Move On - Boys
12. Doctor - Blood Donor
13. Close Up - Those French Girls
14. Hit And Run - Weapon Of Peace
15. Impi - Juluka
16. Thunder In The Mountains - Toyah
17. Dolly Parton's Tits - MacLean & MacLean
18. Battle Of The Warrington - Yobs
19. Fuck Off - Wayne County & The Electric Chairs

The Age Of New Wave' (Delta Records).

Unfortunately I don't know much about this, other than it includes 'I Want To Be Free' by Toyah and was released on CD in Germany in the last few years. Another one for completists to seek out!

Tracklist for the album is:

1. 25 Years - Catch
2. Doot Doot - Freur
3. Stand Or Fall - Fixx
4. Wait A Long Time For You - Thoughts
5. I Can't Stop - Gary Numan
6. I Want To Be Free - Toyah
7. Bird Song - Lena Lovich
8. Louise (We Get It Right) - Jona Lewie
 9. Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand
10. Butcher Baby - Plasmatics
11. Destination Zululand - King Kurt
12. Disco In Mosco - Vibrators
13. Wonder Woman - Jayne County
14. Teenage - UK Subs
15. Nightmare Continues - Discharge
16. If The Kids Are United - Sham 69
 

'Pop & Wave Volume 7' (The Sound of the 80's) (Sony Music Media SMM 487589 2) was a double album, released in 1997. Boasting a whole plethora of 80s hits!

Toyah is represented by 'It's A Mystery' on the second disc of the set.

Tracklist for the album is:

Disc One
1. Hunting High and Low (Album Version) - Aha
2. Two Tribes (Hibakusha Mix) - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
3. Alive and Kicking - Simple Minds
4. It's My Life - Talk Talk
5. Good Thing - Fine Young Canibals
6. Duel (Album Version) - Propoganda
7. Sleeper in Metropolis - Ann Clarke
8. Doot Doot - Freur
9. Beat the Clock - Sparks
10. Here Comes the Rain Again - Eurythmics
11. Girl's Got a Brand New Toy - T.X.T.
12. Woodpeckers from Space (7" Version) - Video Kids
13. Cold Days Hot Nights - Moti Special
14. Ballet Dancer - The Twins
15. Chequered Love - Kim Wilde
16. Through the Barricades - Spandau Ballet
17. Blue Night Shadow - Two Of Us
18. Drive (Single Version) - The Cars

Disc Two
1. True Faith - New Order
2. Marcia Baila (Remix) - Les Rita Mitsouko
3. Obsession (Long Version) - Animotion
4. Pale Shelter - Tears For Fears
5. A View To A Kill - Duran Duran
6. Kiss Me (Single Version) - Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy
7. The Honeythief - Hipsway
8. Big Bubbles, No Troubles - Ellis, Beggs & Howard
9. I'm Not Scared - Eigth Wonder
10. Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
11. Golden Brown - The Stranglers
12. The Killing Moon - Echo & The Bunnymen
13. Crash - The Primitives
14. Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus
15. I Feel Love - Bronski Beat
16. It's a Mystery - Toyah
17. Changing Minds - 16 Bit
18. If I Say Stop, Then Stop - George Red

'Fantastic 80s! Go For It' (Sony/Columbia SONYTV92CD) ws released in 2000, and was the third in this series of 80s compilations.

Toyah features on disc one, with her 1981 anthem (taken from the album 'Anthem' too) , 'I Want To Be Free'.

Tracklist for the album is:

Disc One
1. Young Guns (Go For It) - Wham
2. Save A Prayer - Duran Duran
3. Take On Me - Aha
4. Wishing Well - Terence Trent D'Arby
5. Can You Feel It - Jacksons
6. Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
7. Easy Lover - Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey
8. Rapture - Blondie
9. King Of Rock 'N' Roll - Prefab Sprout
10. Love In The First Degree - Bananarama
11. I Owe You Nothing - Bros
12. Money's Too Tight To Mention - Simply Red
13. I Want To Be Free - Toyah
14. Good Thing - Fine Young Cannibals
15. Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
16. Together Forever - Rick Astley
17. Let's Groove - Earth Wind & Fire
18. Hit That Perfect Beat - Bronski Beat
19. Chant No 1  - Spandau Ballet

Disc Two
20. Power Of Love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
21. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
22. True Colours - Cyndi Lauper
23. Love Resurrection - Alison Moyet
24. Human - Human League
25. Oblivious - Aztec Camera
26. Dear Prudence - Siouxsie & The Banshees
27. Ghosts - Japan
28. I'm Not Scared - Eighth Wonder
29. Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
30. Thorn In My Side - Eurythmics
31. Dignity - Deacon Blue
32. I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
33. Wonderful Life - Black
34. Whistle Down The Wind - Nick Heyward
35. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
36. Give Me The Reason - Luther Vndross
37. When Doves Cry - Prince

'Direct Hits', a vinyl only compilation from 1982, on the Telstar label (STAR 2226).

This album includes Toyah's wonderful 1982 single 'Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard)'. Two years after this, the song was included o nToyah's first hits album, 'Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!'

Tracklist for the album is:

1. Mannequin - Kids From Fame
2. Thank You - Pale Fountains
3. Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) - Simple Minds
4. Night Porter - Japan
5. Theme From Harry's Game - Clannad
6. Annie Get Your Gun - Squeeze
7. Obsession - Buzz
8. Our Time Has Come - David Christie
9. Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard) - Toyah
10. Land Of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz
11. Maneater - Hall & Oates
12. Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders
13. Reap The Wild Wind - Ultravox
14. Best Years Of Our Lives - Modern Romance
15. Holy Joe - Haysi Fantayzee
16. Bck To Love - Evelyn King
17. Golden Moment - Fat Larry's Band
18. Life Is A Celebration - Kids From Fame
19. I'm Gonna Getcha - New China
20. Let Me Go - Heaven 17

'Chart Heat', a vinyl only compilation from 1982, on the K-Tel label (NE 11808). 'Chart Beat' came free with this album.

The Toyah picture, from 'The Changeling' era photo session, used on the 'Ieya' (1982) single cover, was also used on the reverse of this album.