| Minx | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Toyah |
| Cover: | Minx (album).jpg |
| Released: | 22 July 1985 |
| Recorded: | 1985 |
| Studio: | Audio International Studios, London |
| Length: | 40:08 |
| Label: | Portrait |
| Producer: | Christopher Neil |
| Prev Title: | Mayhem |
| Prev Year: | 1985 |
| Next Title: | Desire |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
Minx is an album by English singer Toyah Willcox, released in 1985 by Portrait Records. It was her first album as a solo artist and spawned the moderate hit "Don't Fall in Love (I Said)".
Although still credited simply as "Toyah" (which was the name of the band she fronted up until 1984), the album was technically the start of Willcox's career as a solo artist, and her first LP for a major label, Portrait Records (part of the CBS group) after she left the independent label Safari which had released all of her music up until then. Minx was to be Toyah's only album for Portrait.
The album represented a departure from her previous works,[1] which tended toward thematic albums written almost in their entirety by Willcox and long-standing band members such as Joel Bogen and Phil Spalding. As an attempt to make a more "polished" pop album and supposedly to break into the U.S. market, a lot of artistic control was ceded to the producers leading to an unprecedented four cover versions from the original CD's 12 tracks. The material was produced by Christopher Neil.[2]
The cover photograph was taken by Terence Donovan, showing Willcox wearing outfits designed by Japanese avant-garde fashion designer Issey Miyake. She wore a number of Miyake's garments during this period, which were used in photoshoots and subsequent artworks.[3]
The lead single "Don't Fall in Love (I Said)" was a hit in the UK and Ireland, reaching the top 40, but follow-up releases "Soul Passing Through Soul" and "World in Action" were less successful. Minx debuted and peaked at number 24 in the UK and was Toyah's only entry on the pan-European albums chart (at number 81). It was particularly popular in Israel.[4]
The album, which was out of print by the 1990s, was reissued in 2005 with bonus tracks.[5] In 2020, it was released as part of the Toyah Solo box set and subsequently reissued on red vinyl.[6]
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| European Albums (Music & Media)[7] | 81 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts Company)[8] | 24 |
. Toyah Willcox . Living Out Loud . 2000 . . London . 0340745703 . 277–278.