Soul Passing Through Soul
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{{Infobox song
| name = Soul Passing Through Soul
| cover = Toyah-Soul_Passing_Through_Soul_7"_cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Toyah
| album = Minx
| B-side = All in a Rage
| released = June 1985
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|New wave|pop}}
| length = 3:52
| label = Portrait
| writer = {{hlist|Toyah Willcox|Michael St James}}
| producer = Christopher Neil
| prev_title = Don't Fall in Love (I Said)
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = World in Action
| next_year = 1985
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|FkXFa8PYZ-U|"Soul Passing Through Soul"}}}}
}}
"Soul Passing Through Soul" is a song by British singer Toyah Willcox, released as the second single from her album Minx in 1985 by Portrait Records.
Background
The song was written by Toyah Willcox and Michael St James, and produced by Christopher Neil. The backing instrumentation of the track mirrors the riff of David Bowie's "'Heroes'" which was performed by Toyah's future husband, Robert Fripp. Released in June 1985, the single failed to enter the UK Top 40, peaking at number 57. It spent three weeks on the UK Singles Chart.{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18796/toyah/ |title=Toyah
Music video
The music video for the song was directed by Jay Williams and pictures Toyah and dancers performing dance routines based on Buddhist prayers and tai chi.{{cite web|title=Videos - Soul Passing Through Soul Screen Captures|url=https://www.toyah.net/archive/videosoulpassing.html|access-date=2021-08-05|publisher=toyah.net}}
Track listing
- 7" single
:A. "Soul Passing Through Soul" (Toyah Willcox, Michael St James) – 3:52
:B. "All in a Rage" (Willcox, Joel Bogen) – 3:28
- 12" single
:A. "Soul Passing Through Soul" (Extended Mix) (Willcox, St James) – 4:48
:B1. "Soul Passing Through Soul" (Willcox, St James) – 3:50
:B2. "All in a Rage" (Willcox, Bogen) – 3:28
Personnel
- Toyah Willcox – vocals, backing vocals
- Michael St James – backing vocals
- Christopher Neil – backing vocals
- Andy Brown – bass
- Peter Van Hooke – drums
- Al Hodge – guitar
- Ian Wherry – keyboards
- Frank Ricotti – percussion
- Ray Beavis – saxophone
- John Earle – saxophone
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (1985)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| UK Singles (Official Charts Company){{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19850630/7501/ |title=Official Singles Chart Top 100: 30 June 1985 - 06 July 1985 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2021-08-05}}
| 57 |
References
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External links
- [https://genius.com/Toyah-soul-passing-through-soul-lyrics Lyrics of this song] at Genius
- [https://toyahwillcox.com/ The official Toyah website]
{{Toyah Willcox}}