The Colourfield

The Colourfield

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The Colourfield (initially spelt The Colour Field) formed in Manchester, England in 1984 and rode the sophisti-pop wave across two albums: 1985's Virgins and Philistines and 1987's Deception. The Coventry-originating group came into being when erstwhile Specials member Terry Hall teamed up with Karl Shale and Toby Lyons (ex-Swinging Cats). The trio's debut single "The Colour Field" peaked at number 42 on the UK singles chart that same year and they kept up the momentum with its successor, "Take," also released in 1984, before recruiting backing vocalist Katrina Phillips for "Thinking of You," which became their most commercially successful single to date, peaking at number 12 in the UK. They found themselves in the UK chart again with their fourth single "Castles in the Air," which was among the tracks included on their 1985 debut album Virgins and Philistines, recorded at Stockport's Strawberry Studios and featuring a cover of "The Hammond Song" by The Roches. The group's second album Deception came in 1987 and spawned a hit in their cover of "Running Away" by Sly and the Family Stone. "She" was released as 12" single with the Sinéad O'Connor-featuring "Monkey in Winter," but the group called it a day shortly after. In 2010, the Deception LP and Virgins and Philistines were both reissued by the UK's Cherry Red Records, with additional bonus tracks in tow.

Top tracks

01
Thinking of You
The Colourfield
Virgins and Philistines
03:28
Composers: Toby Lyons - Terry Hall
03
Castles In The Air (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:42
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
18
Can't Get Enough of You Baby
The Colourfield
Virgins and Philistines
02:22
Composers: Sandy Linzer - Denny Randell
10
The Colour Field
The Colourfield
Terry Hall: The Collection
02:53
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
12
The Windmills of Your Mind
The Colourfield
Virgins and Philistines
02:59
Composers: Alan Bergman - Michel Legrand - Marilyn Bergman
05
Pushing up Daisies
The Colourfield
The Very Best Of
04:07
Composers: Toby Lyons - Terry Hall
02
Take
The Colourfield
The Very Best Of
04:09
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
09
Monkey In Winter (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
05:14
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
01
Badlands (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
04:43
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
18
Heart of America (Studio Davout)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:56
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
05
Cruel Circus (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:59
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
05
Miss Texas 1967
The Colourfield
Deception
04:11
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
08
Yours Sincerely (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:40
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
02
Running Away
The Colourfield
Deception
03:54
Composers: Sly Stone - Vetta Stewart
02
Faint Hearts (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
04:19
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
04
Confession (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
04:34
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
10
Sorry (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:16
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
08
Digging It Deep (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:51
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
06
She (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:17
Composers: Tommy Boyce - Bobby Hart
03
Pushing Up The Daisies (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
04:06
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
03
From Dawn To Distraction (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:40
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
07
Virgins And Philistines (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:53
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
09
Armchair Theatre (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
05:01
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
05
Miss Texas 1967 (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
04:11
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
02
Sorry (Original Version - 2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:21
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
14
Monkey in Winter (featuring Sinéad O'Connor - 2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
05:00
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons

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  • Discography
Albums
Sound of The Colourfield
℗ 2026 Chrysalis Records Limited
27-02-2026
Sound of The Colourfield
01
Thinking of You (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:29
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
02
Faint Hearts (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
04:19
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
03
Castles In The Air (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:42
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
04
Take (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
04:08
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
05
Cruel Circus (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:59
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
06
Hammond Song (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
04:27
Composers: Margaret A. Roche
07
Virgins And Philistines (2026 Remaster)
The Colourfield
Sound of The Colourfield
03:53
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
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The Very Best Of
Chrysalis Records Limited
27-07-2018
The Very Best Of
01
The Colour Field
The Colourfield
The Very Best Of
02:53
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
02
Take
The Colourfield
The Very Best Of
04:09
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
03
Thinking of You
The Colourfield
The Very Best Of
03:28
Composers: Toby Lyons - Terry Hall
04
Castles in the Air
The Colourfield
The Very Best Of
03:39
Composers: Toby Lyons - Terry Hall
05
Pushing up Daisies
The Colourfield
The Very Best Of
04:07
Composers: Toby Lyons - Terry Hall
06
Hammond Song
The Colourfield
The Very Best Of
04:25
Composers: Margaret A Roche
07
Things Could Be Beautiful
The Colourfield
The Very Best Of
03:26
Composers: Toby Lyons - Terry Hall
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Deception
Chrysalis Records Limited
04-04-1987
Deception
01
Badlands
The Colourfield
Deception
04:44
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
02
Running Away
The Colourfield
Deception
03:54
Composers: Sly Stone - Vetta Stewart
03
From Dawn to Destruction
The Colourfield
Deception
03:40
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
04
Confession
The Colourfield
Deception
04:33
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
05
Miss Texas 1967
The Colourfield
Deception
04:11
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
06
She
The Colourfield
Deception
03:17
Composers: Tommy Boyce - Bobby Hart
07
Heart of America
The Colourfield
Deception
05:00
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
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Virgins and Philistines
Chrysalis Records Limited
06-04-1985
Virgins and Philistines
01
Thinking of You
The Colourfield
Virgins and Philistines
03:28
Composers: Toby Lyons - Terry Hall
02
Faint Hearts
The Colourfield
Virgins and Philistines
04:18
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
03
Castles in the Air
The Colourfield
Virgins and Philistines
03:39
Composers: Toby Lyons - Terry Hall
04
Take
The Colourfield
Virgins and Philistines
04:09
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
05
Cruel Circus
The Colourfield
Virgins and Philistines
03:59
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
06
Hammond Song
The Colourfield
Virgins and Philistines
04:25
Composers: Margaret A Roche
07
Virgins and Philistines
The Colourfield
Virgins and Philistines
03:51
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
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Singles
Heart of America (Ian Broudie Version)
℗ 2026 Chrysalis Records Limited
06-02-2026
Heart of America (Ian Broudie Version)
01
Heart of America (Ian Broudie Version)
The Colourfield
Heart of America (Ian Broudie Version)
04:10
Composers: Terry Hall - Toby Lyons
Featured in
Terry Hall: The Collection
Chrysalis Records Limited
26-10-1992
Terry Hall: The Collection
01
Gangsters
The Special AKA
Terry Hall: The Collection
02:47
02
Nite Klub
The Specials
Terry Hall: The Collection
03:09
03
Ghost Town (Extended Version)
The Specials
Terry Hall: The Collection
05:59
04
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
The Specials
Terry Hall: The Collection
03:34
05
The Lunatics (Have Taken over the Asylum)
Fun Boy Three
Terry Hall: The Collection
03:14
Composers: Neville Egunton Staples - Terry Hall - Lynval Golding
06
It Ain't What You Do It's the Way That You Do It
Fun Boy Three
Terry Hall: The Collection
02:52
Composers: Sy Oliver - James Oliver Young
07
Summertime
Fun Boy Three
Terry Hall: The Collection
03:09
Composers: Dorothy Heyward - George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin - Julian Milone - Dubose Edwin Heyward
Access the complete album info (18 songs)