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Toto is the debut studio album by the American band Toto.It was released in 1978 and includes the hit singles 'Hold the Line', 'I'll Supply the Love' and 'Georgy Porgy', all three of which made it into the Top 50 in the USA. 'Hold the Line' spent six weeks in the Top 10, and reached Number 14 in the UK as well. Although not initially very well received by critics, the band quickly gained a. The Essential Toto Zip. Toto - Africa: The Best of Toto iTunes Plus AAC M4A. Videos: Toto - Africa (Video). Tap to unmute. Toto - Rosanna (Video). All the great songs and lyrics from the 'The Essential Toto' album ont he Web's largest and most authoritative lyrics resource. Import only two CD edition of the Classic Rock band's Essential collection containing ten more tracks than the U.S. Single disc pressing. Even in the '70s, a group made up of L.A. Studio musicians was frowned upon by the music industry, but someone forgot to tell the public, who fell in love with the band's slick, AOR Pop and Toto sold millions of records over the next few.
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Released | October 15, 1978 | ||
Recorded | May – September 1978 | ||
Studio | Studio 55, Hollywood, California | ||
Genre | |||
Length | 40:46 | ||
Label | Columbia | ||
Producer | Toto | ||
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Toto is the debut studio album by the American band Toto. It was released in 1978 and includes the hit singles 'Hold the Line', 'I'll Supply the Love' and 'Georgy Porgy', all three of which made it into the Top 50 in the USA.[1] 'Hold the Line' spent six weeks in the Top 10, and reached Number 14 in the UK as well.[2] Although not initially very well received by critics, the band quickly gained a following,[3] and the album gained a reputation for its characteristic sound, mixing soft pop with both synth- and hard-rock elements. The band would venture deeper into hard rock territory on their next album.
Reception[edit]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Classic Rock Review | B+[4] |
Sea of Tranquility | [5] |
Rolling Stone found Toto's attempt to transition from career session players to a band in their own right a failure, calling David Paich's songs 'excuses for back-to-back instrumental solos' and saying that none of the four lead vocalists are better than passable.[6]
In a retrospective review, AllMusic argued that the album received a strongly negative critical reaction only because critics felt threatened by Toto's demonstrated ability to create outstanding songs in any genre, which was a contradiction to popular critical assumptions about genre delineations and inspiration's supremacy over craft. They commented on the irony of the critics' reaction, in that it was this ability that made the album so well-liked by listeners of the time.[3]
Cover art[edit]
Philip Garris, well known for painting many Grateful Dead album covers, created the album's emblem after listening to a lyric from the song 'Manuela Run' ('You better watch that sword that's hanging over you') which referred to the Sword of Damocles. The sword also represented the band's powerful, hard-edge sound, and, due to their ability to play many types of music, Garris made the sword double-edged to show their versatility. The iron ring represented a piece of work being constructed (the record itself), and the ribbons represented the Year of the Child.[7]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by David Paich, except where noted.
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | 'Child's Anthem' | instrumental | 2:46 |
2. | 'I'll Supply the Love' | Bobby Kimball | 3:46 |
3. | 'Georgy Porgy' | Steve Lukather | 4:09 |
4. | 'Manuela Run' | David Paich | 3:54 |
5. | 'You Are the Flower' (Bobby Kimball) | Kimball | 4:11 |
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | 'Girl Goodbye' | Kimball | 6:13 |
2. | 'Takin' It Back' (Steve Porcaro) | S. Porcaro | 3:47 |
3. | 'Rockmaker' | Paich | 3:19 |
4. | 'Hold the Line' | Kimball | 3:56 |
5. | 'Angela' | Lukather with Paich | 4:45 |
Singles[edit]
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- 'Hold the Line' / 'Takin' It Back'
- 'I'll Supply the Love' / 'You Are the Flower'
- 'Georgy Porgy' / 'Child's Anthem'
- 'Rockmaker' / 'Child's Anthem' (released in the Netherlands)
Personnel[edit]
Toto[edit]
- Bobby Kimball: lead and backing vocals
- Steve Lukather: guitars, lead and backing vocals
- David Paich: keyboards, lead and backing vocals
- Steve Porcaro: keyboards, lead vocals on 'Takin' It Back'
- David Hungate: bass guitar
- Jeff Porcaro: drums, percussion
Additional musicians[edit]
- Lenny Castro: percussion
- Jim Horn: saxophone, wind instruments
- Chuck Findley: horns
- Roger Linn: synthesizers
- Marty Paich: string arrangements
- Sid Sharp: string arrangements
- Cheryl Lynn: backing vocals on 'Georgy Porgy'
Production[edit]
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- Arranged and Produced by Toto
- Engineered and Mixed by Tom Knox
- Assistant Engineers: Dana Latham and Gabe Veltri
- Recorded at Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA), Studio 55 (Los Angeles, CA) and Davlen Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
- Mastered by Ron Hitchcock and Mike Reese at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
- Cover Art: Philip Garris
- Design and Photography by Ed Careaff Studio.
- Management: The Fitzgerald Hartley Co.
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Year-end charts[edit]
Certifications[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^Toto USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^Toto UK chart historyArchived 2013-06-16 at WebCite, The Official Charts. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ abcToto at AllMusic
- ^https://www.classicrockrevisited.com/show_review.php?id=1346
- ^Fleck, Steve. 'Toto: Toto'. Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^Shewey, Don (January 25, 1979). Toto review, Rolling Stone.
- ^'Jeff Porcaro Interview about Toto's Sword'.
- ^ abKent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
- ^Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2012
- ^'dutchcharts.nl Toto – Toto'(ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN4-87131-077-9.
- ^'charts.nz Toto – Toto'(ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^'norwegiancharts.com Toto – Toto'(ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^'swedishcharts.com Toto – Toto'(ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^'The Official Charts Company - Toto – Toto'(PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^'allmusic ((( Toto > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))'. allmusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^'Album Search: Toto – Toto' (in German). Media Control. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^'RPM Top 100 Albums of 1979'. RPM. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^'Top Pop Albums of 1979'. billboard.biz. December 31, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^'ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Albums'. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
- ^'Canadian album certifications – Toto – Toto'. Music Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^'Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Toto; 'Toto')' (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^'American album certifications – Toto – Toto'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 1, 2012.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Toto_(album)&oldid=966098119'
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The original members of Toto were L.A.-based session men who had played with everyone from George Benson to Boz Scaggs and wanted to create something they could call their own. They scored a hit straight out of the gate with the album rock hit “Hold the Line” from their 1978 debut. Their biggest success, however, came in the early ’80s with a pair of smash hits, “Rosanna” and “Africa,” plus the breakout, six-Grammy success of the Toto IV album. The band endured some major personnel shake-ups over the years, and in 1992, founding drummer Jeff Porcaro died unexpectedly, but Toto continued working, even as the individual members kept their lucrative session careers going. ― Allmusic
1. STUDIO:
1978. Toto (1986, CBS, CDCBS 83148, Austria)
1978. Toto (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 609, Japan)
1978. Toto (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 609, Japan)
1979. Hydra (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 610, Japan)
1981. Turn Back (1982, CBS-Sony, 35DP 5, Japan, Pre-Emphasis)
1981. Turn Back (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 611, Japan)
1981. Turn Back (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 611, Japan)
1982. Toto IV (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 612, Japan) Danarm chainsaw manual.
1984. Isolation (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 654, Japan)
1986. Fahrenheit (1986, Columbia, 463087-2, Austria)
1986. Fahrenheit (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 655, Japan)
1986. Fahrenheit (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 655, Japan)
1988. The Seventh One (1988, CBS, CBS 460645 2, Austria)
1988. The Seventh One (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 656, Japan)
1988. The Seventh One (2005, Sony Music, MHCP 656, Japan)
1992. Kingdom Of Desire (1992, Columbia, 471633 2, Austria)
1992. Kingdom Of Desire (1992, Sony, SRCS 5974, Japan)
1992. Kingdom Of Desire (2011, Sony Music, SICP 3117, Japan)
1992. Kingdom Of Desire (1992, Sony, SRCS 5974, Japan)
1992. Kingdom Of Desire (2011, Sony Music, SICP 3117, Japan)
1995. Tambu (2011, Sony Music, SICP 3118, Japan)
1999. Mindfield (2011, Sony Music, SICP 3120, Japan)
2002. Through The Looking Glass (2002, CMC, 5421442, EU)
2006. Falling In Between (2006, King Record Co., KICP 1120, Japan)
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2015. Toto XIV (2015, King Records, KICP 1724, Japan, Blu-spec CD2)
2015. Toto XIV (2015, Frontiers, FR CD 682, Italy)Find it Here
2015. Toto XIV (2015, Frontiers, FR CD 682, Italy)Find it Here
2. LIVE:
1993. Absolutely Live (1993, Columbia, 474514 2, Austria, 2CD)
1999. Livefields (1999, Columbia, ?496204 2~9, Canada, 2CD, Enhanced CD)
2014. 35th Anniversary. Live In Poland (2014, Eagle, EDGCD531, Germany, 2CD)
3. COMPILATION:
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1990. Past To Present 1977-1990 (1990, CBS, 465998 2, Austria)
2002. Greatest Hits…And More(2002, Sony Music, 508420 9, Germany, 3CD)
2004. The Essential Toto (2004, Columbia, 518609 2, Austria, 2CD)
2009. Africa. The Best Of Toto (2009, Sony, Camden Deluxe, 88697536632, EU, 2CD)
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