TOTO [US] - AOR / Westcoast

Toto @ Rock Zottegem, Zottegem (BE) - July 10, 2015 - Pictures by Franky Bruyneel

Line-up changes

Lead Vocals: Bobby Kimball (77-84) > Fergie Frederiksen (84-85) > Joseph Williams (86-89) > Jean-Michel Byron (90-91) > Bobby Kimball (98-08) > Joseph Williams (10-now)
Guitars/Vocals: Steve Lukather (77-08) (10-now)
Keyboards 1/Vocals: David Paich (77-08) (10-now)
Keyboards 2/Vocals: Steve Porcaro (77-87) > Greg Phillinganes (05-08) > Steve Porcaro (10-now)
Bass: David Hungate (77-82) > Mike Porcaro (82-08) > Leland Sklar (07-08, filled in for Mike Porcaro) > Nathan East (10-14, filled in for Mike Porcaro) > David Hungate (14-now, fills in for Mike Porcaro)
Drums: Jeff Porcaro (77-92) > Simon Phillips (92-08) (10-14) > Keith Carlock (14-now)
In black: the "IV" line-up

Recommended albums

#1 The Seventh One
1988

#2 Isolation
1984

#3 IV
1982

#4 Toto
1978

#5 Falling In Between
2006

Discography

01|1978|Toto
US #9 (2x Platinum) | 783 (#4)
02|1979|Hydra
US #37 (Gold) | 775 (#6)
03|1981|Turn Back
US #41 | 750 (#8)
04|1982|IV
US #4 (3x Platinum) | 786 (#3)
05|1984|Isolation
US #42 (Gold) | 789 (#2)
06|1986|Fahrenheit
US #52 (Gold) | 759 (#7)
07|1988|The Seventh One
US #64 | 795 (#1)
08|1992|Kingdom Of Desire
743 (#11)
09|1995|Tambu
745 (#10)
10|1999|Mindfields
750 (#9)
11|2002|Through The Looking Glass
605 (#12)
12|2006|Falling In Between
781 (#5)
13|2015|XIV
Released on March 23, 2015

Rock Report's choice

IV

Columbia, 1982
Produced by Toto
Charts & Certifications:
US #4 (3x Platinum)
Ratings: HH: 89 (32) | RYM: 3.41 (1094)
Total rating: 786
Updated: 150210

Line-up

Bobby Kimball (lv on tr. 1 2 4 8 9 10, bv)
Steve Lukather (g, lv on tr. 1 3 6, bv, pi on tr. 4)
David Paich (k, orcar, lv on tr. 7 10, bv, hoar on tr. 1)
Steve Porcaro (k, lv on tr. 5)
David Hungate (b)
Jeff Porcaro (d, p, x, ty) 1954-1992
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Gary Grant (tr on tr. 1)
James Newton Howard (st, ar, cdt, orcar)
James Pankow (tb on tr. 1)
Jerry Hey (tr & hoar on tr. 1)
Jim Horn (s on tr. 1 7, rec on tr. 10)
Joe Porcaro (p)
Jon Smith (s on tr. 2)
Lenny Castro (p, con)
Marty Paich (orcar on tr. 3)
Martyn Ford (st)
Mike Porcaro (ce on tr. 4)
Ralph Dyck (sy on tr. 7, sypr)
Roger Linn (sypr on tr. 4)
Timothy B. Schmit (bv on tr. 3 4 10)
Tom Kelly (bv on tr. 1 2)
Tom Scott (s on tr. 1 7)

Track listing

01|Rosanna (DP)
US #2 (Gold)
02|Make Believe (DP)
US #30
03|I Won’t Hold You Back (SL)
US #10
04|Good For You (BK/SL)
05|It’s A Feeling (SP)
06|Afraid Of Love (SL/DP/JP)
07|Lovers In The Night (DP)
08|We Made It (DP/JP)
09|Waiting For Your Love (BK/DP)
US #73
10|Africa (DP/JP)
US #1 (Gold)

Songwriters

BK = Bobby Kimball
DP = David Paich
JP = Jeff Porcaro
SL = Steve Lukather
SP = Steve Porcaro

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