The Best Of

~ Release by Toto (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Rosanna
recording engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
bass guitar:
David Hungate
congas:
Lenny Castro
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather
Hammond organ and synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Jeff Porcaro
piano:
David Paich
saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist) and Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
trombone:
James Pankow
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass) and Jerry Hey
background vocals [background vocal]:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather and David Paich
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball and Steve Lukather
brass [horns] arranger:
Jerry Hey and David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1982), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 15)
recording of:
Rosanna
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
45:32
2I’ll Be Over You
engineer:
Tom Knox and Shep Lonsdale
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
bass guitar:
Michael Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar and lead vocals:
Steve Lukather
keyboard and synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
Rhodes piano [Yamaha DX7 rhodes]:
David Paich
background vocals:
Steve Lukather, Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
arranger:
Toto (US rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986) and Columbia Records (EMI-owned 1931-1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1986)
recording of:
I’ll Be Over You
writer:
Randy Goodrum and Steve Lukather
publisher:
California Phase Music, Randy Goodrum Inc., Rehtakul Veets Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.53:51
3Hold the Line
engineer and mixer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
bass guitar:
David Hungate (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):
Jeffrey Porcaro (in 1978-08)
electric guitar:
Steve Lukather (in 1978-08)
keyboard:
David Paich (in 1978-08) and Steve Porcaro (in 1978-08)
percussion:
Lenny Castro (in 1978-08)
piano:
David Paich (in 1978-08)
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08), Steve Lukather (in 1978-08) and David Paich (in 1978-08)
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1977, in 1978), CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978), Columbia Records (EMI-owned 1931-1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
recording of:
Hold the Line (in 1978-08)
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.153:57
4Don’t Chain My Heart
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
recording of:
Don’t Chain My Heart (from 1991-02 until 1992-05-07)
writer:
Toto (US rock group)
publisher:
Buddy Love Music, Davlo Music, Freesongs (use Feesongs for Fee Waybill publisher), Micheluce Music and Rising Storm Music
44:46
5Africa
recording engineer:
Al Schmitt
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
acoustic guitar:
Timothy B. Schmit
bass guitar:
David Hungate
congas:
Lenny Castro
drums (drum set) and gong:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar and guitar:
Steve Lukather
keyboard and piano:
David Paich
marimba:
Joe Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Joe Porcaro
recorder:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
synthesizer:
Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich and Timothy B. Schmit
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball and David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (EMI-owned 1931-1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1983)
music videos:
Africa by Toto (US rock group)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 105) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 452)
recording of:
Africa (Toto)
writer:
Jeffrey Porcaro and David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Rising Storm Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995) and Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.154:55
6Goin’ Home
recording of:
Goin’ Home
writer:
David Paich, Jeff Porcaro and Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
publisher:
David Paich Corp., Davlo Music, Johnson Jo Music, Kobalt Music Copyrights (UK) Ltd, Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Kobalt Music Services Ltd. (UK), Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH (2017 – present), Rising Storm Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corporation, publisher; do NOT use as release label), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
5:17
7Stop Loving You
producer:
George Massenburg, Bill Payne and Toto (US rock group)
bass guitar:
Mike Porcaro
brass [horns]:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player), Gary Grant (brass), Gary Herbig, Jerry Hey and James Pankow
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar [lead and rhythm guitars]:
Steve Lukather
percussion:
Michael G. Fisher (percussionist) and Jeff Porcaro
saxophone [brass]:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
synthesizer:
David Paich and Bill Payne
background vocals:
Steve Lukather, David Paich and Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
lead vocals:
Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
vocals:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis)
brass [horns] arranger:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
recording of:
Stop Loving You
writer:
Steve Lukather and David Paich
publisher:
BMG Songs, Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc., Inactive and Rehtakul Veets Music
3.454:30
8Pamela
programming:
Steve Porcaro
producer:
George Massenburg, Bill Payne and Toto (US rock group)
bass:
Mike Porcaro
brass [horns]:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player), Gary Grant (brass) and Gary Herbig
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather
instruments:
Jerry Hey and James Pankow
piano:
David Paich
saxophone [horns]:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
vibraphone:
Joe Porcaro
background vocals:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Steve Lukather, David Paich and Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
lead vocals:
Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
brass [horns] arranger:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
recording of:
Pamela
writer:
David Paich and Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. and Jogi Wimball Music
3.65:12
9I’ll Supply the Love
engineer and mixer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
bass guitar:
David Hungate
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeffrey Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
piano:
David Paich
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather and David Paich
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I’ll Supply the Love
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
3.353:45
10I Will Remember
producer:
Elliot Scheiner and Toto (US rock group)
recording of:
I Will Remember (song performed by Toto)
writer:
Steve Lukather and Stan Lynch
publisher:
Buddy Love Music and Mantanzas Music
4.56:08
11I Won’t Hold You Back
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (strings) and Al Schmitt
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
bass guitar:
David Hungate
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeff Porcaro
guitar and lead vocals:
Steve Lukather
piano:
David Paich
strings:
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
synthesizer:
Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Steve Lukather and Timothy B. Schmit
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
orchestrator:
James Newton Howard (American score composer), David Paich and Marty Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
I Won’t Hold You Back
lyricist and composer:
Steve Lukather
publisher:
Rehtakul Veets Music, Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.54:57
12Make Believe
recording engineer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
bass guitar:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather
saxophone:
Jon Smith (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather and David Paich
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
recording of:
Make Believe
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.13:46
13Caught in the Balance
recording of:
Caught in the Balance
writer:
Steve Lukather, David Paich and Simon Phillips (rock drummer)
36:22
14Child’s Anthem
engineer and mixer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
bass guitar:
David Hungate
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeffrey Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Child’s Anthem
composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
32:44