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Encyclopedia > Toto IV
Toto IV
Toto IV cover
Studio album by Toto
Released April 8, 1982
Recorded  ???
Genre Pop rock/Soft rock
Length 41:59
Label Columbia
Producer Toto
Professional reviews
Toto chronology
Turn Back
(1981)
Toto IV
(1982)
Isolation
(1984)

Toto IV was the fourth album by American pop-rock band Toto, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). Toto - Toto IV album cover Used on Wikipedia under fair use guidelines: Low resolution copy of the album cover RedWolf 17:23, Mar 28, 2004 (UTC) This is an album cover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Toto (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Grammy Award winning American rock band that was founded in 1976 by popular session musicians of the era. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For Japanese racehorse, see Pop Rock (horse). ... Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll to compose a softer, supposedly more ear-pleasing sound for listening, often at work or when driving. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Toto (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Grammy Award winning American rock band that was founded in 1976 by popular session musicians of the era. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... This article is about the magazine. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... Toto (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Grammy Award winning American rock band that was founded in 1976 by popular session musicians of the era. ... Turn Back is the third album by the American rock group Toto. ... Isolation is a studio album by Toto, released in November 1984. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Toto (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Grammy Award winning American rock band that was founded in 1976 by popular session musicians of the era. ... See also: 1982 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1982 Record labels established in 1982 other events of 1982 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 15 - K.C. and the Sunshine Bands Harry Wayne Casey is seriously injured in an automobile accident in Miami, Florida. ...


The album won Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Engineered Recording. The album reached #4 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart shortly after its release in 1982, and started to drop down the chart. The single "Rosanna" (inspired by the relationship between Steve Porcaro and actress Rosanna Arquette) hit #2. The song "Africa" was released as the third single and it became the group's only No. 1 hit. "I Won't Hold You Back" came next and hit the top 10. With the success of "Africa", the album climbed back to the top 10 in early 1983. The other singles were "Make Believe" and "Waiting for Your Love". This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... Rosanna Lauren Arquette (born August 10, 1959) is an American actress, film director, and film producer. ...


Track listing

  1. "Rosanna" (Paich) – 5:31
  2. "Make Believe" (Kimball/Lukather/Paich) – 3:45
  3. "I Won't Hold You Back" (Lukather) – 4:56
  4. "Good for You" (Kimball/Lukather/Porcaro) – 3:20
  5. "It's a Feeling" (Porcaro) – 3:08
  6. "Afraid of Love" (Lukather/Paich/Porcaro) – 3:51
  7. "Lovers in the Night" (Paich) – 4:26
  8. "We Made It" (Paich/Porcaro) – 3:58
  9. "Waiting for Your Love" (Kimball/Paich) – 4:13
  10. "Africa" (Paich/Porcaro) – 4:57

Rosanna Arquette, the eponymous actress who is the subject of the song. ... I Wont Hold You Back is a ballad by the American pop-rock band Toto, from their fourth album, Toto IV, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... Still from the promotional video for Africa Africa is a song by 80s rock band Toto. ...

Personnel

David Paich (born David Frank Paich on June 25, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a session musician from the 1980s, keyboard player, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles based rock/pop band Toto. ... Steve Luke Lukather (born Steven Lee Lukather on October 21, 1957 in San Fernando Valley, California, USA) is an American Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and guitar player, best known for his work with the rock band Toto. ... Bobby Kimball Bobby Kimball is the lead and background singer in the American rock/pop band, Toto. ... Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was a highly regarded session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. ... Steve Porcaro is a keyboardist and composer who was an original member of the rock/pop band, Toto. ... David Hungate was a bass player noted as a member of Los Angeles area rock band Toto from 1977-1982. ... This article is about James Howard, the composer. ... There are different people named Tom Scott: Tom Scott, Scottish poet. ... Lenny Castro is one of the most called upon freelancing percussionists in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area. ... Roger Linn is a musical instrument designer, mainly of electronic drum machines, and has recently branched out into guitar effects pedals. ... Martin Louis Paich (b. ... James Carter Pankow (born August 20, 1947 in St. ... Michael Joseph Porcaro is the bass player in the Grammy award-winning band Toto. ... Joe Porcaro (currently resident in Los Angeles) is an American jazz drummer. ... Timothy Bruce Schmit (born October 30, 1947, in Oakland, California), is a bass guitarist and singer best known as a member of Poco and the Eagles. ...

Singles

  • Rosanna / It's A Feeling
  • Africa / We Made It
  • Africa / Good for You
  • Make Believe / Lovers In the Night
  • I Won't Hold You Back / Waiting For Your Love
  • I Won't Hold You Back / Afraid of Love
  • I Won't Hold You Back / Hold the Line / 99 / Goodbye Elenore

  Results from FactBites:
 
Toto (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1259 words)
Toto (pronounced toe-toe) is an American pop/rock/prog band which had their greatest commercial success in the 1980s.
Toto was formed in Los Angeles in 1977 (see 1977 in music) by David Paich, Steve Lukather, Bobby Kimball, brothers Steve and Jeff Porcaro, and David Hungate, the son of former United States Congressman and United States District Court Judge William L. Hungate.
Toto IV went multi-platinum and earned several Grammy Awards including 1983 Album of the Year and Record of the Year (for "Rosanna").
LyricsVault: Hall of fame: Toto (1714 words)
Before the TOTO IV tours begin, David Hungate leaves the band and is replaced by the third Porcaro brother, Mike.
TOTO starts writing songs for their next studio album and performs some of them at various summer festivals in Europe, including the Montreux Jazz Festival.
TOTO spends the whole spring and summer of that year touring around the world, from Europe to Japan, South America and back to Europe, where they open for Tina Turner in England in addition to doing their own shows.
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