Toto

Artist:   Toto
Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre:  Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Rock, Adult Contemporary, Arena Rock, Progressive Rock

Original line-up:

Steve Lukather:  Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
David Paich:  Keyboards, Vocals
Steve Porcaro:  Keyboards, Synthesizers, Vocals
Bobby Kimball:  Vocals, Keyboards
Jeff Porcaro:  Drums, Percussion
David Hungate:  Bass

Toto is an American Rock Band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1977 by David Paich (Keyboards), Jeff Porcaro (Drums),  David Hungate (Bass), Steve Lukather (Guitar), Steve Porcaro (Keyboards), and Bobby Kimball (Vocals).  The band enjoyed great commercial success in the late 1970s and 1980s.  Their album Toto IV in 1982 acclaimed and commercially successful and Toto became one of the best-selling music group of their era.  The band best know for the Top 5 Hits "Hold The Line", "Rosanna", and "Africa".  The band has released 17 albums, and have sold over 35 million albums, the group was honored with several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall Of Fame and Museum in 2009.

Title:  Toto XIV  (2015)
Genre:  Rock, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Contemporary Rock, Adult Contemporary, Arena Rock, Progressive Rock
Label:  Frontiers Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Running Out Of Time  (4:06)
 2.  Burn  (4:56)
 3.  Holy War  (5:24)
 4.  21st Century Blues  (6:08)
 5.  Orphan  (3:55)
 6.  Unknown Soldier (For Jeffrey)  (5:06)
 7.  The Little Things  (4:34)
 8.  Chinatown  (5:07)
 9.  All The Tears That Shine  (5:09)
10. Fortune  (4:46)
11. Great Expectations  (6:48)

Personnel:

Steve Lukather:  Vocals, Guitars, Bass on Tracks:  5, 6, 11
Joseph Williams:   Lead Vocals, Keyboards on Tracks:  5, 11, Percussion on Track 2
David Paich:  Vocals, Keyboards, Additional Bass on Track 9
Steve Porcaro:  Vocals, Keyboards
Keith Carlock:  Drums, Background Vocals on Track 2

Additional Musicians:

David Hungate:  Bass on Tracks:  3, 4, 7, 8
Tal Wilkenfeld:  Bass on Tracks:  9, 10
Leland Sklar:  Bass on Track 2
Tim Lefebvre:  Bass on Track 1
Lenny Castro:  Percussion on Tracks:  2, 3, 5-10
Martin Tillman:  Cello on Tracks:  6, 7, 11
C.J. Vanston:  Additional Synths on Tracks:  1-6, 10, 11, Background Vocals on Track 2
Michael McDonald:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  6, 8, 10
Amy Keys:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  4, 6, 8, 10
Mabvuto Carpenter:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  5, 11
Jamie Savko:  Background Vocals on Tracks:  1, 2, 11
Emma Williams:  Background Vocals on Track 2
Tom Scott:  Saxophone on Tracks:  4, 8

Toto XIV is the 13th studio album by Toto, was released on March 20, 2015 by Frontiers Records, featuring the return Joseph Williams on Lead Vocals and Keith Carlock (Drums Ex Steely Dan, Sting) to replace Simon Phillips.