Best Ballads

~ Release by Toto (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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1I’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
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)
recording of:
I’ll Be Over You
writer:
Randy Goodrum and Steve Lukather
publisher:
California Phase Music, Randy Goodrum Inc., 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, フジパシフィックミュージック and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3.53:51
2Without Your Love
engineer:
Tom Knox and Shep Lonsdale
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
bass guitar:
Michael Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Sidney (percussionist?)
background vocals:
Paulette Brown and Tony Walthes
arranger:
Toto (US rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Without Your Love (Toto song)
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
44:34
3Mushanga
recording of:
Mushanga
writer:
David Paich and Jeff Porcaro
35:36
499
recording of:
99
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc.
3:06
5Mama
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1979)
recording of:
Mama
writer:
Bobby Kimball and David Paich
35:15
6A Thousand Years
recording of:
A Thousand Years
writer:
David Paich, Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams) and Mark T. Williams
44:52
7Takin’ It Back
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
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather and David Paich
lead vocals:
Steve Porcaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (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:
Takin’ It Back (Toto song)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Porcaro
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4.153:47
8I Won’t Hold You Back
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 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
2:14
9Anna
recording of:
Anna
writer:
Randy Goodrum and Steve Lukather
34:57
10Georgy Porgy
recording of:
Georgy Porgy
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
is based on:
Georgie Porgie (nursery rhyme)
3:48
11Lea
engineer:
Tom Knox and Shep Lonsdale
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
bass guitar:
Michael Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro, Steve Jordan (US drummer/multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Jim Keltner
saxophone:
David Sanborn
background vocals:
Mike Sherwood
lead vocals:
Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
guest performer:
Don Henley
arranger:
Toto (US rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Lea
lyricist and composer:
Steve Porcaro
publisher:
Porcara Music, Inc. (ended), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
44:31
12It’s a Feeling
recording engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer) (strings) and Al Schmitt
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
bass guitar:
David Hungate
congas:
Lenny Castro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather
percussion:
Lenny Castro and Jeff Porcaro
strings:
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
background vocals:
David Paich
lead vocals:
Steve Porcaro
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
orchestrator:
James Newton Howard (American score composer) and David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (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:
It’s a Feeling
lyricist and composer:
Steve Porcaro
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Welbeck Music Corp. and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
3.653:08
13Africa
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) and Sony Music Entertainment (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:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 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, Spirit Two Music and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
4.15:00
14Angela
engineer and mixer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
bass guitar:
David Hungate
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeffrey Porcaro
guitar and lead vocals:
Steve Lukather
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich and Steve Porcaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (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:
Angela (Toto song)
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
3.54:41
15Only You
recording of:
Only You (Toto song)
writer:
Toto (US rock group)
44:28
16Out of Love
recording of:
Out of Love
writer:
Jean-Michel Byron and Steve Lukather
4:22
172 Hearts
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
recording of:
2 Hearts
writer:
Toto (US rock group)
publisher:
Buddy Love Music, Davlo Music, Micheluce Music and Rising Storm Music
45:10
18How Does It Feel
recording of:
How Does It Feel
lyricist and composer:
Steve Lukather
3:50

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Wikipedia:en: Best Ballads [info]
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