TOTO

Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1977. Toto combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz. Having released 14 studio albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide, the group has received several Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009. David Paich (keyboards, vocals) and Jeff Porcaro (drums) had played together as session musicians on several albums and formed the band; David Hungate (bass), Steve Lukather (guitar, vocals), Steve Porcaro (keyboards, vocals), and Bobby Kimball (vocals) were recruited before the release of the band's eponymous debut album in 1978. Led by the Top 5 single "Hold the Line", the album brought the band to mainstream attention, though it was their fourth album Toto IV (1982) which brought them global attention. "Africa" topped the Billboard Hot 100, while "Rosanna" reached number 2, helping Toto become one of the best-selling music groups of their era. Before the release of Toto IV, Hungate left the band. He was replaced on bass by Mike Porcaro for their 1982 World Tour. During the recording of their next studio album, Isolation, Kimball also departed the band. He was replaced by a number of different short-term vocalists, the first of which was Fergie Frederiksen, and the longest serving of which was Joseph Williams. After Jeff Porcaro's death in 1992, he was replaced by Simon Phillips. While the band has not repeated the U.S. radio successes of their heyday in the late 1970s and early 1980s, they have continued to produce albums and tour more-or-less continuously to the current day, minus a few hiatuses, and have had many more top-ten albums and singles in places like Japan and Scandinavia. Steve Lukather remains the only original member who still records and tours with the band. Paich remains an official member of the band, though he has mostly retired from touring. Since the 2010s, the band has increasingly relied on contracted touring musicians to continue to perform. As of 2023, they have released fourteen studio albums, eight live albums, one movie soundtrack (1984's Dune) and a number of compilation albums. Their final release was 2018's Old Is New before the band decided against recording any further studio albums. In 2022, Toto launched its "Dogz of Oz" Tour by opening for Journey. Its first date was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 22.

With A Little Help From My Friends (Live) - 2021-06-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Live in Tokyo - 2020-04-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Old Is New - 2018-11-06T00:00:00.000000Z

40 Tours Around The Sun (Live) - 2018-10-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Greatest Hits Live (Live: Universal Amphitheater, LA 14 Dec '92) - 2018-05-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Greatest Hits: 40 Trips Around The Sun - 2018-02-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Hold The Line: The Ultimate Toto Collection - 2015-10-09T00:00:00.000000Z

The Essential Toto - 2014-06-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Collections - 2009-09-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Hit Collection - Edition - 2007-12-28T00:00:00.000000Z

The Definitive Collection - 2007-12-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Falling In Between - 2006-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Live in Amsterdam (25th Anniversary) - 2003-03-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Livefields - 1999-09-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Mindfields - 1999-03-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Toto XX: 1977-1997 - 1998-05-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Tambu - 1995-05-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Absolutely Live - 1993-07-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Kingdom Of Desire - 1992-09-07T00:00:00.000000Z

The Seventh One - 1988-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Fahrenheit - 1986-08-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Dune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - 1984-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Isolation - 1984-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Toto IV - 1982-04-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Turn Back - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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