Toto IV
| Toto IV | ||||
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| Studio album by Toto | ||||
| Released | April, 1982 | |||
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| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 41:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Singles from Toto IV | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
Toto IV is the triple platinum-certified fourth studio album by American rock band Toto released in the spring of 1982 by Columbia Records. The album marked the band's career zenith.
The lead single, "Rosanna", peaked at number 2 for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, while the album's third single, "Africa", topping the Hot 100 charts as well, became the group's first number 1 hit.[4] Both songs were smash hits in the UK as well, reaching number 12 and 3 respectively.[5] The fourth single, "I Won't Hold You Back", also peaked within the top ten on the Hot 100, at number 10, but atop the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts for three weeks.[4] It also went within the top 40 in the UK.[5] With the success of "Africa", the album climbed back into the top 10 in early 1983 on both sides of the Atlantic.
Toto IV received six Grammy Awards in 1983 including Album of the Year, Producer of the Year for the band, and Record of the Year for "Rosanna". It reached number four on the Billboard 200 album charts in the United States alone, shortly after its release. It also reached within top ten in some other countries, including in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, United Kingdom, and Japan.
Background
After the success of their self-titled debut, Toto struggled to sustain success on their next two albums, Hydra and Turn Back. The band was under heavy pressure from Columbia Records to deliver a hit album with their next release or be at risk of being dropped from the label.
The band went back to the formula that helped them succeed on their first album, having an album that touched on many different genres of music. They also utilized many outside musicians to help give the sound a more polished, fuller feel than they had on past albums.
This was the final album with the original Toto lineup. David Hungate, who moved to Nashville during the recording of the album, left the band to spend more time with his family. Bobby Kimball was fired by the band due to drug issues that were damaging his voice.
The band delayed touring after the release of the album to instead help in the production of Michael Jackson's Thriller album.
Album's updated emblem
Philip Garris' original emblem from the Toto album was updated to show four rings since this was their fourth album. The newer looking, well-polished ring around the hilt of the sword represented their latest work. Each successive ring showed a little more wear and a few more chips which represented the band's previous records.[6]
Track listing
All songs were written and produced by the members of Toto.
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Rosanna" | David Paich | Steve Lukather and Bobby Kimball | 5:31 | ||||||
| 2. | "Make Believe" | Paich | Kimball | 3:43 | ||||||
| 3. | "I Won't Hold You Back" | Lukather | Lukather | 4:53 | ||||||
| 4. | "Good for You" | Kimball and Lukather | Kimball | 3:17 | ||||||
| 5. | "It's a Feeling" | Steve Porcaro | Steve Porcaro | 3:05 | ||||||
| Side two | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 6. | "Afraid of Love" | Lukather, Paich and J. Porcaro | Lukather | 3:52 | ||||||
| 7. | "Lovers in the Night" | Paich | Paich | 4:25 | ||||||
| 8. | "We Made It" | Paich and Jeff Porcaro | Kimball | 3:56 | ||||||
| 9. | "Waiting for Your Love" | Kimball and Paich | Kimball | 4:12 | ||||||
| 10. | "Africa" | Paich and J. Porcaro | Paich and Kimball | 4:55 | ||||||
Personnel
- Toto
- David Paich - keyboards, orchestral arrangements, lead and backing vocals, horn arrangements on "Rosanna"
- Steve Lukather - guitar, lead and backing vocals, piano on "Good For You"
- Bobby Kimball - lead and backing vocals
- Jeff Porcaro - drums, percussion, xylophone, tympani
- Steve Porcaro - keyboards, lead vocals
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Additional personnel
- James Newton Howard - strings, arranger, conductor, orchestral arrangements
- Tom Scott - saxophone on "Rosanna" and "Lovers in the Night"
- Lenny Castro - percussion, conga
- Joe Porcaro - percussion
- Ralph Dyck - synthesizer on "Lovers in the Night" and synthesizer programming
- Martyn Ford - strings
- Gary Grant - trumpet on "Rosanna"
- Jerry Hey - trumpet and horn arrangements on "Rosanna"
- James Pankow - trombone on "Rosanna"[7]
- Jim Horn - saxophone on "Rosanna" and "Lovers in the Night", recorders on "Africa"
- Tom Kelly - backing vocals on "Rosanna" and "Make Believe"
- Marty Paich - orchestral arrangements on "I Won't Hold You Back"
- Roger Linn - synthesizer programming on "Good For You"
- Mike Porcaro - cello on "Good For You"
- Timothy B. Schmit - backing vocals on "I Won't Hold You Back", "Good For You", and "Africa"
- Greg Ladanyi - engineer
- Jon Smith - saxophone on "Make Believe"
- Doug Sax - mastering
Charts
Chart positions
Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[28] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[29] | Gold | 34,179[29] |
| France (SNEP)[30] | Platinum | 370,600[31] |
| Germany (BVMI)[32] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
| Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[33] | Gold | 7,500* |
| Japan (Oricon Charts) | 327,000[13] | |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[34] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[35] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[36] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
Singles
- "Rosanna" / "It's a Feeling"
- "Make Believe" / "We Made It" [US]
- "Make Believe" / "Lovers in the Night" [Europe]
- "Africa" / "Good for You" [US]
- "Africa" / "We Made It" [International]
- "I Won't Hold You Back" / "Afraid of Love" [US / UK]
- "I Won't Hold You Back" / "Hold the Line" / "99" / "Goodbye Elenore" [12" UK release]
- "I Won't Hold You Back" / "Waiting for Your Love" [Europe / Japan]
- "Waiting for Your Love" / "Lovers in the Night" [US / UK]
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review at the Wayback Machine (archived November 18, 2007)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Toto USA chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Toto UK chart history, The Official Charts. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Jeff Porcaro Interview about Toto's Sword".
- ↑ "Darrin Matteson - In terms of two, The amazing similarities between Chicago and Toto". Retrieved 2011-12-01.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc (1982-03-26). Billboard.com - Hits of the World. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ↑ Hung Medien. "dutchcharts.nl Toto – IV" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1982" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ↑ "charts.org.nz Toto – IV" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Toto – IV" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "swedishcharts.com Toto – IV" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Toto – IV" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Toto IV > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "Album Search: Toto – IV" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "Top 100 Albums '82". RPM. 1982-12-25. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1982" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1982 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ 1982年アルバム年間ヒットチャート "Japanese Year-End Albums Chart 1982" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "Billboard.BIZ: Top Pop Albums of 1982". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ↑ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1983". RPM. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "Billboard BIZ: Top Pop Albums of 1983". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Toto – IV". Music Canada. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 The first web page presents the sales figures, the second presents the certification limits:
- "Toto" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- "Kultalevyjen myöntämisrajat" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "French album certifications – Toto – IV" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ↑ "Les Albums Platine". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Toto; 'IV')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1984". IFPI Hong Kong.
- ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Toto – IV" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ "British album certifications – Toto – IV". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-03-03. Enter IV in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American album certifications – Toto – IV". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-03-03. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
| Preceded by The Concert in Central Park by Simon & Garfunkel |
Dutch Mega Chart number-one album September 11, 1982 |
Succeeded by The Concert in Central Park by Simon & Garfunkel |
| Preceded by Built for Speed by Stray Cats |
Top Canadian Chart number-one album March 12 – April 9, 1983 |
Succeeded by Thriller by Michael Jackson |
| Preceded by 25 Years of Gold by Cliff Richard |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one album April 4–10, 1983 |
Succeeded by Go for It by Various artists |
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