Turn Back (album)
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| Studio album by Toto | ||||
| Released | January 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March–November 1980, Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Arena rock, hard rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 37:43 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Toto & Geoff Workman | |||
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Turn Back is the third studio album by the American rock group Toto. Although it achieved the band's first top-ten hit and steady sales in Japan, the album was a commercial disappointment elsewhere, failing to produce any charting singles and selling approximately 900,000 copies worldwide.[2]
The group nearly lost their recording contract with Columbia Records but rebounded with 1982's Toto IV.
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Gift with a Golden Gun" | David Paich, Bobby Kimball | Kimball | 4:00 | ||||||
| 2. | "English Eyes" | Paich, Kimball, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro | Kimball | 6:11 | ||||||
| 3. | "Live for Today" | Steve Lukather | Lukather | 4:00 | ||||||
| 4. | "A Million Miles Away" | Paich | Kimball | 4:26 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Goodbye Elenore" | Paich | Kimball and Lukather | 4:52 | ||||||
| 2. | "I Think I Could Stand You Forever" | Paich | Lukather | 5:25 | ||||||
| 3. | "Turn Back" | Kimball, Lukather | Kimball | 3:58 | ||||||
| 4. | "If It's the Last Night" | Paich | Lukather | 4:28 | ||||||
Personnel
- David Hungate: bass, acoustic guitar on "I Think I Could Stand You Forever"
- Bobby Kimball: lead and backing vocals
- Steve Lukather: guitars, lead and backing vocals
- David Paich: keyboards, backing vocals
- Jeff Porcaro: drums, percussion
- Steve Porcaro: keyboards, electronics
Additional personnel
- Joe Porcaro: additional percussion on "If It's the Last Night"
Production
- Producers: Toto and Geoff Workman
- Engineer: Geoff Workman
- Recordist: John Weaver
Singles
- "Goodbye Elenore" / "Turn Back"
- "If It's the Last Night" / "Turn Back" (US / Europe)
- "Live for today" / "A Million miles away" (released in Japan)
Charts
Peak positions
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Sales
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References
- ↑ Allmusic review
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- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 34, No. 17" (PHP). RPM. April 4, 1981. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Toto – Turn Back" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ↑ "swedishcharts.com Toto – Turn Back" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Turn Back > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Album Search: Toto – Turn Back" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
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