Toto: Studio Discography (1978-2006), FLAC

Toto was formed in Los Angeles in 1978 by David Paich (b. June 21, 1954, Los Angeles; keyboards, vocals), Steve Lukather (b. October 21, 1957, Los Angeles; guitar, vocals), Bobby Kimball (b. Robert Toteaux, March 29, 1947, Vinton, LA; vocals), Steve Porcaro (b. September 2, 1957, Connecticut; keyboards), David Hungate (b. Texas; bass), and Jeff Porcaro (b. April 1, 1954, Hartford, CT; d. August 5, 1992, Hidden Hills, CA; drums). Paich was the son of arranger Marty Paich; the Porcaros were the sons of percussionist Joe Porcaro. The bandmembers had met in high school and at studio sessions in the 1970s, when they became some of the busiest session musicians in the music business. Paich, Hungate, and Jeff Porcaro wrote songs for and performed on Silk Degrees, the multi-million-selling 1976 album that combined pop, rock, and disco elements into a slick combination which heavily influenced mainstream pop music.

Toto released its self-titled debut album in October 1978, and it hit the Top Ten, sold two-million copies, and spawned the gold Top Ten single "Hold the Line." The gold-selling Hydra (October 1979) and Turn Back (January 1981) were less successful, but Toto IV (April 1982) was a multi-platinum Top Ten hit, featuring the number-one hit "Africa" and the Top Tens "Rosanna" (about Lukather's girlfriend, movie star Rosanna Arquette) and "I Won't Hold You Back." At the 1982 Grammys, "Rosanna" won awards for Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Performance, and Best Instrumental Arrangement With Vocal; and Toto IV won awards for Album of the Year, Best Engineered Recording, and Best Producer (the group). In 1984, a third Porcaro brother, Mike (b. May 29, 1955), joined the group on bass, replacing Hungate. Then lead singer Kimball quit and was replaced by Dennis "Fergie" Frederiksen (b. May 15, 1951, Wyoming, MI).

Toto's fifth album, Isolation (November 1984), went gold, but was a commercial disappointment. Frederiksen was replaced by Joseph Williams (b. Santa Monica), the son of the conductor/composer John Williams, for Fahrenheit (August 1986). Steve Porcaro quit in 1988, prior to the release of The Seventh One. In 1990, Jean-Michel Byron replaced Williams for the new recordings on Past to Present 1977-1990, then left, as Lukather became the group's lead singer. Jeff Porcaro died of a heart attack in 1992, but was featured on the group's next album, Kingdom of Desire. By this time, Toto was far more popular in Japan and Europe than at home. The group added British drummer Simon Phillips. Tambu, released in Europe in the late fall of 1995, appeared in the U.S. in June 1996. For 1999's Mindfields, Bobby Kimball returned to the lineup after a 15-year absence. The group members continued to do session work during the band's tenure, contributing significantly to the sound of mainstream pop/rock in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s.

Musicians:
Steve Lukather (guitar, vocals),
David Paich (keyboards, vocals),
David Hungate (bass, 1977-83),
Jeff Porcaro (drums, 1977-92),
Steve Porcaro (keyboards, vocals, 1977-89, 2010-present),
Bobby Kimball (vocals, 1977-84, 1997-2008),
Mike Porcaro (bass, 1983-2008),
Fergie Frederiksen (vocals, 1984-86),
Joseph Williams (vocals, 1986-89, 2010-present),
Jean-Michel Byron (vocals, 1990),
Simon Phillips (drums, 1992-2008, 2010-present),
Greg Phillinganes (keyboards, vocals, 2005-08)

CD01: Toto - Toto (1978)
01. Child's Anthem (2:46)
02. I'll Supply The Love (3:46)
03. Georgy Porgy (4:09)
04. Manuela Run (3:54)
05. You Are The Flower (4:11)
06. Girl Goodbye (6:13)
07. Takin' It Back (3:47)
08. Rockmaker (3:19)
09. Hold The Line (3:56)
10. Angela (4:45)

CD02: Toto - Hydra (1979)
01. Hydra (7:31)
02. St. George and the Dragon (4:44)
03. 99 (5:16)
04. Lorraine (4:46)
05. All Us Boys (5:02)
06. Mama (5:14)
07. White Sister (5:38)
08. A Secret Love (3:08)

CD03: Toto - Turn Back (1981)
01. Gift With A Golden Gun (4:01)
02. English Eyes (6:07)
03. Live For Today (4:01)
04. A Million Miles Away (4:37)
05. Goodbye Elenore (4:54)
06. I Think I Could Stand You Forever (5:20)
07. Turn Back (3:57)
08. If It'sThe Last Night (4:39)

CD04: Toto - IV (1982)
01. Rosanna (5:33)
02. Make Believe (3:47)
03. I Won't Hold You Back (4:56)
04. Good For You (3:18)
05. It's A Feeling (3:10)
06. Afraid Of Love (3:51)
07. Lovers In The Night (4:26)
08. We Made It (3:58)
09. Waiting For Your Love (4:13)
10. Africa (5:01)

CD05: Toto - Isolation (1984)
01. Carmen (3:25)
02. Lion (4:46)
03. Stranger In Town (4:47)
04. Angel Don't Cry (4:21)
05. How Does It Feel (3:50)
06. Endless (3:40)
07. Isolation (4:04)
08.Mr. Friendly (4:22)
09. Change Of Heart (4:08)
10. Holyanna (4:19)

CD06: Toto - Fahrenheit (1986)
01. Till the End (5:27)
02. We Can Make It Tonight (4:19)
03. Without Your Love (4:33)
04. Can't Stand It Any Longer (4:40)
05. I'll Be Over You (3:49)
06. Fahrenheit (4:40)
07. Somewhere Tonight (3:46)
08. Could This Be Love (5:16)
09. Lea (4:31)
10. Don't Stop Me Now (3:06)

CD07: Toto - The Seventh One (1988)
01. Pamela (5:10)
02. You Got Me (3:13)
03. Anna (4:55)
04. Stop Loving You (4:30)
05. Mushanga (5:36)
06. Stay Away (5:31)
07. Straight For The Heart (4:12)
08. Only The Children (4:11)
09. A Thousand Years (4:53)
10. These Chains (5:00)
11. Home Of The Brave (6:48)
12. The Seventh One (6:18)

CD08: Toto - Kingdom Of Desire (1992)
01. Gypsy Train (6:45)
02. Don't Chain My Heart (4:46)
03. Never Enough (5:44)
04. How Many Times (5:42)
05. 2 Hearts (5:13)
06. Wings Of Time (7:29)
07. She Knows The Devil (5:28)
08. The Other Side (4:40)
09. Only You (4:28)
10. Kick Down The Walls (4:54)
11. Kingdom Of Desire (7:17)
12. Jake To The Bone (7:05)

CD09: Toto - Tambu (1995)
01. Gift Of Faith (7:23)
02. I Will Remember (6:06)
03. Slipped Away (5:16)
04. If You Belong To Me (5:03)
05. Baby He's Your Man (5:40)
06. The Other End Of Time (5:04)
07. The Turning Point (5:25)
08. Time Is The Enemy (5:40)
09. Drag Him To The Roof (6:10)
10. Just Can't Get To You (5:03)
11. Dave's Going Skiing (4:59)
12. The Road Goes On (4:26)
13. Blackeye (3:39)

CD10: Toto - Mindfields (1999)
01. After You've Gone (6:37)
02. Mysterious Ways (3:40)
03. Mindfields (6:01)
04. High Price Of Hate (9:49)
05. Selfish (5:30)
06. No Love (4:35)
07. Caught In The Balance (6:21)
08. Last Love (4:58)
09. Mad About You (4:24)
10. One Road (3:45)
11. Melanie (5:19)
12. Cruel 5:57)
13. Better World (Parts 1, 2 & 3) (7:41)
14. Spanish Steps Of Rome ()

CD11: Toto - Through The Looking Glass (2002)
01. Could You Be Loved (3:47)
02. Bodhisattva (4:51)
03. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (5:15)
04. I Can't Get Next To You (4:04)
05. Living For The City (5:49)
06. Maiden Voyage/Butterfly (7:33)
07. Burn Down The Mission (6:28)
08. Sunshine Of Your Love (5:13)
09. House Of The Rising Sun (4:40)
10. Watching The Detectives (4:04)
11. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (3:52)

CD12: Toto - Falling In Between (2006)
01. Falling in Between (4:06)
02. Dying on My Feet (6:11)
03. Bottom of Your Soul (6:58)
04. King of the World (4:04)
05. Hooked (4:36)
06. Simple Life (2:22)
07. Taint Your World (4:01)
08. Let It Go (5:00)
09. Spiritual Man (5:22)
10. No End in Sight (6:10)
11. The Reeferman (Instrumental) (1:45)