Toto IV

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Toto IV
Studio album by Toto
Released April 8, 1982
Recorded 1982
Genre Rock, pop rock
Length 41:59
Label Columbia
Producer Toto
Professional reviews
Toto chronology
Turn Back
(1981)		 Toto IV
(1982)		 Isolation
(1984)

Toto IV is the fourth studio album by American pop rock band Toto released in 1982 (see 1982 in music).

The album was awarded with six Grammy Awards, including "Record of the Year" for "Rosanna", "Album of the Year" for Toto IV, and "Producer of the Year" for the band. It reached number four on the Billboard Pop Albums chart shortly after its release in 1982. The single, "Rosanna", reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, while the album's third single, "Africa", became the group's only Hot 100 number-one hit. "I Won't Hold You Back" came next and hit the top 10. With the success of "Africa", the album climbed back into the top 10 in early 1983. The other singles were "Make Believe" and "Waiting for Your Love".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Rosanna" (Paich) – 5:31
  2. "Make Believe" (Paich) – 3:45
  3. "I Won't Hold You Back" (Lukather) – 4:56
  4. "Good for You" (Kimball/Lukather) – 3:20
  5. "It's a Feeling" (S. Porcaro) – 3:08
  6. "Afraid of Love" (Lukather/Paich/J. Porcaro) – 3:51
  7. "Lovers in the Night" (Paich) – 4:26
  8. "We Made It" (Paich/J. Porcaro) – 3:58
  9. "Waiting for Your Love" (Kimball/Paich) – 4:13
  10. "Africa" (Paich/J. Porcaro) – 4:57

[edit] Chart positions, shipments and sales

Chart (1982-1983) Position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart 2[1]
Japanese Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart 3
U.S. Billboard 200 4
UK Albums Chart 4
Swedish Albums Chart 17[1]
Country Organization Level Shipments
United States RIAA 3x Platinum[2] 3,000,000+
United Kingdom BPI Gold[3] 100,000+
Country Provider Sales
Japan Original Confidence 250,000+(Vinyl)[4]
77,000+(Audio cassette)

[edit] Personnel

  • David Paich - Arranger, Keyboards, Horn Arrangements, Orchestral Arrangements, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on "Lovers in the Night" and "Africa",
  • Steve Lukather - Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals on "Rosanna", "I Won't Hold You Back" and "Afraid of Love"
  • Bobby Kimball - Lead & Backing Vocals
  • Jeff Porcaro - Drums, Percussion, Xylophone, Tympani
  • Steve Porcaro - Keyboards, Lead Vocals on "It's a Feeling"
  • David Hungate - Bass, Guitar

with

[edit] Singles

  • "Rosanna" / "It's a Feeling"
  • "Africa" / "We Made It"
  • "Africa" / "Good for You"
  • "Make Believe" / "Lovers in the Night"
  • "I Won't Hold You Back" / "Waiting for Your Love"
  • "I Won't Hold You Back" / "Afraid of Love"
  • "I Won't Hold You Back" / "Hold the Line" / "99" / "Goodbye Elenore"
  • "Waiting for Your Love"

[edit] Later samples

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "norwegiancharts.com Toto - IV". vg-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Toto&titel=IV&cat=a. Retrieved 2009-03-25. 
  2. ^ "RIAA — Gold & Platinum — Searchable Database". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=Toto%20IV&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved 2009-03-25. 
  3. ^ "Platinum Awards Content - TOTO - TOTO IV". http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=25501. Retrieved 2009-03-25. 
  4. ^ "The 1982 Oricon Year-End LP Albums Chart". http://www.geocities.jp/entamedata/music/music_a1982.html. Retrieved 2009-03-25. 
Preceded by
25 Years of Gold by Cliff Richard		 Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
April 4 - April 10, 1983		 Succeeded by
Go for It by Various artists
v • d • e
Toto
Steve Lukather • Bobby Kimball • Mike Porcaro • Simon Phillips • David Paich • Greg Phillinganes
David Hungate • Jeff Porcaro • Steve Porcaro • Dennis Frederiksen • Joseph Williams • Jean-Michel Byron • Jenny Douglas-McRae • John James
Studio albums
Compilations, live albums,
and soundtracks
Notable songs
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