From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Through the Looking Glass is the 11th studio album (though counted as the 12th album overall - see Toto XIV ) by the American band Toto . It was released in 2002, three years after their last studio release, Mindfields . The album consists of covers of songs that have inspired the band.
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Allmusic noted that Toto made no attempt to rework the songs they covered for the album, and concluded that "while it's nice to know that the band has good taste in other people's music, that doesn't explain why anyone needs to hear them copy that music when the originals are so readily available."[1]
Track listing
Personnel
Toto
Bobby Kimball : lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 7), loops (11)
Steve Lukather : guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8), keyboards (8), dobro (11), loops (11)
David Paich : keyboards (1-10), lead vocals, backing vocals (3, 4), piano (5, 6, 11), Moog bass (5), Wurlitzer (11), loops (11)
Mike Porcaro : bass guitar, backing vocals (4), loops (11)
Simon Phillips : drums, loops (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), tambourine (4), backing vocals (4), keyboards (6)
Additional Musicians
Lenny Castro : timbales (1, 10), percussion (3, 6, 10), congas (6, 7), tambourine (7)
Brandon Fields : tenor sax (4); alto, soprano and tenor saxophones (6)
Walt Fowler: trumpet (4, 6), flugelhorn (6)
Ellis Hall: vocals (5)
James Ingram : backing vocals and ad-libs (1, 2)
Tippa Irie : DJ (1)
Davey Johnstone : backing vocals (7)
Monet: backing vocals (8, 9, 11), ad-libs (11)
Nigel Olsson : backing vocals (7)
Steve Porcaro : synthesizer programming (2, 7), synthesizer and sound effects (5)
Production
Arranged and Produced by Toto
Engineered by Simon Phillips
Assistant Engineer: John Jessel
Tracks #1-5, 7-11 mixed by Steve MacMillan
Track #6 mixed by Simon Phillips
Recorded at Coy Sound Studios (Hollywood Hills, CA) and ATS Studios (Calabasas, CA).
Digital Editing by Louie Teran
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
Edited and Mastered at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
Project Coordination: Anita Heilig
Art Direction and Design: Brian Peterson
Creative Director: Doug Brown
Photography: Resig & Taylor
Management: The Fitzgerald Hartley Co.
Singles
Could you be loved / House of the rising sun
References
Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Soundtracks Notable songs Related people Related articles