Toto (album)

chronology
Toto
Studio album by Toto
Publication ; (s)	October 15, 1978
admission	May – September 1978
Label (s)	Columbia Records
Format (s)	LP, MC, 8-track
Genre (s)	skirt
Title (number)	10
running time	40:46
occupation	Bobby Kimball : vocals ; Steve Lukather : guitar , vocals; David Hungate : Bass ; David Paich : Keyboard , vocals; Steve Porcaro : Keyboard, vocals; Jeff Porcaro : drums ;
production	Toto
Studio (s)	Studio 55, Hollywood
	Hold the Line / Takin 'it Back
	I'll Supply the Love / You Are the Flower
	Georgy Porgy / Child's Anthem

Toto is the debut album by the US band Toto . It was released on October 15, 1978 on Columbia Records .

Creation and publication

Soon after the band was founded, the first album was recorded in Hollywood , David Paich was the main songwriter. Guest musicians included Lenny Castro (percussion), Jim Horn , Chuck Findley (both wind instruments), Marty Paich , Sid Sharp (both string instruments), Roger Linn (keyboard) and Cheryl Lynn (vocals). Toto was recorded by Dan Latham and Gabe Veltri, mixed by Tom Knox and mastered by Mike Reese and Ron Hitchcock at the Mastering Lab in Los Angeles . The album was initially released on LP, MC and 8-track cassette , the first CD version came on the market in 1990.

Track list

#	title	length
1.	Child's Anthem	2:46
2.	I'll Supply The Love	3:44
3.	Georgy Porgy	4:07
4th	Manuela Run	3:55
5.	You are the flower	4:10
6th	Girl goodbye	6:13
7th	Takin 'It Back	3:45
8th.	Rockmaker	3:19
9.	Hold the line	3:55
10.	Angela	4:45

Music genre

The experienced studio musicians play commercially oriented, catchy and professionally produced adult oriented rock with influences from pop music , funk , rhythm and blues , hard rock and progressive rock on Totos' debut album .

reception

The album and its single releases were radio and chart successes, but the music press complained that Toto's music was purely handcrafted and lacked inspiration. In Rolling Stone , for example, David Paich's songwriting and Bobby Kimball's singing were criticized.

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
Canada (MC)	2 × platinum	200,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
All in all	1 × gold 5 × platinum	2,520,000