1998 compilation album / studio album by Toto
Toto XX: 1977–1997 is a compilation album by Toto to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The album features rare original demos, outtakes, previously unreleased recordings and live tracks from the band's 20-year career. Despite its being labeled as a compilation album, Steve Lukather in 2014 defined the album as the tenth studio album overall (see Toto XIV).
The first single released, "Goin' Home" was recorded during Bobby Kimball's brief first reunion with the band in 1989, prior to the record company's decision to replace him with new lead singer Jean-Michel Byron. The song had later been recorded by the band's then former singer Joseph Williams and released on his 1997 album 3.
Reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine originally commented on AllMusic that "Essentially, this is a Toto reunion album, featuring nine new studio cuts and four live tracks" and said that the material was more similar to that on Tambu than the band's most recent studio album. Erlewine praised the performances but concluded the release to be "not particularly interesting to anyone except hardcore fans".[2] A later AllMusic review was more positive, commenting on "soaring vocals" and "stunning instrumental", and acclaiming that the "powerful musical talent that makes up this group has always been in high gear".[3]
Track listing
| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Goin' Home" (Recorded in 1989) | David Paich, Joseph Williams | 5:17 |
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| 2. | "Tale of a Man" (Recorded in 1979) | Paich | 5:29 |
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| 3. | "Last Night" (Recorded in 1987) | Paich, Williams | 5:34 |
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| 4. | "In a Word" (Recorded in 1986) | Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro | 3:56 |
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| 5. | "Modern Eyes" (Recorded in 1986) | Paich | 4:24 |
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| 6. | "Right Part of Me" (Recorded in 1984) | Paich, Bobby Kimball | 5:44 |
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| 7. | "Mrs. Johnson" (Recorded in 1977) | Paich, Lukather | 3:48 |
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| 8. | "Miss Sun" (Recorded in 1977) | Paich | 5:04 |
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| 9. | "Love is a Man's World" (Recorded in 1977) | Paich | 6:16 |
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| 10. | "On the Run" (Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival '91) | Paich, Lukather, Fee Waybill | 7:01 |
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| 11. | "Dave's Gone Skiing (Instrumental)" (Recorded at the Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1997) | M. Porcaro, Simon Phillips, Lukather | 5:04 |
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| 12. | "Baba Mnumzane" (Recorded at the Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1997) | traditional; arr. L. Mkhize, M. Namba | 1:46 |
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| 13. | "Africa" (Recorded at the Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1997) | Paich, J. Porcaro | 9:51 |
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"On the Run" (Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival '91) and "Dave's Gone Skiing (Instrumental)" (Recorded at the Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1997) were omitted from the All In 1978–2018 release of this album.
