| Toto XX: 1977–1997 | ||||
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| Released | May 25, 1998 (1998-05-25) (EU & JP) June 1, 1998 (1998-06-01) (UK)[1] December 8, 1998 (1998-12-08) (US)[2] | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1998 | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 69:15[3] | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Toto | |||
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| Singles from Toto XX | ||||
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Toto XX: 1977–1997 is a compilation album byToto to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The album features rare, previously unreleased recordings and live tracks from the band's 20-year career. These recordings include songs that were started throughout the band's career, but never completed. They are not the original recordings, as the band added guitar parts, vocals, etc. before releasing them on the album. Despite its being labeled as a compilation album, Steve Lukather in 2014 defined the album as the tenth studio album overall (seeToto XIV), as most of these recordings had never been released.
The first single released, "Goin' Home" was originally recorded duringBobby Kimball's brief first reunion with the band in 1989, prior to the record company's decision to replace him with new lead singerJean-Michel Byron. The song had later been recorded by the band's then former singerJoseph Williams and released on his 1997 album3. The song "In a Word" had only been released as the B-side ofFahrenheit's lead single, "I'll Be Over You" in 1986.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine originally commented onAllMusic 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 onTambu 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".[4] 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".[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Goin' Home" (Recorded in 1989) | David Paich,Joseph Williams | Bobby Kimball | 5:17 |
| 2. | "Tale of a Man" (Recorded in 1979) | Paich | Kimball | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Last Night" (Recorded in 1987) | Paich, Williams | Williams | 5:34 |
| 4. | "In a Word" (Recorded in 1986) | Steve Lukather,Steve Porcaro,Mike Porcaro,Jeff Porcaro | Williams | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Modern Eyes" (Recorded in 1986) | Paich | Paich | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Right Part of Me" (Recorded in 1984) | Paich, Kimball | Kimball | 5:44 |
| 7. | "Mrs. Johnson" (Recorded in 1977) | Paich, Lukather | Kimball | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Miss Sun" (Recorded in 1977) | Paich | Paich | 5:04 |
| 9. | "Love is a Man's World" (Recorded in 1977) | Paich | Paich | 6:16 |
| 10. | "On the Run" (Recorded at theMontreux Jazz Festival '91) | Paich, Lukather,Fee Waybill | Lukather | 7:01 |
| 11. | "Dave's Gone Skiing (Instrumental)" (Recorded at theStandard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1997) | M. Porcaro,Simon Phillips, Lukather | 5:04 | |
| 12. | "Baba Mnumzane" (Recorded at the Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1997) | traditional; arr. L. Mkhize, M. Namba | Jenny Douglas-McRae, John James, & Family Factory | 1:46 |
| 13. | "Africa" (Recorded at the Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1997) | Paich, J. Porcaro | Paich | 9:51 |
"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 theAll In 1978–2018 release of this album.
"Goin' Home"
"Tale of a Man"
"Last Night"
"In a Word"
"Modern Eyes"
"Right Part of Me"
"Mrs. Johnson"
"Miss Sun"
"Love Is a Man's World"
"On the Run"
"Dave's Gone Skiing"
"Baba Mnumzane"
"Africa"
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