The Seventh One is Toto

Toto (band)

Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The group currently consists of Joseph Williams , David Paich , Steve Porcaro , Steve Lukather , Mike Porcaro , and Simon Phillips . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard...

's seventh studio album. It was released in 1988, and became the best-received Toto album since Toto IV. This is the second and last album to feature Joseph Williams on lead vocals. He was fired after the Seventh One world tour due to loss of voice attributed to drug abuse. The single "Pamela" reached number 22 in the Billboard charts. The title track, "The Seventh One," is only featured on the Japanese version of the album. It was also released on some compilations on a later date.

Reception

Though critically well-received, The Seventh One was the first Toto album since Turn Back

Turn Back (Toto album)

-Personnel:* David Hungate: bass, acoustic guitar on "I Think I Could Stand You Forever"* Bobby Kimball: lead and backing vocals* Steve Lukather: guitars, lead and backing vocals* David Paich: keyboards, backing vocals* Jeff Porcaro: drums, percussion...

to have less than two charting hits. According to Allmusic, it was a combination of this fact and the "anonymous" sound of the album's songs which led to The Seventh One becoming the lowest charting Toto album on the Billboard Charts up to that point.

Track listing

1. "Pamela
   Pamela (song)
   "Pamela" is a pop rock song written by David Paich and Joseph Williams for the 1988 Toto album The Seventh One. It was the first single from the album, and it peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart becoming their final US hit to date....
   
   " (David Paich, Joseph Williams) - 5:11
2. "You Got Me" (David Paich, Joseph Williams) - 3:11
3. "Anna" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) - 4:58
4. "Stop Loving You
   Stop Loving You
   Stop Loving you is a song from the rock band Toto from their album The Seventh One. Initially recorded by Joseph Williams and, during choruses, Jon Anderson on backing vocals, it was passed on to Tony Spinner in 2002. As a single, it peaked at no. 2 on the Dutch charts and no...
   
   " (Steve Lukather, David Paich) - 4:29
5. "Mushanga
   Mushanga
   Mushanga is a song written by the American pop/rock band Toto. It was released on Toto's 1988 album The Seventh One.* By David Paich and Jeff Porcaro* Lead Vocal: Joseph Williams* Guitars : Steve Lukather* Bass : Mike Porcaro...
   
   " (David Paich, Jeff Porcaro) - 5:35
6. "Stay Away" (David Paich, Steve Lukather) - 5:31
7. "Straight for the Heart" (David Paich, Joseph Williams) - 4:09
8. "Only the Children" (David Paich, Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams) - 4:11
9. "A Thousand Years" (Joseph Williams, Mark T. Williams, David Paich) - 4:53
10. "These Chains" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) - 4:59
11. "Home of the Brave" (D. Paich, S. Lukather, Jimmy Webb & J. Williams) - 6:51
12. "The Seventh One" (D. Paich, J. Williams) - 6:20¹

¹ Only available on Japanese copies of the album.

Publishing

Tracks 1, 2 & 7 Copyright

Copyright

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 Hudmar Publishing Inc./Jogi Wimball Music. Tracks 3, 9 & 10 Copyright Rehtakul Veets Music/California Phase Music. Tracks 4 & 6 Copyright Rehtakul Veets Music/Hudmar Publishing. Track 5 Copyright Hudmar Publishing/Rising Storm Music. Track 8 Copyright Hudmar Publishing/Rehtakul Veets Music/Texascity Music. Track 11 Copyright Hudmar Publishing/Rehtakul Veets Music/White Oak Music/Jogi Wimball Music.

Production

• Produced and recorded by Toto, George Massenburg
  George Massenburg
  George Y. Massenburg is a recording engineer and inventor. Working principally in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Nashville, and Macon, Georgia, Massenburg is widely known for his 1972 paper on the parametric equalizer.-Background:...
  
   and Bill Payne
  Bill Payne
  Bill Payne is a founding member of American rock band Little Feat. He is considered by many other piano rock musicians, including Elton John, to be one of the finest American piano rock and blues music artists...
  
  
• Additional engineering by Sharon Rice, John Jessel and Steve Porcaro
  Steve Porcaro
  Steven Maxwell "Steve" Porcaro is an American keyboardist and composer, who was an original member of the rock/pop band Toto....
  
  
• Assistant engineers: Paul Dieter, Ken Fowler, Duane Seykora, Mark McKenna, Greg Dennen, Scott Symington
• "Stay Away" mixed by Niko Bolas
• Mastered by Doug Sax and Mike Reese

Toto

• Joseph Williams - lead vocals (except on "Anna" and "These Chains")
• Steve Lukather
  Steve Lukather
  Steve "Luke" Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. Lukather has played with many artists, released several solo albums, and worked as a composer, arranger, and session guitarist on more than 1,500 albums...
  
   - guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Anna" and "These Chains"
• David Paich
  David Paich
  David Frank Paich is a session musician, keyboard player, recording producer, arranger, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles-based rock/pop band Toto. David is the son of the late jazz composer, musician, and arranger Marty Paich...
  
   - keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Home of the Brave"
• Mike Porcaro
  Mike Porcaro
  Mike Porcaro is best noted as the bass player in the Grammy Award winning band, Toto.He is the middle brother of Toto members Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro...
  
   - bass
• Jeff Porcaro
  Jeff Porcaro
  Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro was an American session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. Porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions...
  
   - drums, percussion

and as guest musician:

• Steve Porcaro
  Steve Porcaro
  Steven Maxwell "Steve" Porcaro is an American keyboardist and composer, who was an original member of the rock/pop band Toto....
  
   - keyboards, electronics

Additional musicians

"Pamela"

• Additional Backing Vocals: Tom Scott
• Vibes: Joe Porcaro
  Joe Porcaro
  Joseph Porcaro is an American jazz drummer, percussionist and educator....
  
  
• Horns Arranged By Tom Scott

"You Got Me"

• Additional Backing Vocals: Patti Austin
  Patti Austin
  -Life and career:Austin was born in Harlem, New York. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents....
  
  
• Additional Percussion: Lenny Castro
  Lenny Castro
  Lenny Castro is an American freelancing percussionist in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area.-Early life:Castro is a percussionist of Puerto Rican descent and was born and raised in New York City. His father, Hector Castro, played the keyboard in a Latin style and gave his son...
  
  , Jim Keltner
  Jim Keltner
  James Lee "Jim" Keltner is an American drummer known primarily for his session work. He has contributed to the work of many well-known artists...
  
  
• Horns Arranged By Jerry Hey
  Jerry Hey
  Jerry Hey is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Thriller and the distinctive flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit Longer....
  
   & David Paich

"Anna"

• Additional Percussion: Michael Fisher, Joe Porcaro
• Strings Arranged By Marty Paich
  Marty Paich
  Martin Louis "Marty" Paich was an American pianist, composer, arranger, producer, music director and conductor....
  
  , David Paich & James Newton Howard
  James Newton Howard
  James Newton Howard is an American composer best known for his scores to motion pictures. He is one of the most popular and respected composers for cinema, and has scored over 100 films...
  
  ; conducted by Marty Paich

"Stop Loving You"

• Additional Backing Vocals: Jon Anderson
  Jon Anderson
  Jon Anderson is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes...
  
  
• Additional Percussion: Michael Fisher
• Additional Keyboards: Bill Payne
• Horns Arranged By Tom Scott

"Mushanga"

• Additional Backing Vocals: Patti Austin
• Additional Percussion: Joe Porcaro
• Steel Drums: Andy Narell
• Recorders & Flute: Jim Horn

"Stay Away"

• Additional Backing Vocals: Linda Ronstadt
  Linda Ronstadt
  Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
  
  
• Lap Steel Guitar
  Lap steel guitar
  The lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, an instrument derived from and similar to the guitar. The player changes pitch by pressing a metal or glass bar against the strings instead of by pressing strings against the fingerboard....
  
  : David Lindley
  David Lindley (musician)
  David Perry Lindley is an American musician who is notable for his work with Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and other rock musicians. He has worked extensively in other genres as well, performing with artists as varied as Curtis Mayfield and Dolly Parton...
  
  

"Straight For The Heart"

• Additional Backing Vocals: Patti Austin
• Saxophone: Jim Horn

"Only The Children"

• Additional Backing Vocals: Tom Kelly
  Tom Kelly (musician)
  Thomas F. Kelly is an American musician, best known for his songwriting partnership with Billy Steinberg. Steinberg and Kelly co-wrote numerous hit songs for popular music artists, including five number-one singles on the Billboard Top 100 chart in the 1980s....
  
  

"A Thousand Years"

• Arranged By Mark T. Williams & Toto
• Strings Arranged & Conducted By David Paich

"These Chains"

• Vibes: Joe Porcaro
• Horns Arranged By Tom Scott
• Strings Arranged & Conducted By David Paich

"Home Of The Brave"

• Strings Arranged By David Paich, Conducted By Marty Paich

Singles

• Stop Loving You / The Seventh One
• Stop Loving You / The Seventh One / I'll Be over You (12"/CD)

• Pamela / You Got Me
• Pamela / You Got Me / Stay Away (12"/CD)
• Pamela / Stay Away (released in UK)
• Pamela / Stay Away / Africa (12" UK release)
• Pamela / Stay Away / Africa / Rosanna (CD)
• Pamela / The Seventh One (released in USA)

• Straight For The Heart / The Seventh One (released in USA)

• Mushanga / Straight for the Heart (released in Holland)