"Bottom of Your Soul" is a song by the American

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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...

. There are two versions of the single, one with two songs and the other is a summer 2006 edition. It failed to make the charts in either the USA or UK. The chorus of the song features former Toto lead singer Joseph Williams.

The music to the song was written collaboratively by nearly all the members of Toto, while the lyrics were written solely by 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...

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Track list

1. "Bottom Of Your Soul" (radio edit) - (4.00)
2. "Bottom Of Your Soul" (album version) - (6.59)

Summer edition

1. "Bottom Of Your Soul" (radio edit) - (3.58)
2. "Gypsy Train" (live) - (7.12)
3. "Africa / Rosanna / Bottom Of Your Soul" (TV mix medley - live) - (4.50)
4. "Bottom Of Your Soul" (album version) - (6.57)

Toto

• 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...
  
   - synthesizer, backing vocal
• 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...
  
   - lead vocal, guitars
• Simon Phillips
  Simon Phillips
  Simon Phillips is an English jazz, pop and rock drummer.-Career:Phillips began to play professionally at the age of twelve in his father's Dixieland band for four years. He was then offered the chance to play in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar...
  
   - drums
• Bobby Kimball
  Bobby Kimball
  Robert Troy "Bobby" Kimball is an American singer, best known as the longtime frontman of the rock band Toto.- Early life:...
  
   - backing vocal
• 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
• Greg Phillinganes
  Greg Phillinganes
  Greg Phillinganes is an active session keyboardist in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Cass Technical High School, Detroit Michigan....
  
   - piano, backing vocal

Guests

• Joseph Williams - lead vocal
• Jason Scheff
  Jason Scheff
  Jason Randolph Scheff is an American bassist, singer and songwriter. Since 1985 he has been the bassist and singer for the veteran pop-rock band Chicago. He is the oldest son of well-known session bassist Jerry Scheff, who toured for several years with Elvis Presley...
  
   - backing vocal
• Shenkar - backing vocal
• 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...
  
  - percussion

External links

• Toto Official Website News Archives