Fahrenheit (Toto album)
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Fahrenheit is the sixth studio album by 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...

, released in 1986. It was their first album to feature Joseph Williams on lead vocals. Former lead singer Fergie Frederiksen was fired due to problems with his ability in the studio. However, he sings backing vocals on the song "Could This Be Love". It was also the last Toto album to feature keyboardist 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....

 as a permanent member, as he left after the Fahrenheit tour. The album failed to go gold until 1994, but featured two top forty singles in "I'll Be over You
I'll Be over You
"I'll Be over You" is a hit single by the American pop-rock band Toto. Taken as a single from their 1986 album, Fahrenheit, the song reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1986...

" (#11) and "Without Your Love" (#38). Singer Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...

 appears in the video for a third single, "Till The End".

Track listing

  1. "Till the End" (Paich/Williams) – 5:17
  2. "We Can Make It Tonight" (Williams/J.Porcaro/Barry Bregman) – 4:16
  3. "Without Your Love" (Paich) – 4:33
  4. "Can't Stand It Any Longer" (Paich/Lukather/Williams) – 4:18
  5. "I'll Be over You
    I'll Be over You
    "I'll Be over You" is a hit single by the American pop-rock band Toto. Taken as a single from their 1986 album, Fahrenheit, the song reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1986...

    " (Lukather/Randy Goodrum
    Randy Goodrum
    Randy Goodrum is an American songwriter. Goodrum has written numerous popular songs, including Anne Murray's #1 hit "You Needed Me" and "Broken Hearted Me" , Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" , England Dan & John Ford Coley's "It's Sad to Belong" , Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie" , DeBarge's "Who's...

    ) – 3:50
  6. "Fahrenheit" (Paich/J.Porcaro/Williams) – 4:39
  7. "Somewhere Tonight" (J.Porcaro/Paich/Lukather) – 3:46
  8. "Could This Be Love" (Paich/Williams) – 5:14
  9. "Lea" (S.Porcaro) – 4:29
  10. "Don't Stop Me Now" (Lukather/Paich) – 3:05

Toto

  • Joseph Williams – lead vocals (except on "Without Your Love" and "I'll Be Over You")
  • 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...

     – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Without Your Love" and "I'll Be Over You"
  • 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
  • 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, electronic sounds
  • 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 guitar
  • 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

Additional musicians

  • David Sanborn
    David Sanborn
    David Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school...

     - saxophone
    Saxophone
    The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

  • Miles Davis
    Miles Davis
    Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...

     - trumpet
    Trumpet
    The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...

     - on "Don't Stop Me Now"
  • Amin Bhatia - spoken word
  • 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...

    , Steve Jordan
    Steve Jordan
    Steve Jordan is the name of:*Steve Jordan , American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and music producer from New York City*Esteban Jordan , American conjunto and Tejano musician...

    , 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...

    , Joe Porcaro
    Joe Porcaro
    Joseph Porcaro is an American jazz drummer, percussionist and educator....

    , "Sidney" - percussion
  • Paulette Brown, Michael Sherwood, Tony Walters, Fergie Frederiksen, Don Henley
    Don Henley
    Donald Hugh "Don" Henley is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up...

    , Michael McDonald
    Michael McDonald (singer)
    Michael McDonald is a five-time Grammy Award winning American singer and songwriter. McDonald is known for a soulful baritone singing style and a multi-octave range. He began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan...

     - vocals
  • Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Charles Loper, Bill Reichenbach Jr., Tom Scott, Larry Williams - horns; arranged by Jerry Hey

Production

  • Arranged & Produced By Toto
  • Engineers: Brent Averill, Murray Dvorkin, Dan Garcia, Paul Jamieson, Art Kelm, Tom Knox, Greg Ladanyi
    Greg Ladanyi
    Greg Ladanyi was an American record producer and recording engineer, known for his work with many musicians, including Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Type O Negative, The Church, Anna Vissi, Toto, Fleetwood Mac, Hollywood Undead, Don Henley and Jeff Healey.-Biography:Ladanyi co-produced the Behind...

    , Julie Last, Roger Linn, Shep Lonsdale, Roger Nichols, Duane Seykora
  • Mixing: Tom Knox, Greg Ladanyi
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
    Bob Ludwig
    Bob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....


Singles

  • "I'll Be Over You" / "In a Word"
  • "I'll Be Over You" / "In a Word" / "Africa" / "99"
  • "Without Your Love" / "Can't Stand It Any Longer"
  • "Till the End" / "Don't Stop Me Now"
  • "Lea" / "Don't Stop Me Now" (released in Holland)
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