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Item Details
| Genre : | Rock & Pop | Catalogue Number : | MHCP939 |
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| Format : | CD | Label : | Sony Music |
| Issued : | 21 Dec 2005 | Item sourced from : | Japan |
| Number of Discs : | 1 | ||
| Other : | Remaster, Reissue | ||
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HMV Review
It was do or die for Toto on the group's fourth album, and they rose to the challenge. Largely dispensing with the anonymous studio rock that had characterized their first three releases, the band worked harder on its melodies, made sure its simple lyrics treated romantic subjects, augmented Bobby Kimball's vocals by having other group members sing, brought in ringers like Timothy B. Schmit, and slowed down the tempo to what came to be known as power ballad pace. Most of all, they wrote some hit songs: Rosanna, the old story of a lovelorn lyric matched to a bouncy beat, was the gold, Top Ten comeback single accompanying the album release; Make Believe made the Top 30; and then, surprisingly, Africa hit number one ten months after the album's release. The members of Toto may have more relatives who are NARAS voters than any other group, but that still doesn't explain the sweep they achieved at the Grammys, winning six, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year (for Rosanna). Predictably, rock critics howled, but the Grammys helped set up the fourth single, I Won't Hold You Back, another soft rock smash and Top Ten hit. As a result, Toto IV was both the group's comeback and its peak; it remains a definitive album of slick L.A. pop for the early '80s and Toto's best and most consistent record. Having made it, the members happily went back to sessions, where they helped write and record Michael Jackson's Thriller. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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【1982 - 25th Grammy Award Album Of The Year】
【1982 - 25th Grammy Award Record Of The Year】 - 「Rosanna」
Credits
Bobby Kimball(Vocals), David Hungate(Bass), David Hungate(Guitar), David Hungate(Guitar (Bass)), David Paich(Keyboards), David Paich(Vocals), Gary Grant(Trumpet), James Pankow(Trombone), Jeff Porcaro(Drums), Jeff Porcaro(Percussion), Jerry Hey(Trumpet), Jim Horn(Saxophone), Jimmy Pankow(Trombone), Jo Smith(Saxophone), Joachim Joggi Smith(Saxophone), Joe Porcaro(Percussion), Jon Smith(Saxophone), Lenny Castro(Percussion), Ralph Dyck(Synthesizer), Roger Linn(Synthesizer), Scott Scott(Saxophone), Steve Lukather(Guitar), Steve Lukather(Piano), Steve Lukather(Vocals), Steve Porcaro(Keyboards), Steve Porcaro(Vocals), Timothy B. Schmit(Vocals), Tom Kelly(Vocals), Tom Scott(Saxophone), Bobby Kimball(Vocals (Background)), David Paich(Vocals (Background)), James Newton Howard(Strings), Jim Horn(Wind), Joe Porcaro(Marimba), Lenny Castro(Conga), Marty Paich(Strings), Martyn Ford(Strings), Mike Porcaro(Cello), Mike Porcaro(Cello), Steve Lukather(Vocals (Background)), Timothy B. Schmit(Vocals (Background)), Tom Kelly(Vocals (Background)), Jeff Porcaro(Tympani [Timpani]), Jeff Porcaro(Xylophone), Joe Porcaro(Tympani [Timpani]), Joe Porcaro(Xylophone), Al Schmitt(Engineer), Bruce Heigh(Engineer), David Leonard(Engineer), David Paich(Arranger), David Paich(Engineer), Greg Ladanyi(Engineer), James Ledner(Engineer), James Newton Howard(Arranger), Jim Horn(Engineer), John Kurlander(Engineer), Niko Bolas(Engineer), Peggy McCreary(Engineer), Stephen Saper(Engineer), Steve Porcaro(Arranger), Steve Porcaro(Engineer), Terry Christian(Engineer), Tom Knox(Engineer), TOTO(Producer), Bobby Kimball(Group Member), Darcy Proper(Mastering), David Paich(Group Member), David Paich(Horn Arrangements), Doug Sax(Mastering), Elliot Scheiner(Mixing), Gavin Lurssen(Mastering), Glen Christensen(Photography), Greg Ladanyi(Mixing), James Newton Howard(Conductor), James Newton Howard(Orchestra), Jeff Porcaro(Group Member), Jerry Hey(Horn Arrangements), Jim Hagopian(Photography), Joe Spencer(Artwork), Joe Spencer(Illustrations), Mark Wilder(Mastering), Sam Emerson(Photography), Sam Emmerson(Photography), Steve Lukather(Composer), Steve Lukather(Group Member), Steve Porcaro(Group Member), Amy Herot(Reissue Producer), David Paich(Orchestral Arrangements), James Newton Howard(Orchestral Arrangements), Kevin Boutote(Consultant), Marty Paich(Orchestral Arrangements), Roger Linn(Synthesizer Programming), Jeff Porcaro(Package Concept)
Songs
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1Rosanna -
2Make Believe
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3I Won`t Hold You Back
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4Good For You
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5It`s A Feeling
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6Afraid Of Love
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7Lovers In The Night
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8We Made It
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9Waiting For Your Love
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10Africa
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THE SHEEP | 愛知県 | 10year | 14/December/2010
完璧の音を求める彼らの奏でる音は繊細で素晴らしいです。シットリとする曲やアップテンポでハードなど凄いです。聞いててリラックスできます。いや綺麗な音1 people agree with this review
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どらん | 埼玉県 | 不明 | 18/July/2009
当時はＬＰ2500円位の時代に2000円で販売されて、トトも売る為には大変なんだとか思わせましたが、内容は素晴らしく、売れないわけが無い一枚でした。ただここにロックの感触は無く、すっかりポップロックと言うか、売れる音をとことんまで追求した感が有ります。聞き手の期待を裏切るのもロックミュージシャンの悪癖ですが、ここでもトトはトトらしくを貫いています。これ以降も更なる気持良いロックを醸し出してくれるはず、と思いきや、ボーカルのボビーキンボールを解雇。彼の存在価値が読めていなかったのはトト最大の失策でした。よってこの作品が最も売れた最高傑作という、何となく納得出来ない様な形になってしまいました。もっと出来た筈なのに。0 people agree with this review
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bonovox | 福岡県 | 不明 | 19/May/2009
「ロザーナ」と「アフリカ」の２曲のあまりの完成度の高さに、他の曲がどうしても印象薄くなるのが残念なアルバムです。 その他では唯一「ホールド・ユー・バック」のルカサーのギター・ソロは素晴らしいです。 とにかくこのアルバムは「ロザーナ」でのジェフ・ポーカロ一世一代のシャッフル・ビートと、ラスト「アフリカ」でのジェフの父：ジョー・ポーカロのパーカッション＆息子の共演に尽きます。 それと、キャリア唯一の全米No.1ヒットである「アフリカ」でのデヴィッド・ぺイチの優しいヴォーカルの貢献度＋魅力は、もっと語り継がれ1 people agree with this review
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