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Toto formed in Los Angeles in 1977 around musicians who had already developed exceptional reputations in recording studios. Keyboardist David Paich and drummer Jeff Porcaro assembled the first lineup with guitarist Steve Lukather, keyboardist Steve Porcaro, bassist David Hungate, and lead vocalist Bobby Kimball. Their experience as session players gave the band the ability to move naturally among rock, pop, soul, funk, jazz, rhythm and blues, and progressive arrangements.
The self-titled debut album arrived in 1978 and immediately produced “Hold the Line,” “I’ll Supply the Love,” and “Georgy Porgy.” Hydra followed in 1979 with “99,” “White Sister,” and the title track, while Turn Back pushed the band toward a heavier rock sound in 1981.
Toto reached its commercial peak with Toto IV in 1982. “Rosanna” became a major international hit, “I Won’t Hold You Back” reached the American Top 10, and “Africa” became the group’s only Number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. The album’s studio craftsmanship and arrangements dominated the 1983 Grammy Awards and established Toto as one of the era’s most technically accomplished rock bands.
The group followed Toto IV with Isolation, the orchestral soundtrack for David Lynch’s Dune, Fahrenheit, and The Seventh One. Personnel changed throughout the decade, with Fergie Frederiksen and Joseph Williams succeeding Bobby Kimball as lead vocalists and Mike Porcaro replacing David Hungate on bass. Songs including “Stranger in Town,” “I’ll Be Over You,” “Without Your Love,” “Pamela,” and “Stop Loving You” extended the band’s international success.
The 1990 compilation Past to Present 1977–1990 introduced four new recordings with vocalist Jean-Michel Byron: “Love Has the Power,” “Out of Love,” “Can You Hear What I’m Saying,” and “Animal.” Steve Lukather then assumed a larger lead-vocal role on Kingdom of Desire and Tambu, albums that documented the band’s transition after Jeff Porcaro’s death in 1992.
Bobby Kimball returned for Mindfields in 1999 and remained through the covers album Through the Looking Glass and Falling in Between. The 1998 collection Toto XX opened the group’s archives through previously unreleased studio recordings and concert performances, while later live albums documented changing lineups led by Lukather, Paich, and a returning Joseph Williams.
Toto XIV arrived in 2015 with “Running Out of Time,” “Orphan,” “Holy War,” “Burn,” and “Chinatown.” Three newly completed recordings appeared on the 2018 collection 40 Trips Around the Sun, and those songs joined seven additional tracks on Old Is New. The latter album incorporated archival performances by Jeff and Mike Porcaro into newly finished recordings.
Toto continued touring internationally in 2026 with Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams leading the performing lineup and David Paich remaining part of the band’s creative identity. The group’s longevity rests on a catalog that extends far beyond its biggest singles, including orchestral film music, archival recordings, covers, instrumental pieces, and songs written for numerous vocalists and musical configurations.
Complete List Of Toto Songs From A to Z
0–9 and A–E
- “2 Hearts” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “21st Century Blues” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “99” – Hydra – 1979
- “Afraid of Love” – Toto IV – 1982
- “Africa” – Toto IV – 1982
- “Africa (Live in Johannesburg 1997)” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “After You’ve Gone” – Mindfields – 1999
- “All the Tears That Shine” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “All Us Boys” – Hydra – 1979
- “Alone” – Old Is New – 2018
- “Angel Don’t Cry” – Isolation – 1984
- “Angela” – Toto – 1978
- “Animal” – Past to Present 1977–1990 – 1990
- “Anna” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “Baba Mnumzane (Live in Johannesburg 1997)” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “Baby He’s Your Man” – Tambu – 1995
- “Bend” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “Better World (Parts I, II & III)” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Big Battle” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Blackeye” – Tambu – 1995
- “Bodhisattva” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “Bottom of Your Soul” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “The Box” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Burn” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “Burn Down the Mission” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “Can’t Stand It Any Longer” – Fahrenheit – 1986
- “Can You Hear What I’m Saying” – Past to Present 1977–1990 – 1990
- “Carmen” – Isolation – 1984
- “Caught in the Balance” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Change of Heart” – Isolation – 1984
- “Chase the Rain” – Old Is New – 2018
- “Chelsea” – Old Is New – 2018
- “Child’s Anthem” – Toto – 1978
- “Chinatown” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “Could This Be Love” – Fahrenheit – 1986
- “Could You Be Loved” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “Cruel” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Dave’s Gone Skiing” – Tambu – 1995
- “Dave’s Gone Skiing (Live in Johannesburg 1997)” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “Devil’s Tower” – Old Is New – 2018
- “Don’t Chain My Heart” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “Don’t Stop Me Now” – Fahrenheit – 1986
- “Drag Him to the Roof” – Tambu – 1995
- “Dune (Desert Theme)” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Dying on My Feet” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “Endless” – Isolation – 1984
- “English Eyes” – Turn Back – 1981
F–J
- “Fahrenheit” – Fahrenheit – 1986
- “Falling in Between” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “Fearful Heart” – Old Is New – 2018
- “Final Dream” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “First Attack” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “The Floating Fat Man (The Baron)” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Fortune” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “Georgy Porgy” – Toto – 1978
- “Gift of Faith” – Tambu – 1995
- “Gift with a Golden Gun” – Turn Back – 1981
- “Girl Goodbye” – Toto – 1978
- “Goin’ Home” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “Good for You” – Toto IV – 1982
- “Goodbye Elenore” – Turn Back – 1981
- “Great Expectations” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “Gypsy Train” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “Hash Pipe” – Non-album single – 2018
- “High Price of Hate” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Hold the Line” – Toto – 1978
- “Holy War” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “Holyanna” – Isolation – 1984
- “Home of the Brave” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “Hooked” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “House of the Rising Sun” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “How Does It Feel” – Isolation – 1984
- “How Many Times” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “Hydra” – Hydra – 1979
- “I Can’t Get Next to You” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “I’ll Be Over You” – Fahrenheit – 1986
- “I’ll Supply the Love” – Toto – 1978
- “I Think I Could Stand You Forever” – Turn Back – 1981
- “I Will Remember” – Tambu – 1995
- “I Won’t Hold You Back” – Toto IV – 1982
- “If It’s the Last Night” – Turn Back – 1981
- “If You Belong to Me” – Tambu – 1995
- “In a Little While” – Old Is New – 2018
- “In a Word” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “Isolation” – Isolation – 1984
- “It’s a Feeling” – Toto IV – 1982
- “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “Jake to the Bone” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “Just Can’t Get to You” – Tambu – 1995
K–O
- “Kick Down the Walls” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “King of the World” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “Kingdom of Desire” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “Last Love” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Last Night” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “Lea” – Fahrenheit – 1986
- “Let It Go” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “Leto’s Theme” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Lion” – Isolation – 1984
- “The Little Things” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “Little Wing” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “Live for Today” – Turn Back – 1981
- “Living for the City” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “Lorraine” – Hydra – 1979
- “Love Has the Power” – Past to Present 1977–1990 – 1990
- “Love Is a Man’s World” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “Lovers in the Night” – Toto IV – 1982
- “Mad About You” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Maiden Voyage / Butterfly” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “Main Title” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Make Believe” – Toto IV – 1982
- “Mama” – Hydra – 1979
- “Manuela Run” – Toto – 1978
- “Melanie” – Mindfields – 1999
- “A Million Miles Away” – Turn Back – 1981
- “Mindfields” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Miss Sun” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “Modern Eyes” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “Moodido (The Match)” – The Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984 – 1984
- “Mr. Friendly” – Isolation – 1984
- “Mrs. Johnson” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “Mushanga” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “Mysterious Ways” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Never Enough” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “No End in Sight” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “No Love” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Oh Why?” – Old Is New – 2018
- “On the Run (Live at Montreux 1991)” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “One Road” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Only the Children” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “Only You” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “Orphan” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “The Other End of Time” – Tambu – 1995
- “The Other Side” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “Out of Love” – Past to Present 1977–1990 – 1990
P–T
- “Pamela” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “Paul Kills Feyd” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Paul Meets Chani” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Paul Takes the Water of Life” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Prelude (Take My Hand)” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “The Prologue” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “The Reeferman” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “Right Part of Me” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “The Road Goes On” – Tambu – 1995
- “Robot Fight” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Rockmaker” – Toto – 1978
- “Rosanna” – Toto IV – 1982
- “Runaway (Live in Tokyo 1980)” – Live in Tokyo 1980 – 2020
- “Running Out of Time” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “A Secret Love” – Hydra – 1979
- “Selfish” – Mindfields – 1999
- “The Seventh One” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “She Knows the Devil” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “Simple Life” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “Slipped Away” – Tambu – 1995
- “Somewhere Tonight” – Fahrenheit – 1986
- “Spanish Sea” – Old Is New – 2018
- “Spanish Steps of Rome” – Mindfields – 1999
- “Spiritual Man” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “St. George and the Dragon” – Hydra – 1979
- “Stay Away” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “Stop Loving You” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “Straight for the Heart” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “Stranger in Town” – Isolation – 1984
- “Struck by Lightning” – Old Is New – 2018
- “Sunshine of Your Love” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “Taint Your World” – Falling in Between – 2006
- “Take My Hand” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Takin’ It Back” – Toto – 1978
- “Tale of a Man” – Toto XX: 1977–1997 – 1998
- “These Chains” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “A Thousand Years” – The Seventh One – 1988
- “Till the End” – Fahrenheit – 1986
- “Time Is the Enemy” – Tambu – 1995
- “Trip to Arrakis” – Dune soundtrack – 1984
- “Turn Back” – Turn Back – 1981
- “The Turning Point” – Tambu – 1995
U–Z
- “Unknown Soldier (For Jeffrey)” – Toto XIV – 2015
- “Waiting for Your Love” – Toto IV – 1982
- “Watching the Detectives” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “We Can Make It Tonight” – Fahrenheit – 1986
- “We’ll Keep On Running” – Old Is New – 2018
- “We Made It” – Toto IV – 1982
- “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- “White Sister” – Hydra – 1979
- “Wings of Time” – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- “Without Your Love” – Fahrenheit – 1986
- “You Are the Flower” – Toto – 1978
- “You Got Me” – The Seventh One – 1988
Toto Studio Albums
Toto (1978)
Hydra (1979)
Turn Back (1981)
Toto IV (1982)
Isolation (1984)
Fahrenheit (1986)
The Seventh One (1988)
Kingdom of Desire (1992)
Tambu (1995)
Mindfields (1999)
Through the Looking Glass (2002)
Falling in Between (2006)
Toto XIV (2015)
Old Is New (2018)
Toto Soundtrack and Archival Releases
Dune (1984)
Past to Present 1977–1990 (1990)
Toto XX: 1977–1997 (1998)
40 Trips Around the Sun (2018)
Live in Tokyo 1980 (2020)
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