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Los Angeles studio work was the common thread that pulled Toto together, and the band’s earliest identity came from musicians who already knew how to build tracks under pressure. Toto formed in 1977 in Los Angeles, California, with keyboardist and vocalist David Paich and drummer Jeff Porcaro at the center. Before Toto existed, Paich and Porcaro had played together as session musicians on multiple projects, and they shaped Toto as a working band with the same discipline they brought to recording sessions. The initial lineup came together with bassist David Hungate, guitarist and vocalist Steve Lukather, keyboardist and vocalist Steve Porcaro, and lead vocalist Bobby Kimball, and that group recorded the self titled debut album Toto in 1978.
The band broke into the mainstream quickly with “Hold the Line,” a Top Five single that established Toto on pop radio and set up the early album cycle. Toto’s sound blended pop, rock, soul, funk, hard rock, R&B, blues, and jazz, and that mix remained part of the band’s reputation across decades. After the debut, Toto continued releasing studio albums through the late 1970s and early 1980s, including Hydra in 1979 and Turn Back in 1981, building toward the record that ultimately defined their commercial peak.
That peak arrived with their fourth studio album, Toto IV, released in 1982, which delivered the band’s biggest global singles. “Africa” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became Toto’s only number one single on that chart. “Rosanna” reached number two, and “I Won’t Hold You Back” also reached the Top Ten. The album’s impact carried into the 1983 Grammy Awards, where Toto IV won Album of the Year, and “Rosanna” won Record of the Year, alongside additional Grammy wins connected to the album and its production and engineering. Those awards cemented Toto’s status as a major commercial act while also highlighting the craftsmanship that had already defined them as studio players.
The band’s recording career expanded well past the 1980s, with Toto continuing to release studio albums across multiple eras and label situations. As of 2023, Toto’s studio catalog totals fourteen albums, from Toto in 1978 through Old Is New in 2018, and the band has also released eight live albums and a soundtrack album, Dune, in 1984. The group’s history includes significant personnel changes over time, with Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, Steve Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, Fergie Frederiksen, Jean Michel Byron, Simon Phillips, Greg Phillinganes, and Keith Carlock all listed among past members, while Lukather, Paich, and Joseph Williams are identified as current members. The years active listed for Toto are 1977 to 2008, 2010 to 2019, and 2020 to the present, reflecting periods of activity and regrouping rather than a single uninterrupted run.
Toto’s achievements extend beyond hit singles and award trophies into long term commercial reach. The band is credited with selling over fifty million records worldwide. In 1986, Toto won a Crystal Globe award recognizing sales of more than five million records outside their home country. In 2009, Toto was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, reflecting the group’s standing as working musicians whose impact was felt both on their own records and within the broader recording industry.
Complete List Of Toto Songs From A to Z
- 2 Hearts – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- 21st Century Blues – Toto XIV – 2015
- A Million Miles Away – Turn Back – 1981
- A Secret Love – Hydra – 1979
- A Thousand Years – The Seventh One – 1988
- Africa – Toto IV – 1982
- Afraid of Love – Toto IV – 1982
- 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
- Anna – The Seventh One – 1988
- Baby He’s Your Man – Tambu – 1995
- Bend – Toto XIV – 2015
- Better World (Parts I, II & III) – Mindfields – 1999
- Blackeye – Tambu – 1995
- Bodhisattva – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- Bottom of Your Soul – Falling in Between – 2006
- Burn – Toto XIV – 2015
- Burn Down the Mission – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- Can’t Stand It Any Longer – Fahrenheit – 1986
- 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
- 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
- Dying on My Feet – Falling in Between – 2006
- English Eyes – Turn Back – 1981
- Endless – Isolation – 1984
- Fahrenheit – Fahrenheit – 1986
- Falling in Between – Falling in Between – 2006
- Fearful Heart – Old Is New – 2018
- 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
- Good for You – Toto IV – 1982
- Goodbye Elenore – Turn Back – 1981
- Great Expectations – Toto XIV – 2015
- Gypsy Train – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- 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 Think I Could Stand You Forever – Turn Back – 1981
- I Will Remember – Tambu – 1995
- I Won’t Hold You Back – Toto IV – 1982
- I’ll Be Over You – Fahrenheit – 1986
- I’ll Supply the Love – Toto – 1978
- If It’s the Last Night – Turn Back – 1981
- If You Belong to Me – Tambu – 1995
- In a Little While – Old Is New – 2018
- Isolation – Isolation – 1984
- It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Live) – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- It’s a Feeling – Toto IV – 1982
- Jake to the Bone – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- Just Can’t Get to You – Tambu – 1995
- 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
- Lea – Fahrenheit – 1986
- Let It Go – Falling in Between – 2006
- Lion – Isolation – 1984
- Little Wing (Live) – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- Live for Today – Turn Back – 1981
- Living for the City – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- Lorraine – Hydra – 1979
- Lovers in the Night – Toto IV – 1982
- Mad About You – Mindfields – 1999
- Maiden Voyage / Butterfly – Through the Looking Glass – 2002
- Mama – Hydra – 1979
- Make Believe – Toto IV – 1982
- Manuela Run – Toto – 1978
- Melanie – Mindfields – 1999
- Mindfields – Mindfields – 1999
- Mr. Friendly – Isolation – 1984
- Mushanga – The Seventh One – 1988
- Mysterious Ways – Mindfields – 1999
- Never Enough – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- 99 – Hydra – 1979
- No End in Sight – Falling in Between – 2006
- No Love – Mindfields – 1999
- Oh Why? – Old Is New – 2018
- Only the Children – The Seventh One – 1988
- Only You – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- One Road – Mindfields – 1999
- Orphan – Toto XIV – 2015
- Pamela – The Seventh One – 1988
- Rockmaker – Toto – 1978
- Rosanna – Toto IV – 1982
- Running Out of Time – Toto XIV – 2015
- Selfish – Mindfields – 1999
- 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
- Takin’ It Back – Toto – 1978
- Taint Your World – Falling in Between – 2006
- The Little Things – Toto XIV – 2015
- The Other End of Time – Tambu – 1995
- The Other Side – Kingdom of Desire – 1992
- The Reeferman – Falling in Between – 2006
- The Road Goes On – Tambu – 1995
- The Seventh One – The Seventh One – 1988
- The Turning Point – Tambu – 1995
- These Chains – The Seventh One – 1988
- Till the End – Fahrenheit – 1986
- Time is the Enemy – Tambu – 1995
- Turn Back – Turn Back – 1981
- 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 Made It – Toto IV – 1982
- We’ll Keep On Running – Old Is New – 2018
- 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
Albums
Toto (1978): 10 songs
Hydra (1979): 8 songs
Turn Back (1981): 8 songs
Toto IV (1982): 10 songs
Isolation (1984): 10 songs
Fahrenheit (1986): 10 songs
The Seventh One (1988): 12 songs
Kingdom of Desire (1992): 13 songs
Tambu (1995): 13 songs
Mindfields (1999): 14 songs
Through the Looking Glass (2002): 11 songs
Falling in Between (2006): 11 songs
Toto XIV (2015): 12 songs
Old Is New (2018): 10 songs
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