Fahrenheit (Toto album)
Fahrenheit is the sixth studio album by Toto, 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.[6] However, he sings backing vocals on the song "Could This Be Love". It was also the last Toto album until Toto XIV in 2015 to feature keyboardist Steve Porcaro as a permanent member, as he left after the Fahrenheit tour. The album failed to go gold until 1994,[7] but featured two top forty singles in "I'll Be Over You" (#11, #13 Can.) and "Without Your Love" (#38, #77 Can.). "I'll Be Over You" featured Michael McDonald on backing vocals, who also made an appearance in the song's music video. Singer/dancer Paula Abdul appears in the video for the third single, "Till The End."[8]
Fahrenheit | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 25, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Studio | Record One, Manor Studio and The Complex (Los Angeles, CA); Bill Schnee Studios and The Villa (North Hollywood, CA). | |||
Genre | Pop rock, funk rock, R&B | |||
Length | 44:07 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Toto | |||
Toto chronology | ||||
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Singles from Fahrenheit | ||||
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Kerrang! | [5] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Till the End" | David Paich, Joseph Williams | 5:17 |
2. | "We Can Make It Tonight" | Barry Bregman, Jeff Porcaro, Williams | 4:16 |
3. | "Without Your Love" | Paich | 4:33 |
4. | "Can't Stand It Any Longer" | Steve Lukather, Paich, Williams | 4:40 |
5. | "I'll Be Over You" | Randy Goodrum, Lukather | 3:50 |
6. | "Fahrenheit" | Paich, J. Porcaro, Williams | 4:39 |
7. | "Somewhere Tonight" | Lukather, Paich, J. Porcaro | 3:46 |
8. | "Could This Be Love" | Paich, Williams, Fergie Frederiksen | 5:14 |
9. | "Lea" | Steve Porcaro | 4:29 |
10. | "Don't Stop Me Now" | Lukather, Paich | 3:05 |
Personnel
Toto
- Joseph Williams – lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 6-9), backing vocals
- Steve Lukather – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (3, 5)
- David Paich – keyboards, backing vocals
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizers
- Mike Porcaro – bass guitar
- Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Amin Bhatia – synthesizer intro (6)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 5, 7)
- "Sidney" – percussion (3, 6)
- Joe Porcaro – percussion (7, 10)
- Steve Jordan – percussion (9)
- Jim Keltner – percussion (9)
- Charles Loper – trombone (1)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1)
- Chuck Findley – trumpet (1, 6)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 6)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 6), additional horn arrangements (1, 6)
- Tom Scott – saxophone (6)
- Larry Williams – saxophone (6)
- David Sanborn – saxophone (6, 9, 10)
- Miles Davis – trumpet (10)
- Michael Sherwood – backing vocals (1, 9)
- Paulette Brown – backing vocals (3)
- Tony Walthes – backing vocals (3)
- Michael McDonald – backing vocals (5)
- Fergie Frederiksen – backing vocals (8)
- Don Henley – backing vocals (9)
Production
- Arranged and Produced by Toto
- Engineers – Tom Knox and Shep Lonsdale
- Additional Engineering – Dan Garcia, Murray Dvorkin, John Jessel, Julie Last, Doug Linnell, Teruo "Mu" Murakami, Jack Joseph Puig, Mike Ross and Duane Seykora.
- Technicians – Keith Albright, Brent Averill, Bob Bradshaw, Paul Jamieson, John Jessel, Art Kelm, Roger Linn, Roger Nichols and Eli Slawson.
- Mixing – Greg Ladanyi (Tracks #1-9) and Tom Knox (Track #10).
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
- Production Coordination – Chris Littleton
- Art Direction – Tony Lane and Nancy Donald
- Photography – Michael Going
- Sleeve Photography – Jim Shea
- Management – Larry Fitzgerald and Mark Hartley at Fitzgerald Hartley Co.
Additional notes
- Catalogue: (CD) Columbia CK-40273
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Certifications
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References
- https://www.musicvf.com/Toto.art
- https://www.discogs.com/Toto-Till-The-End/release/3867257
- https://www.discogs.com/Toto-Lea/release/597724
- Ruhlmann, William. "Toto Fahrenheit review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- Oliver, Derek (30 October 1986). "Toto 'Fahrenheit'". Kerrang!. 132. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 27.
- (2004). Steve Lukather: The hardest working guitarist in the business, Melodicrock.com.
- Fahrenheit was certified gold on 10/03/1994, according to www.riaa.com
- (April 20, 2007). "Paula Abdul" Archived 2009-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, The Official Toto Website.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Library and Archives Canada. Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 3, 2012
- "dutchcharts.nl Toto – Fahrenheit". Hung Medien (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Archived from the original (ASP) on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 285. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1986" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- "norwegiancharts.com Toto – Fahrenheit". Hung Medien. VG-lista. Archived from the original (ASP) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- "swedishcharts.com Toto – Fahrenheit" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- "Toto - Fahrenheit - hitparade.ch" (in German). Archived from the original on October 26, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- "The Official Charts Company - Toto – Fahrenheit" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- "allmusic ((( Fahrenheit > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- "Album Search: Toto – Fahrenheit" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- "American album certifications – Toto – Fahrenheit". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 3, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.