Africa

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1Africa
recording engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer), Greg Ladanyi, Jamie Ledner, Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist), Lon LeMaster, Niko Bolas, Peggy McCreary, Al Schmitt, Terry Christian (US recording and mixing engineer) and Tom Knox
additional engineer:
Bruce Heigh (task: additional recording), David Paich (task: additional recording), Dick Gall (engineer/guitar technician) (task: additional recording) and Steve Porcaro (task: additional recording)
engineer:
Al Schmitt, Bruce Heigh, David Paich, Dick Gall (engineer/guitar technician), Greg Ladanyi, Steve Porcaro and Tom Knox
producer:
Bruce Dickinson (engineer and producer) and Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Elliot Scheiner (task: for 5.1 surround sound) and Greg Ladanyi
acoustic guitar:
Timothy B. Schmit
bass:
David Hungate and Michael Porcaro
bass guitar:
David Hungate
congas:
Lenny Castro
drums (drum set) and gong:
Jeff Porcaro
electric guitar and guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
instruments:
Lenny Castro
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
keyboard and piano:
David Paich
marimba:
Joe Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro, Jeff Porcaro and Joe Porcaro
recorder:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
synthesizer:
Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger), David Paich and Timothy B. Schmit
lead vocals:
Jean-Michel Byron, Bobby Kimball and David Paich
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982, in 1983)
music videos:
Africa by Toto (US rock group)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 105) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 452)
recording of:
Africa (Toto)
writer:
Jeffrey Porcaro and David Paich
publisher:
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Rising Storm Music, Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Spirit Two Music, Cowbella Music (US work publisher) (in 1982) and Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. (in 1982)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
44:59
2Don’t Chain My Heart
recording engineer:
Anas Allaf, Bart Stevens, Bob Edwards (US producer/engineer), Darian Sahanaja, Dick Kaneshiro, Ed Korengo, Fred Kelly Jr. (audio engineer), Jeff Graham, Jeff Lorenzen (Engineer - studio technician), Ken Deranteriasian, Kyle Bess, Mick Stern (engineer), Mike Arvold, Rail Rogut, Randy Long, Randy Wine, Rick Plant (US bassist), Rob Jaczko, Shawn Berman and Thom Russo
additional programming:
John Jessel
engineer:
Greg Ladanyi (task: engineered by), Jess Sutcliffe (task: engineered by), John Jessel (task: engineered by) and Niko Bolas (task: engineered by)
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
bass:
Mike Porcaro
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeff Procaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:
David Paich
synthesizer:
John Jessel and Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets), Angel Rogers (American singer), Fred White (soul singer, songwriter, arranger and producer) and Philip Ingram (Soul and R&B singer-songwriter and keyboardist)
vocals:
David Paich and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
recording of:
Don’t Chain My Heart (from 1991-02 until 1992-05-07)
writer:
Toto (US rock group)
publisher:
Buddy Love Music, Davlo Music, Freesongs (use Feesongs for Fee Waybill publisher), Micheluce Music and Rising Storm Music
44:46
3I’ll Be Over You
recording engineer:
Shep Lonsdale and Tom Knox
programming:
Steve Porcaro
additional engineer:
Dan Garcia (engineer/producer) (task: additional), Doug Linnell (task: additional), Duane Seykora (task: additional), Jack Puig (task: additional), John Jessel (task: additional), Julie Last (task: additional), Mike Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present) (task: additional), Murray Dvorkin (task: additional) and Teruo "Mu" Murakami (task: additional)
engineer:
Tom Knox and Shep Lonsdale
producer:
Bruce Dickinson (engineer and producer) and Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
bass:
Mike Porcaro
bass guitar:
Michael Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
instruments:
Steve Porcaro
keyboard and synthesizer:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Lenny Castro, Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist) and Jeff Porcaro
Rhodes piano [Yamaha DX7 rhodes]:
David Paich
background vocals:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger), Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer) and Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
lead vocals:
Jean-Michel Byron and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
vocals:
David Paich, Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams), Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer), Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
performer:
Mike McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Toto (US rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1986) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1986)
recording of:
I'll Be Over You
writer:
R.Goodrum and S.Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
recording of:
I’ll Be Over You
writer:
Randy Goodrum and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
publisher:
California Phase Music, Randy Goodrum Inc., Rehtakul Veets Music and Universal Music–MGB Songs
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3.53:51
4Make Believe
recording engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer), Jamie Ledner, Tom Knox, Lon LeMaster, Niko Bolas, Peggy McCreary and Terry Christian (US recording and mixing engineer)
additional engineer:
Bruce Heigh (task: additional recording), David Paich (task: additional recording), Dick Gall (engineer/guitar technician) (task: additional recording) and Steve Porcaro (task: additional recording)
engineer:
Al Schmitt, Bruce Heigh, David Paich, Dick Gall (engineer/guitar technician), Greg Ladanyi, Steve Porcaro and Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Elliot Scheiner (task: for 5.1 surround sound) and Greg Ladanyi
bass:
David Hungate
bass guitar:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Jeff Porcaro
saxophone:
Jon Smith (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Tom Kelly (songwriter), Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and David Paich
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
recording of:
Make Believe
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. (in 1982)
4.253:45
5Endless
assistant engineer:
Ann Calnan (task: assistant), Bill Jackson (American engineer) (task: assistant), Brian Malouf (task: assistant), David Schober (engineer) (task: assistant), Duane Seykora (task: assistant), Franz Pusch (task: assistant), Peggy McCreary (task: assistant), Richard Bosworth (task: assistant), Stuart Furusho (task: assistant), Terry Christian (US recording and mixing engineer) (task: assistant) and Tom Fletcher (engineer) (task: assistant)
engineer:
Greg Ladanyi, John Kurlander (engineer) (task: strings), Niko Bolas, Shep Lonsdale and Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi and Toto (US rock group)
bass:
Mike Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
instruments:
Lenny Castro
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Jeff Porcaro, Joe Porcaro and Lenny Castro
saxophone:
Tom Scott (saxophonist, Blues Brothers, LA Express, Starsky & Hutch)
trumpet:
Chuck Findley (trumpet, trombone, horn player) and Jerry Hey
additional background vocals and background vocals:
Bobby Kimball
vocals:
David Paich, Fergie Frederiksen (vocalist) and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1984)
recording of:
Endless
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc.
3.53:42
6Without Your Love
programming:
Steve Porcaro
additional engineer:
Dan Garcia (engineer/producer) (task: additional), Doug Linnell (task: additional), Duane Seykora (task: additional), Jack Puig (task: additional), John Jessel (task: additional), Julie Last (task: additional), Mike Ross (US engineer, active 1980s–present) (task: additional), Murray Dvorkin (task: additional) and Teruo "Mu" Murakami (task: additional)
engineer:
Tom Knox and Shep Lonsdale
producer:
Bruce Dickinson (engineer and producer) and Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Greg Ladanyi
bass:
Mike Porcaro
bass guitar:
Michael Porcaro
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
instruments:
Steve Porcaro
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Jeff Porcaro and Sidney (percussionist?)
background vocals:
Paulette Brown and Tony Walthes
vocals:
David Paich, Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams), Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
arranger:
Toto (US rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1986)
recording of:
Without Your Love (Toto song)
lyricist and composer:
David Paich
publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. (in 1986)
44:34
7Change of Heart
recording of:
Change of Heart (Toto song)
writer:
Fergie Frederiksen (vocalist) and David Paich
4:11
8Afraid of Love
recording engineer:
David Leonard (US producer and engineer), Jamie Ledner, John Kurlander (engineer), John Kurlander (engineer) (strings), Greg Ladanyi, Lon LeMaster, Niko Bolas, Peggy McCreary and Terry Christian (US recording and mixing engineer)
additional engineer:
Bruce Heigh (task: additional recording), David Paich (task: additional recording), Dick Gall (engineer/guitar technician) (task: additional recording) and Steve Porcaro (task: additional recording)
engineer:
Al Schmitt, Bruce Heigh, David Paich, Dick Gall (engineer/guitar technician), Greg Ladanyi, Steve Porcaro and Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Elliot Scheiner (task: for 5.1 surround sound) and Greg Ladanyi
bass:
David Hungate
bass guitar:
David Hungate
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
instrument:
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
percussion:
Jeff Porcaro
strings:
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
xylophone:
Joe Porcaro
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and David Paich
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
orchestra:
The Martyn Ford Orchestra
conductor:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
arranger:
David Paich and James Newton Howard (American score composer)
orchestrator:
James Newton Howard (American score composer) and David Paich
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1982)
additionally recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Afraid of Love
writer:
Jeffrey Porcaro, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger), David Paich and Steve Porcaro
publisher:
Rising Storm Music, Universal Music–MGB Songs, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), Cowbella Music (US work publisher) (in 1982), Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc. (in 1982) and Rehtakul Veets Music (in 1982)
43:54
9A Secret Love
assistant engineer:
Stephen McManus (task: assistant)
engineer and mixer:
Dana Latham and Tom Knox
additional producer:
Tom Knox and Toto (US rock group)
producer:
Tom Knox and Toto (US rock group)
bass:
David Hungate
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeffrey Porcaro
guitar:
David Hungate and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
instruments:
Steve Porcaro
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich and Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1979)
recording of:
A Secret Love (Toto song)
writer:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich and Steve Porcaro
43:08
10Takin’ It Back
recording engineer:
Dana Latham and Gabe Veltri
assistant engineer:
Dana Latham (task: assistant) and Gabe Veltri (task: assistant)
engineer and mixer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
bass:
David Hungate
bass guitar:
David Hungate
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeffrey Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and David Paich
lead vocals:
Steve Porcaro
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Takin’ It Back (Toto song)
lyricist and composer:
Steve Porcaro
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
4.153:46
11Only You
recording engineer:
Anas Allaf, Bart Stevens, Bob Edwards (US producer/engineer), Darian Sahanaja, Dick Kaneshiro, Ed Korengo, Fred Kelly Jr. (audio engineer), Jeff Graham, Jeff Lorenzen (Engineer - studio technician), Ken Deranteriasian, Kyle Bess, Mick Stern (engineer), Mike Arvold, Rail Rogut, Randy Long, Randy Wine, Rick Plant (US bassist), Rob Jaczko, Shawn Berman and Thom Russo
additional programming:
John Jessel
engineer:
Greg Ladanyi (task: engineered by), Jess Sutcliffe (task: engineered by), John Jessel (task: engineered by) and Niko Bolas (task: engineered by)
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
percussion:
Joseph Porcaro
synthesizer:
John Jessel and Steve Porcaro
recording of:
Only You (Toto song) (from 1991-02 until 1992-05-07)
writer:
Toto (US rock group)
44:27
12You Are the Flower
recording engineer:
Dana Latham and Gabe Veltri
assistant engineer:
Dana Latham (task: assistant) and Gabe Veltri (task: assistant)
engineer and mixer:
Tom Knox
producer:
Toto (US rock group)
bass:
David Hungate
bass guitar:
David Hungate
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Jeffrey Porcaro
guitar:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:
David Paich and Steve Porcaro
background vocals:
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger), David Paich and Steve Porcaro
lead vocals:
Bobby Kimball
vocals:
Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) and Steve Porcaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
You Are the Flower
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Kimball
publisher:
Sheetfire Music, Tunecore Digital Music (publisher; not a release label. Use [no label]), チューンコアジャパン株式会社 (TuneCore Japan, mostly a distributor; not a release label. Use [no label]) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
44:10

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