Old Is New
2018 studio album by Toto
Old Is New Released November 30, 2018 Recorded 1977–1980s, 2016–2017[ 1] Length 42 :10 Label Columbia Producer Toto
"Alone" Released: November 15, 2017
"Spanish Sea" Released: January 3, 2018
"Struck by Lightning" Released: February 9, 2018
"Devil's Tower" Released: January 24, 2019
"Chelsea" Released: May 24, 2019
"Fearful Heart" Released: April 3, 2020[ 2]
Old Is New is the fourteenth and final[ 3] studio album by American band Toto (though counted as the 15th album overall with Toto XX being canonized as a studio album rather than as a compilation album). It was released as part of the band's All In box set on November 30, 2018,[ 4] [ 5] and separately on April 3, 2020.[ 6] The tracks "Devil's Tower", "Spanish Sea" and "Oh Why" feature deceased band members Jeff (who died in 1992) and Mike (who died in 2015).[ 7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steve Lukather , David Paich , Steve Porcaro and Joseph Williams , except where noted.[ 1]
Title Writer(s) Lead vocals 1. "Alone" Williams 4:32 2. "Devil's Tower" Lukather & Williams 3:44 3. "Fearful Heart" Williams 3:52 4. "Spanish Sea" Williams & Paich 4:25 5. "In a Little While" Lukather & Porcaro 4:49 6. "Chelsea" Williams 4:51 7. "Chase the Rain" Porcaro 3:16 8. "Oh Why?" Paich Paich 3:55 9. "Struck by Lightning" Williams 4:17 10. "We'll Keep On Running" (featuring What So Not ) Lukather & Williams 4:41 Total length: 42:10
"Alone", "Spanish Sea" and "Struck by Lightning" were previously released on the greatest hits album 40 Trips Around the Sun (2018).
Personnel
All credits sourced from liner notes:[ 1]
Toto
Steve Lukather – guitars , lead vocals (tracks 2, 5, 10) , backing vocals (tracks 1–5, 8) , bass guitar (tracks 1, 9) , piano (track 3) , sitar (track 8)
David Paich – piano (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9) , keyboards (tracks 1–5, 8) , additional keyboards (track 7) , synthesizers (track 3) , lead vocals (tracks 4, 8) , backing vocals (tracks 4, 5, 9)
Steve Porcaro – synthesizers (tracks 1–5, 7) , Hammond organ (tracks 6, 8, 9) , keyboards (tracks 3) , piano (track 7) , synth bass (track 7) , lead vocals (tracks 5, 7) , backing vocals (tracks 4, 5, 7)
Joseph Williams – lead vocals (tracks 1–4, 6, 9, 10) , backing vocals (tracks 1–9) , keyboards (tracks 6, 9) , additional keyboards (tracks 1, 4) , piano (track 6) , synth bass (track 6) , arrangement (track 6)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (tracks 2–5, 8)
Mike Porcaro – bass guitar (tracks 3, 4, 8)
David Hungate – bass guitar (tracks 2, 5)
Additional musicians
Lenny Castro – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (tracks 1, 6, 9)
Shannon Forrest – drums (track 7)
Martin Tillman – cello (tracks 8, 9)
Mark T. Williams – backing vocals (tracks 3, 4)
Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals (track 4)
Pat Knox, Lorraine Paich, Weston Wilson – backing vocals (lightning chant) (track 9)
What So Not (track 10)
James Rushent, Surahn Sidhu, Trevor Lukather – additional instrumentation (track 10)
Technical personnel :
Toto (Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, Joseph Williams) – production
Joseph Williams – supervising producer, audio editing
Greg Ladanyi , Niko Bolas , Al Schmitt , David Leonard , Tom Knox, Shep Lonsdale, Peggy McCreary – recording engineers 1970's 1980's
Joseph Williams, Steve Porcaro, Niko Bolas, Shannon Forrest – recording engineers 2016–2017
Damien Weatherley, James Rushent – additional engineering (track 10)
George Maple – additional contribution (track 10)
Pat Knox, Weston Wilson – assistant editors & engineers
Mike Ging – Pro Tools transfers
Bob Clearmountain – mixing
Cassian, What So Not – mixing (track 10)
Sergio Ruelas – digital audio editor, mix assistant
Bob Ludwig – mastering
Dale Becker – mastering (track 10)
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