1986 Toto – Fahrenheit
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. However, he sings backing vocals on the song “Could This Be Love”. It was also the last Toto album to feature keyboardist Steve Porcaro as a permanent member, as he left after the Fahrenheit tour. The album failed to go gold until 1994, but featured two top forty singles in “I’ll Be Over You” (#11) and “Without Your Love” (#38). Singer/Dancer Paula Abdul appears in the video for a third single, “Till The End”
At the end Don’t Stop Me Now performance by Miles Davis. Also appeared as technician on the album is Roger Linn
Tracks
| 1 | Till The End (David Paich, Joseph Williams) | 5:27 |
| 2 | We Can Make It Tonight (Barry Bregman, Jeffrey Porcaro, Joseph Williams) | 4:19 |
| 3 | Without Your Love (David Paich) | 4:34 |
| 4 | Can’t Stand It Any Longer (David Paich, Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather) | 4:40 |
| 5 | I’ll Be Over You (Randy Goodrum, Steve Lukather) | 3:50 |
| 6 | Fahrenheit (David Paich, Jeffrey Porcaro, Joseph Williams) | 4:41 |
| 7 | Somewhere Tonight (David Paich, Jeffrey Porcaro, Steve Lukather) | 3:46 |
| 8 | Could This Be Love (David Paich, Joseph Williams) | 5:17 |
| 9 | Lea (Steve Porcaro) | 4:31 |
| 10 | Don’t Stop Me Now (David Paich, Steve Lukather) | 3:05 |
Media
Band
| Bass | Mike Porcaro |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Vocals | Joseph Williams |
Other Musicians
1 Till The End
| Horns | Charlie Loper |
| Horns | Bill Reichenbach |
| Horns | Jerry Hey |
| Horns | Gary Grant |
| Horns | Chuck Findley |
| Background Vocals | Michael Sherwood |
2 We Can Make It Tonight
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
3 Without Your Love
| Background Vocals | Paulette Brown |
| Background Vocals | Tony Walthes |
4 Can’t Stand It Any Longer
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
5 I’ll Be Over You
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Background Vocals | Michael McDonald |
6 Fahrenheit
| Synthesizer | Amin Bhatia |
| Horns | Chuck Findley |
| Horns | Gary Grant |
| Horns | Bill Reichenbach |
| Horns | Jerry Hey |
| Horns | Larry Williams |
| Horns | Tom Scott |
| Horns | David Sanborn |
| Percussion | Sidney |
7 Somewhere Tonight
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Joe Porcaro |
8 Could This Be Love
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Fergie Frederiksen |
9 Lea
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Don Henley |
| Background Vocals | Michael Sherwood |
10 Don’t Stop Me Now
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Trumpet | Miles Davis |
| Percussion | Joe Porcaro |
Liner Notes
Producer – Toto
Arranged By – Toto
Coordinator (Production Coordinator, Band Mobilizer And Bro) – Chris Littleton
Engineer (Additional Engineer) – Dan Garcia, Doug Linnell, Duane Seykora, Jack Puig, John Jessel, Julie Last, Michael Ross, Murray Dvorkin, Teruo Murakami
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Greg Ladanyi
Mixed By – Tom Knox (Track 10)
Technician – Arthur Kelm, Bob Bradshaw, Brent Averill, Eli Slawson, John Jessel, Keith Albright, Paul Jamieson, Roger Linn, Roger Nichols
Photography (Sleeve Photography) – Jim Shea
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.
Distributed By – CBS Records
Distributed By – CBS Disques S.A.
Published By – Hudmar Publishing Co., Inc.
Published By – Off Backstreet Music
Published By – Seph Music
Published By – Cowbella Music
Published By – Justrossi Music
Published By – Rehtakul Veets Music
Published By – California Phase Music
Published By – Porcara Music
Recorded At – The Villa
Recorded At – Manor Studio, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At – Record One, Los Angeles
Recorded At – The Complex
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Manufactured By – CBS/Sony Inc.