2015 Toto – XIV

CJ Vanston, David Hungate, David Paich, Joseph Williams, Keith Carlock, Leland Sklar, Lenny Castro, Michael McDonald, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, Tom Scott, Toto

Toto XIV is the 13th studio album (though counted as the 14th album overall) by the American rock band Toto, released on March 20, 2015.

The album marks the return of Joseph Williams on lead vocals, Steve Porcaro on keyboards, and David Hungate on bass. Toto XIV is the first album with Keith Carlock on drums, replacing Simon Phillips, the longstanding successor to original drummer Jeff Porcaro who died in 1992. It is also the first studio album since 1982’s Toto IV not to feature longtime bassist Mike Porcaro, who died 5 days before the release of the album due to complications from ALS.

The name was explained by band member Steve Lukather in December 2014: The band counted all the albums with new released music. Because of this, the album Toto XX from 1998, although not a studio album, but a collection of older unreleased songs, was counted as well, making Toto XIV the 14th album.

Tracks

1 Running Out Of Time (David Paich; Joseph Williams; Steve Lukather) 04:06
2 Burn (David Paich; Joseph Williams) 04:56
3 Holy War (CJ Vanston; Joseph Williams; Steve Lukather) 05:23
4 21st Century Blues (CJ Vanston; Steve Lukather) 06:07
5 Orphan (David Paich; Joseph Williams; Steve Lukather) 03:56
6 Unknown Soldier (David Paich; Steve Lukather) 05:06
7 The Little Things (Allee Willis; Steve Porcaro) 04:34
8 Chinatown (David Paich; Michael Sherwood) 05:07
9 All The Tears (David Paich; Michael Sherwood) 05:09
10 Fortune (Joseph Williams) 04:46
11 Great Expectations (David Paich; Joseph Williams; Steve Lukather) 06:47
12 Bend (Steve Porcaro; Michael Sherwood) 02:48

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Musicians

1 Running Out Of Time

Bass	Tim Lefebvre
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Piano	David Paich
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Synthesizer	CJ Vanston
Background Vocals	Steve Lukather
Background Vocals	Jamie Savko
Vocals	Joseph Williams

2 Burn

Bass	Leland Sklar
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Keyboards	David Paich
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Synthesizer	CJ Vanston
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Steve Lukather
Background Vocals	Jamie Savko
Background Vocals	CJ Vanston
Background Vocals	Emma Williams
Background Vocals	Keith Carlock
Background Vocals	David Paich
Vocals	Joseph Williams

3 Holy War

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Organ	David Paich
Piano	David Paich
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Synthesizer	CJ Vanston
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Steve Lukather
Vocals	Joseph Williams

4 21st Century Blues

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Organ	David Paich
Piano	David Paich
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Synthesizer	CJ Vanston
Sax	Tom Scott
Background Vocals	Joseph Williams
Background Vocals	Amy Keys
Vocals	Steve Lukather

5 Orphan

Bass	Steve Lukather
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Keyboards	David Paich
Keyboards	Joseph Williams
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Synthesizer	CJ Vanston
Background Vocals	Mabvuto Carpenter
Background Vocals	Steve Lukather
Vocals	Joseph Williams

6 Unknown Soldier

Bass	Steve Lukather
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Keyboards	David Paich
Synthesizer	CJ Vanston
Cello	Martin Tillman
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Joseph Williams
Background Vocals	Amy Keys
Background Vocals	Michael McDonald
Vocals	Steve Lukather

7 The Little Things

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Keyboards	Steve Porcaro
Cello	Martin Tillman
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Joseph Williams
Vocals	Steve Porcaro

8 Chinatown

Bass	David Hungate
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Keyboards	David Paich
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Michael McDonald
Background Vocals	Amy Keys
Background Vocals	Joseph Williams
Vocals	Joseph Williams
Vocals	Steve Lukather
Vocals	David Paich

9 All The Tears

Bass	Tal Wilkenfeld
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Keyboards	David Paich
Piano	David Paich
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Background Vocals	Steve Lukather
Background Vocals	Joseph Williams
Vocals	David Paich

10 Fortune

Bass	Tal Wilkenfeld
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Keyboards	Joseph Williams
Piano	David Paich
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Synthesizer	CJ Vanston
Percussion	Lenny Castro
Background Vocals	Michael McDonald
Background Vocals	Amy Keys
Background Vocals	Steve Lukather
Vocals	Joseph Williams

11 Great Expectations

Bass	Steve Lukather
Drums	Keith Carlock
Guitar	Steve Lukather
Keyboards	David Paich
Organ	David Paich
Piano	David Paich
Synthesizer	Steve Porcaro
Synthesizer	CJ Vanston
Background Vocals	Mabvuto Carpenter
Background Vocals	Jamie Savko
Vocals	Joseph Williams
Vocals	David Paich
Vocals	Steve Lukather

Liner Notes

Producer – David Paich, CJ Vanston, Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather
Production Manager – JoAnn Tominaga
Engineer – Csaba Petocz, CJ Vanston, Joseph Williams, Stephan Nordin
Engineer [Assistant] – Chandler Harod*, Steve Genewick
Mastered By – Peter Doell
Mixed By – CJ Vanston

Art Direction – Thunderwing
Cover [Cover Art] – Fred Kim
Photography By – Heather Porcaro

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Toto Recordings Inc.
Copyright (c) – Toto Recordings Inc.
Licensed To – Frontiers Records
Mastered At – Universal Mastering Studios West
Mixed At – The Treehouse
Recorded At – The Treehouse
Recorded At – Capitol Studios
Recorded At – ATS Studios, Calabasas
Recorded At – Porcara Musica
Recorded At – Digby Road Studios

4 Comments

Cheryl Milonopoulos on Facebook
November 4, 2016 @ 15:35

This is an incredibly well written and beautifully produced album.
Not much has been publicly discussed about “Unknown Soldier”, but I absolutely LOVE it.

- Jan Lücker on Facebook
  November 4, 2016 @ 22:13
  
  I must say it is one of my favorite track too.
  
- David Woods on Facebook
  November 5, 2016 @ 19:03
  
  It grew on me too, great track.
  
- Simona Pirone on Facebook
  November 8, 2016 @ 22:15
  
  love it!