Monday, July 20, 2020

"Only The Children" by Toto

Formed in the late 70s, Toto is comprised largely of ace studio musicians that supported Boz Scaggs among others. They've undergone numerous line-up changes over the years and prominent members have completed solo work as well as side projects (such as Far Corporation in 1986). 

Nonetheless, the group continues to release an occasional album, the last one being 2018's "Old Is New." The band also enjoyed a mild resurgence when they covered Weezer's hit, "Hash Pipe," that same year, in response to Weezer's cover of Toto's #1 smash, "Africa."

In Toto's hey day, they enjoyed all sorts of hits that have become classics of the era, including "Hold The Line" (#5 in 1979), "Rosanna" (#2 for 5 weeks in 1982, and winner of the Grammy Record of the Year), the aforementioned "Africa" (#1 in 1983), "I Won't Hold You Back" (#10 in 1983), and "I'll Be Over You" (#11 in 1986).

I almost want to highlight "Pamela," from their underrated 1988 album, "The Seventh One," but the song made it to a respectable #22. It would be the band's final chart appearance. "Only The Children" is another highlight from that record worth a spin.


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