Toto
- Type: Band/Group
- Active: 1977 - present
Biography
Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977 by session musicians David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro and Bobby Kimball. Their hits include 'Hold the Line', 'Rosanna' and 'Africa'; 'Toto IV' (1982) won multiple Grammys. Mike Porcaro played bass from 1982 until illness ended his tenure in 2007. Jeff Porcaro died in 1992; Simon Phillips drummed until 2014. Singer Joseph Williams joined in 1986 and fronts the current band alongside Lukather, who re-formed Toto in 2020 after a 2019 farewell.
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Toto Discography
- Toto (1978) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- Hydra (1979) - Album - rated 3.04/5
- Turn Back (1981) - Album - rated 2.92/5
- IV (1982) - Album - rated 3.15/5
- Toto IV (1982) - Album - rated 4.05/5
- Africa / We Made It (1982) - Single - rated 3.34/5
- Isolation (1984) - Album - rated 2.92/5
- Fahrenheit (1986) - Album - rated 2.84/5
- The Seventh One (1988) - Album - rated 3.09/5
- Kingdom of Desire (1992) - Album - rated 2.96/5
- Tambu (1995) - Album - rated 2.71/5
- Livefields (1999) - Album - rated 3.41/5
- Mindfields (1999) - Album - rated 2.68/5
- Super Hits (2001) - Compilation - rated 3.45/5
- Falling in Between (2006) - Album - rated 2.92/5
- XIV (2015) - Album - rated 2.82/5
Members
- David Paich - keyboards, vocals (1977 - present)
- Steve Lukather - guitar, vocals (1977 - present)
- David Hungate - bass (1977 - 1982)
- Jeff Porcaro - drums (1977 - 1992)
- Steve Porcaro - keyboards (1977 - 1985, 2015 - present)
- Bobby Kimball - vocals (1977 - 1984, 1998 - 2019)
- Mike Porcaro - bass (1982 - 2007)
- Joseph Williams - vocals (1986 - 1989, 2010 - present)
- Simon Phillips - drums (1992 - 2014)