Fahrenheit (Toto album)

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.[7] However, he sings backing vocals on the song "Could This Be Love". It was also the last Toto album until Toto XIV in 2015 to feature keyboardist Steve Porcaro as a permanent member, as he left after the Fahrenheit tour. The album failed to go gold until 1994,[8] but featured two top forty singles in "I'll Be Over You" (#11, #13 Can.) and "Without Your Love" (#38, #77 Can.). "I'll Be Over You" featured Michael McDonald on backing vocals, who also made an appearance in the song's music video. Singer/dancer Paula Abdul appears in the video for the third single, "Till The End."[9] The final song "Don't Stop Me Now" features Miles Davis on trumpet.

Fahrenheit
Studio album by
Toto
ReleasedAugust 22, 1986[1]
Recorded1986
Studio
  • Record One (Los Angeles)
  • The Manor (Los Angeles)
  • The Complex (Los Angeles)
  • Bill Schnee (Hollywood)
  • The Villa (Hollywood)
GenrePop rock, funk rock, R&B
Length44:07
LabelColumbia
ProducerToto
Toto chronology
Isolation
(1984)		 Fahrenheit
(1986)		 The Seventh One
(1988)
Singles from Fahrenheit
  1. "I'll Be Over You"
    Released: August 1986[2]
  2. "Till the End"
    Released: November 1986 (Japan)[3]
  3. "Without Your Love"
    Released: December 1986[2]
  4. "Lea"
    Released: 1987 (NL)[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Kerrang! [6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Till the End"David Paich, Joseph Williams5:17
2."We Can Make It Tonight"Barry Bregman, Jeff Porcaro, Williams4:16
3."Without Your Love"Paich4:33
4."Can't Stand It Any Longer"Steve Lukather, Paich, Williams4:40
5."I'll Be Over You"Randy Goodrum, Lukather3:50
6."Fahrenheit"Paich, J. Porcaro, Williams4:39
7."Somewhere Tonight"Lukather, Paich, J. Porcaro3:46
8."Could This Be Love"Paich, Williams5:14
9."Lea"Steve Porcaro4:29
10."Don't Stop Me Now"Lukather, Paich3:05

Personnel

Toto

Additional musicians

Production
  • Arranged and Produced by Toto
  • Engineers – Tom Knox and Shep Lonsdale
  • Additional Engineering – Dan Garcia, Murray Dvorkin, John Jessel, Julie Last, Doug Linnell, Teruo "Mu" Murakami, Jack Joseph Puig, Mike Ross and Duane Seykora.
  • Technicians – Keith Albright, Brent Averill, Bob Bradshaw, Paul Jamieson, John Jessel, Art Kelm, Roger Linn, Roger Nichols and Eli Slawson.
  • Mixing – Greg Ladanyi (tracks 1-9) and Tom Knox (track 10)
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
  • Production Coordination – Chris Littleton
  • Art Direction – Tony Lane and Nancy Donald
  • Photography – Michael Going
  • Sleeve Photography – Jim Shea
  • Management – Larry Fitzgerald and Mark Hartley at Fitzgerald Hartley Co.

Additional notes
  • Catalogue: (CD) Columbia CK-40273

Charts

References
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  2. "Toto Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts".
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  4. "Toto – Lea (1987, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  5. Ruhlmann, William. "Toto Fahrenheit review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  6. Oliver, Derek (30 October 1986). "Toto 'Fahrenheit'". Kerrang!. Vol. 132. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 27.
  7. (2004). Steve Lukather: The hardest working guitarist in the business Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Melodicrock.com.
  8. Fahrenheit was certified gold on 10/03/1994, according to www.riaa.com
  9. (April 20, 2007). "Paula Abdul" Archived 2009-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, The Official Toto Website.
  10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. Library and Archives Canada. Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved August 3, 2012
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  13. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 285. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  14. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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