Rock & Roll Band

Performer: Toto
Distributor: Sony Music Distribution (

Notes: Rock & Roll Band is a budget-line disc featuring ten tracks recorded by Toto in the late '70s and early '80s for Columbia Records. These catchy tunes include the singles "Africa," "Girl Goodbye," and their first hit from 1978, "Hold the Line." Marred by its absence are the chart entries "Rosanna" and "I Won't Hold You Back," making this already skimpy compilation unsatisfactory. If you're looking for Toto's greatest hits stick with the 2003 Columbia release Essential Toto. ~ Al Campbell

The original members of Toto were L.A.-based session men who had played with everyone from George Benson to Boz Scaggs and wanted to create something they could call their own. They scored a hit straight out of the gate with the AOR smash "Hold the Line" from their 1978 debut. Their biggest success, however, would come in the early '80s with "Rosanna" and "Africa" from TOTO IV. The band endured some major personnel shake-ups over the years, and in 1992 founding drummer Jeff Porcaro died unexpectedly, but Toto continued working, even as the individual members kept their lucrative session careers going.

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