Hydra is the second studio album by American rock band Toto, released in 1979. It reached #37 on the Billboard Pop Albums. While most of the album’s singles failed to make any impact in the charts, “99”, a song inspired by the 1971 science fiction movie THX 1138, reached #26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Tracks
1 Hydra (David Hungate, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, Jeffrey Porcaro) 7:31 2 St. George and the Dragon (David Paich) 4:44 3 99 (David Paich) 5:16 4 Lorraine (David Paich) 4:46 5 All Us Boys (David Paich) 5:02 6 Mama (David Paich, Bobby Kimball) 5:14 7 A Secret Of Love (David Paich, Bobby Kimball, Steve Porcaro) 3:05 8 White sister (David Paich, Bobby Kimball) 5:38
Musicians
Bass - David Hungate Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar - Steve Lukather Keyboards - David Paich Keyboards - Steve Porcaro Vocals - Bobby Kimball Keyboards - Michael Boddicker Synthesizer - Roger Linn Strings - Marty Paich Percussion - Lenny Castro
Liner Notes
Producer – Tom Knox, Toto Engineer – Dana Latham, Tom Knox Engineer (Assistant) – Stephen McManus Art Direction – Jeffrey Porcaro, Jim Hagopian, Tony Lane Photography – Jim Hagopian Typography – Mike Manoogian Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorded At Reggie Fisher Recording Studio Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc Copyright CBS Inc
