The Seventh One is Toto‘s seventh studio album. It was released in 1988, and became the best-received Toto album since Toto IV. The Seventh One is the second and last album until 2015’s Toto XIV to feature Joseph Williams on lead vocals. The single “Pamela” reached number 22 in the Billboard charts. The title track, “The Seventh One,” is only featured on the Japanese version of the album and on the B-side of the “Pamela” single. It was also released on some compilations on a later date.
Tracks
1 Pamela (David Paich, Joseph Williams) 5:10 2 You Got Me (David Paich, Joseph Williams) 3:13 3 Anna (Randy Goodrum, Steve Lukather) 4:56 4 Stop Loving You (David Paich, Steve Lukather) 4:30 5 Mushanga (David Paich, Jeffrey Porcaro) 5:36 6 Stay Away (David Paich, Steve Lukather) 5:31 7 Straight from the Heart (David Paich, Joseph Williams) 4:12 8 Only the Children (David Paich, Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather) 4:11 9 A Thousand Years (David Paich, Joseph Williams, Mark T Williams) 4:53 10 These Chains (Randy Goodrum, Steve Lukather) 5:00 11 Home of the Brave (David Paich, Jimmy Webb, Joseph Williams, Steve Lukather) 6:48
Band
Bass - Mike Porcaro Drums - Jeffrey Porcaro Guitar - Steve Lukather Keyboards - David Paich Vocals - Joseph Williams Synthesizer - Steve Porcaro
Keyboards - Bill Payne Percussion - Mike Fisher Background Vocals - Jon Anderson
5 Mushanga
Horn - Jim Horn - Percussion - Joe Porcaro Steel Drums - Andy Narell Background Vocals - Patti Austin
6 Stay Away
Lap Steel David Lindley Background Vocals - Linda Ronstadt
7 Straight from the Heart
Horn - Jim Horn - Background Vocals - Patti Austin
8 Only the Children
Background Vocals - Tom Kelly
10 These Chains
Vibes - Joe Porcaro
Horns - Sax - Tom Scott Horn - Jim Horn - Trumpet - Jerry Hey Trumpet - Chuck Findley Trombone - James Pankow Trumpet - Gary Grant Sax - Gary Herbig
Liner Notes
Producer – Toto, Bill Payne, George Massenburg Coordinator – Ivy Skoff Arranged By – Toto Arranged By – Mark T Williams (Tracks 9, 10) Arranged By (Horns) – Tom Scott (Tracks 1, 4) Arranged By (Horns) – David Paich, Jerry Hey (Track 2) Arranged By (Strings) – David Paich (Tracks 3, 10) Arranged By (Strings) – James Newton Howard, Marty Paich (track 3) Arranged By (Strings) – Guthrie Thomas (Track 11) Conductor – Marty Paich (Track 3) Conductor – David Paich (Track 10) Engineer (Additional) – John Jessel, Sharon Rice, Steve Porcaro Engineer (Assistant) – Duane Seykora, Greg Dennen, Ken Fowler, Mark McKenna, Paul Dieter, Scott Symington Mastered By – Doug Sax, Mike Reese Recorded By – Toto, Bill Payne, George Massenburg Technician (Complex Techs) – Nathaniel Kunkel, Paul Dwyer, Roberto Spano Technician (Toto Techs) – Bob Bradshaw, John Jessel, Paul Jamieson, Ross GarfieldDesign – Philip Garris, Jeff Porcaro Illustration – Margo Nahas Photography – Dennis Keeley, Glen La FermanMastered At The Mastering Lab Recorded At The Complex Recorded At Manor Studio, Los Angeles Recorded At A&M Studios Phonographic Copyright CBS Records Inc Copyright CBS Records Inc
