the song africa by toto was made on august 9, 2018.
the song africa by toto was made on august 9, 2018.
when was the song africa by toto made?
august 9, 2018
1982 marked the beginning of toto's most successful era. after the disappointing sales of "turn back", the band was under a great deal of pressure from the record company to produce a new smash record. with the triple platinum-certified "toto iv", the band delivered one of the most commercially successful records of the year. the album featured three singles that reached the top 10 on the "billboard" hot 100 chart: "rosanna", "africa" and "i won't hold you back". the album also appeared on several worldwide charts, introducing the band to new audiences around the globe. "africa" topped the charts in february 1983 and was a constant presence on radios around the world, but it was "rosanna" that earned the band multiple grammy nominations. "toto iv" earned seven grammy awards, including "record of the year" for "rosanna", "album of the year" for "toto iv" and "producer of the year". at the time steve porcaro was dating actress rosanna arquette, but the song is not about her, according to writer david paich. in the music video for the song, cynthia rhodes plays the title character. in addition to "africa" and "rosanna", "toto iv" continued its successful run with the release of another single, "make believe". toto toured throughout 1982 in support of "toto iv". also, during this time, steve porcaro co-wrote and co-composed "human nature," which michael jackson recorded for his best-selling album "thriller" (1982), turning the song into a smash hit.
toto (band)
their final contractual obligation with frontier records, toto made the record understanding that it likely would not make pop radio. with the return of steve portcaro and david hungate, david paich found the sessions to be "very cyclical", which was further helped by the location of their studio: it was located just a half mile away from where they recorded their eponymous debut. one song, "chinatown", was actually written for the first album, but never fully developed until the"toto xiv" recording sessions. the name was explained by band member steve lukather in december 2014: the band counted all the albums with new released music. because of this, the album "toto xx" from 1998, although not a studio album, but a collection of older unreleased songs, was counted as well, making "toto xiv" the 14th album.
toto xiv