Isolation (Toto album)

Isolation
Studio album by Toto
Released October 18, 1984 (1984-10-18)
Recorded 1984
Studio Record Plant and The Manor (Los Angeles, CA); Sunset Sound, The Villa and Bill Schnee Studios (N. Hollywood, CA); Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, CA); Abbey Road Studios (London, England)
Genre Rock
Length 41:42
Label Columbia
Producer Toto
Toto chronology
Toto IV
(1982)Toto IV1982		 Isolation
(1984)		 Fahrenheit
(1986)Fahrenheit1986

Isolation is the Gold-certified fifth studio album by Toto, released on October 18, 1984. This was the only album the band made with Fergie Frederiksen as the primary vocalist, as he was let go following the album's release. Isolation failed to achieve the popularity of its predecessor, Toto IV, although it achieved gold record status and gave the band their highest charting mainstream rock single "Stranger in Town" (No. 7). Relatively few songs from this album were featured in live performances after 1985's Isolation World Tour.[1]

Background and recording

Frederiksen, singing lead on seven of the ten tracks, replaced original Toto vocalist Bobby Kimball while the band was in the recording process for the album. Kimball had recorded vocals for some of the album's tracks prior to his termination; sources differ on how many - Kimball says most of the album,[2] whereas David Paich and Steve Lukather say around 3 or 4 songs.[3] Some of Kimball's background vocals can be heard on the record, such as in their single "Stranger in Town", and at least one song, "Lion", had a demo recording with Kimball on lead vocals before being re-recorded with Frederiksen.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [5]

AllMusic's retrospective review praised the performances of Jeff Porcaro, David Paich, and Steve Lukather in passing but dismissed Isolation as "a Journey clone album, minus the aching ballads that had made Journey such a success."[5]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Carmen"David Paich, Jeff Porcaro3:25
2."Lion"Bobby Kimball, Paich4:46
3."Stranger in Town"Paich, J. Porcaro4:47
4."Angel Don't Cry"Fergie Frederiksen, Paich4:21
5."How Does It Feel"Steve Lukather3:50
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Endless"Paich3:40
7."Isolation"Frederiksen, Lukather, Paich4:04
8."Mr. Friendly"Frederiksen, Lukather, Paich, J. Porcaro, Mike Porcaro4:22
9."Change of Heart"Frederiksen, Paich4:08
10."Holyanna"Paich, J. Porcaro4:19

Production

  • Produced by Toto
  • Engineers: Niko Bolas, Tom Knox, Greg Ladanyi and Shep Lonsdale.
  • Assistant Engineers: Richard Bosworth, Ann Calnan, Terry Christian, Tom Fletcher, Stuart Furusho, Bill Jackson, Brian Malouf, Peggy McCreary, Franz Pusch, David Schober and Duane Seykora.
  • Strings engineered by John Kurlander
  • Mixing: Greg Ladanyi and Toto
  • Mastering: Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Art Direction and Design: Bill Murphy
  • Illustration: Robert Kopecky
  • Photography: Raul Vega

Personnel

Toto

  • Fergie Frederiksen - lead vocals (except on "Stranger in Town", "How Does it Feel" and "Holyanna"), backing vocals
  • Steve Lukather - guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "How Does It Feel"
  • David Paich - keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Stranger In Town" and "Holyanna", co-lead vocals on "Carmen", orchestral arrangements on "How Does it Feel" and "Change of Heart"
  • Steve Porcaro - keyboards, electronic sounds
  • Mike Porcaro - bass
  • Jeff Porcaro - drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Additional notes

Catalogue: (LP) Columbia 9C9-39911, (CD) Columbia CK-38962

Singles

  • Stranger in Town / Change of Heart
  • Holyanna / Mr. Friendly
  • How Does It Feel / Mr. Friendly
  • Angel Don't Cry / Mr. Friendly (released in Australia)
  • Endless / Isolation (released in UK)

Charts

References

  1. ↑ Schraa, Benno (2007). Setlists of Toto, Toto Rocks.
  2. ↑ March 2005. Bobby Kimball interview, Bobby Kimball Official Website.
  3. ↑ (2004). Steve Lukather: The hardest working guitarist in the business, Melodicrock.com.
  4. ↑ Ritchie, Jason (2002). 10 Questions With...: Fergie Frederiksen, Get Ready to Rock!: The Website for Classic, Metal, & Progressive Rock.
  5. 1 2 Isolation at AllMusic
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 1, 2012
  8. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Toto – Isolation" (ASP). Hung Medien (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on June 16, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012. Note: user must select 'Toto' from drop-down
  11. 1 2 "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1984" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  12. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  13. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Toto – Isolation" (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  14. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Toto – Isolation" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Toto - Isolation - hitparade.ch" (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Chart Stats - Toto – Isolation". UK Albums Chart. Archived from the original (PHP) on January 19, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  17. ↑ "allmusic ((( Isolation > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Album Search: Toto – Isolation" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1984 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  20. ↑ "日本で売れた洋楽アルバムトップ10" [Top-ten international albums on the Japanese Oricon Year-End Charts 1984]. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  21. ↑ "American album certifications – Toto – Isolation". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 1, 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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