Old Is New

Old Is New
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 30, 2018
Recorded1977–1980s, 2016–2017[1]
Length42:10
LabelColumbia
ProducerToto
Toto chronology
40 Trips Around the Sun
(2018)
Old Is New
(2018)
Singles from Old Is New
  1. "Alone"
    Released: November 15, 2017
  2. "Spanish Sea"
    Released: January 3, 2018
  3. "Struck by Lightning"
    Released: February 9, 2018
  4. "Devil's Tower"
    Released: January 24, 2019
  5. "Chelsea"
    Released: May 24, 2019
  6. "Fearful Heart"
    Released: April 3, 2020[2]

Old Is New is the fourteenth and final[3] studio album by American band Toto (though counted as the 15th album overall with Toto XX being canonized as a studio album rather than as a compilation album). It was released as part of the band's All In box set on November 30, 2018,[4][5] and separately on April 3, 2020.[6] The tracks "Devil's Tower", "Spanish Sea" and "Oh Why" feature deceased band members Jeff (who died in 1992) and Mike Porcaro (who died in 2015).[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Joseph Williams, except where noted.[1]

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Alone" Williams4:32
2."Devil's Tower" Lukather & Williams3:44
3."Fearful Heart" Williams3:52
4."Spanish Sea" Williams & Paich4:25
5."In a Little While"
  • Paich
  • Porcaro
Lukather & Porcaro4:49
6."Chelsea" Williams4:51
7."Chase the Rain" Porcaro3:16
8."Oh Why?"PaichPaich3:55
9."Struck by Lightning" Williams4:17
10."We'll Keep On Running" (featuring What So Not)
Lukather & Williams4:41
Total length:42:10


  • "Alone", "Spanish Sea" and "Struck by Lightning" were previously released on the greatest hits album 40 Trips Around the Sun (2018).

Personnel

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All credits sourced from liner notes:[1]

Toto

Additional musicians

  • Lenny Castro – percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8)
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (tracks 1, 6, 9)
  • Shannon Forrest – drums (track 7)
  • Martin Tillmancello (tracks 8, 9)
  • Mark T. Williams – backing vocals (tracks 3, 4)
  • Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Pat Knox, Lorraine Paich, Weston Wilson – backing vocals (lightning chant) (track 9)
  • What So Not (track 10)
  • James Rushent, Surahn Sidhu, Trevor Lukather – additional instrumentation (track 10)

Technical personnel:

  • Toto (Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, Joseph Williams) – production
  • Joseph Williams – supervising producer, audio editing
  • Greg Ladanyi, Niko Bolas, Al Schmitt, David Leonard, Tom Knox, Shep Lonsdale, Peggy McCreary – recording engineers 1970's 1980's
  • Joseph Williams, Steve Porcaro, Niko Bolas, Shannon Forrest – recording engineers 2016–2017
  • Damien Weatherley, James Rushent – additional engineering (track 10)
  • George Maple – additional contribution (track 10)
  • Pat Knox, Weston Wilson – assistant editors & engineers
  • Mike Ging – Pro Tools transfers
  • Bob Clearmountainmixing
  • Cassian, What So Not – mixing (track 10)
  • Sergio Ruelas – digital audio editor, mix assistant
  • Bob Ludwigmastering
  • Dale Becker – mastering (track 10)

Charts

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Chart (2020) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 69

References

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  1. ^ a b c All In 1978-2018 (box set booklet). Toto. Columbia Records. 2019. 19075820452.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Toto - Fearful Heart (Official Audio)". YouTube. 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ Lewry, Fraser (June 28, 2021). "Steve Lukather: There will be no more Toto albums". Louder. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "TOTO ANNOUNCE LIMITED EDITION BOX SET "ALL IN" AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER UNTIL APRIL 10TH". totoofficial.com. February 21, 2018.
  5. ^ Toto [@toto99com] (November 21, 2018). "The wait is over! TOTO's limited edition ALL IN box set is out on November 30th! A limited number of copies remain available for purchase" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Toto on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]
  7. ^ "Old is new (2019)". Steve Lukather Official Website. 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Toto – Old Is New". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
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