40 Trips Around the Sun

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40 Trips Around the Sun
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Greatest hits album by
Toto
ReleasedFebruary 9, 2018 (2018-02-09)
Recorded1978–2017
Length79:19
Label
Toto chronology
Toto XIV
(2015)		40 Trips Around the Sun
(2018)		 Old Is New
(2018)

40 Trips Around the Sun is a greatest hits album by American rock band Toto, released on February 9, 2018. The album was released in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Toto's self-titled debut album (1978). [1]

Contents

40 Trips Around the Sun contains 14 tracks from 1978 to 1993, and three previously unreleased recordings ("Spanish Sea", "Alone" and "Struck by Lightning"). "Spanish Sea" was recorded during the sessions for Isolation (1984), and was re-written with a new chorus. Steve Lukather said of the song: "Thanks to modern tech we were able to play once again with not only our 20 something selves but with our dear brothers Jeff and Mike Porcaro reminding us just how deep their groove was. Bittersweet... Many stories, laughs and a few tears on this one". "Alone" is a newly written song by Toto members David Paich, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro and Joseph Williams, while "Struck by Lightning" was previously unreleased. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Alone" (newly recorded) David Paich, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro, Joseph Williams Williams4:32
2."Spanish Sea" (newly recorded)Paich, Lukather, S. Porcaro, WilliamsPaich, Williams4:20
3."I'll Supply the Love" (from Toto , 1978)Paich Bobby Kimball 3:44
4."I'll Be Over You" (from Fahrenheit , 1986) Randy Goodrum, LukatherLukather3:50
5."Stranger in Town" (from Isolation , 1984)Paich, Jeff Porcaro Paich4:47
6."99" (from Hydra , 1979)PaichLukather5:13
7."Struck by Lightning" (newly recorded)Paich, Lukather, S. Porcaro, WilliamsWilliams4:15
8."Pamela" (from The Seventh One , 1988)Paich, WilliamsWilliams5:09
9."Afraid of Love" (from Toto IV , 1982)Lukather, Paich, J. PorcaroLukather3:52
10."I Won't Hold You Back" (from Toto IV)LukatherLukather4:53
11."Jake to the Bone" (from Kingdom of Desire , 1992)Lukather, Paich, J. Porcaro, Mike Porcaro instrumental7:04
12."Stop Loving You" (from The Seventh One)Lukather, PaichWilliams4:29
13."Lea" (from Fahrenheit)S. PorcaroWilliams4:30
14."Hold the Line" (from Toto)PaichKimball3:55
15."Georgy Porgy" (from Toto)PaichLukather4:08
16."Rosanna" (from Toto IV)PaichLukather, Kimball5:31
17."Africa" (from Toto IV)Paich, J. PorcaroPaich, Kimball4:55
Total length:79:19

Personnel

"Alone"

"Spanish Sea"

"Struck by Lightning"

Singles

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [4] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 64
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 13
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 39
French Albums (SNEP) [8] 114
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 8
Italian Albums (FIMI) [10] 53
Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [11] 48
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 24
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [13] 84
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 26
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 8
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 64
US Billboard 200 [17] 82

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [18] Gold50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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