Best Ballads

Best Ballads
Cover of the 2004 release by Columbia Records
Compilation album by Toto
Released	January 18, 1995
Genre	Rock, pop rock
Length	76:47
Label	Phantom Sound & Vision
Producer	Toto
Toto chronology
Tambu (1995) Best Ballads (1995) Toto XX (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Best Ballads is a 1995 compilation album by Toto. It features many of the band's well-known ballads.

The album was part of the Sony Superstars Selection campaign, in which certain bestsellers were sold for a cheaper price in Malaysia. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "A Secret Love" – (Bobby Kimball, David Paich, Steve Porcaro) – 4:20
2. "I'll Be Over You" – (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 4:22
3. "Africa" – (David Paich, Jeff Porcaro) – 4:54
4. "99" – (David Paich) – 5:13
5. "Mama" – (David Paich, Bobby Kimball) – 5:13
6. "Somewhere Tonight" – (Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro) – 3:42
7. "Takin' It Back" – (Steve Porcaro) – 3:45
8. "I Won't Hold You Back" – (Steve Lukather) – 4:56
9. "Anna" – (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 4:54
10. "Georgy Porgy" – (David Paich) – 4:09
11. "Lea" – (Steve Porcaro) – 4:30
12. "It's a Feeling" – (Steve Porcaro) – 3:04
13. "Rosanna" – (David Paich) – 5:30
14. "Angela" – (David Paich) – 4:43
15. "Only You" – (Toto) – 4:22
16. "Out of Love" – (Jean-Michel Byron, Steve Lukather) – 5:54
17. "2 Hearts" – (Steve Lukather) – 5:02

Charts

Chart performance for Best Ballads

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3]	34
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4]	19
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [5]	170
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6]	31
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [7]	100
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8]	61
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [9]	98
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10]	90
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11]	32

References

1. Best Ballads at AllMusic
2. Tan, Ling Ai (2 November 1996). "Cheaper prices for 25 selected Sony albums". New Straits Times . ProQuest   269109885 . Retrieved 22 March 2025– via EBSCOhost.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Toto – Best Ballads" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Toto – Best Ballads" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
5. "Toto: Best Ballads" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Toto – Best Ballads" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
7. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: " (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
8. "Charts.nz – Toto – Best Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
9. "Norwegiancharts.com – Toto – Best Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
10. "Swedishcharts.com – Toto – Best Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Toto – Best Ballads". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 12, 2025.

External links

• Official website