Forgotten Toys

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Forgotten Toys
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Studio album by
David Paich
ReleasedAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
Recorded2015–2022
Length29:06
Label The Players Club
Producer

Forgotten Toys is the debut studio album by David Paich, keyboardist/vocalist of the American rock band Toto. In 2022, Paich announced his debut solo album and it was released by the Players Club (Mascot Label Group) on August 19, 2022. [1] On June 9, 2022, he released the first single titled "Spirit of the Moonrise". [2] Paich said he plans to release more in the future and he has "some stuff lying around here", and is often "slow" because he is "methodical and a perfectionist, sometimes too much...". [3]

Contents

Background

During the initial COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, Paich revisited some old songs and ideas that he had "carried in his head for years". [4] This is where the title of the album comes from. This album features Joseph Williams as co-producer and sometimes co-vocalist, Steve Lukather, Brian Eno, Michael McDonald, Ray Parker Jr., Don Felder, and Steve Jordan. [4] "All the Tears That Shine" was originally featured on the 2015 Toto album Toto XIV , which featured David Paich on vocals. This version of the song features co-writer Michael Sherwood on vocals. Paich said that the album art was done by his wife, Lorraine, who was inspired after hearing Paich's original title for the album, 'Broken Toys'. She has previous experience in tabletop design for food commercials and was previously a food stylist. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter 3.5/5 [5]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Forgotten Toys received some positive reviews from music critics. Lee Zimmerman of American Songwriter described the album as "a surprisingly cohesive and well-constructed set of songs", making it a "pleasure to peruse". [5] Classic Rock 's Phoebe Flys called the album "a masterfully produced celebration of a lifetime’s musical kinship" and highlighted that it includes "yacht rock’s most talented peer group" in its lineup. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Forward"  David Paich Paich0:31
2."willibelongtoyou"
  • Paich
  • Williams
  • Williams
  • Paich
4:19
3."Spirit of the Moonrise"
  • Paich
  • Williams
Paich
  • Williams
  • Paich
4:52
4."First Time"
  • Paich
  • Williams
Paich
  • Williams
  • Paich
5:05
5."Queen Charade"PaichPaich
  • Williams
  • Paich
4:26
6."All the Tears That Shine"
  • Paich
  • Sherwood
Paich5:22
7."Lucy" 
Paich4:31
Total length:29:06

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel [7]

Charts

Chart performance for Forgotten Toys
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 37
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10] 49
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [11] 57
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 77
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13] 19
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [14] 88
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [15] 24

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  2. ↑ David Paich - Spirit Of The Moonrise (Official Lyric Video), 9 June 2022, retrieved 2022-06-12
  3. 1 2 It Was Arguably Their Greatest Album, What Went Wrong?, 25 August 2022, retrieved 2022-08-26
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  6. 1 2 Flys, Phoebe (August 19, 2022). "David Paich: Forgotten Toys". Classic Rock . Retrieved November 25, 2022.
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