I'll Supply the Love

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"I'll Supply the Love"
I'll Supply the Love - Toto.jpg
Single by Toto
from the album Toto
B-side "You Are the Flower"
ReleasedJanuary 1979 [1]
Recorded1978
Genre
Length3:45
Label Columbia
Songwriter David Paich [2]
Producer Toto
Toto singles chronology
"Hold the Line"
(1978)		"I'll Supply the Love"
(1979)		"Georgy Porgy"
(1979)

"I'll Supply the Love" is a song written by David Paich and recorded by Toto, with lead vocals by Bobby Kimball. It was issued on the band's eponymous debut album, and released as a single in January 1979. It peaked at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it spent nine weeks on the chart. [3]

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Internationally, the song reached No. 92 in Australia, No. 73 in Canada, and No. 29 in New Zealand. [4]

Critical reception

Cash Box said it has "power guitar chords, rhythmic changes, impassioned singing and strong chorus." [5] Billboard said that "David Paich's knack for writing great hooks is evident in this uptempo rocker which features tasty instrumentation and high vocals." [6] Record World called it a "sterling effort" with "brisk chording and vocals." [7]

Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian rated it as Toto's sixth greatest song, calling it a "knockout song." [8]

Personnel

Release history

RegionDateRef.
United StatesJanuary 1979 [9]
EuropeMarch 1979 [10]
United KingdomApril 27, 1979 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Toto singles".
  2. ↑ "Official TOTO Website - Releases". www.toto99.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  3. ↑ "I'll Supply the Love" chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ NZ Top 40 Singles Charts, 13 May 1979
  5. ↑ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 3, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  6. ↑ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. February 3, 1979. p. 86. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  7. ↑ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 3, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  8. ↑ Kachejian, Brian. "Top 10 Toto songs". Classic Rock History. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  9. ↑ "Toto chart history". Billboard .
  10. ↑ "Dutch Top 40 week 11, 1979".
  11. ↑ "UK promo disc". Discogs .


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