Old Is New

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Old Is New
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 30, 2018
Recorded1977–1980s, 2016–2017 [1]
Length42:10
Label Columbia
Producer Toto
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]

Contents

Track listing

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" (previously on 40 Trips Around the Sun ) Williams4:32
2."Devil's Tower" Lukather & Williams3:44
3."Fearful Heart" Williams3:52
4."Spanish Sea" (previously on 40 Trips Around the Sun) Williams & Paich4:25
5."In a Little While"Paich, PorcaroLukather & Porcaro4:49
6."Chelsea" Williams4:51
7."Chase the Rain" Porcaro3:16
8."Oh Why?"PaichPaich3:55
9."Struck by Lightning" (previously on 40 Trips Around the Sun) Williams4:17
10."We'll Keep On Running" (featuring What So Not) Chris Emerson, George Maple, Lukather, Paich, Porcaro, James Rushent, Surahn Sidhu, WilliamsLukather & Williams4:41
Total length:42:10

Personnel

All credits sourced from liner notes: [1]

Toto

Additional musicians

Technical personnel:

Charts

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

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