Tambu (album)

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Tambu
Toto Tambu.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1995 (Europe) [1]
October 13, 1995 (Japan)
June 4, 1996 (US)
Studio Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre
Length70:07
Label Columbia (Europe)
Sony (Japan)
Legacy (US)
Producer
Toto chronology
Kingdom of Desire
(1992)
Tambu
(1995)
Best Ballads
(1996)
Singles from Tambu
  1. "I Will Remember"
    Released: September 1995 (UK) [2]
  2. "Drag Him To The Roof"
    Released: 1995 (Japan)
  3. "The Other End Of Time"
    Released: 1995 (Europe)
  4. "Just Can't Get To You"
    Released: 1995 (Europe)
  5. "The Turning Point"
    Released: 1996 (Europe)
  6. "If You Belong To Me"
    Released: 1996 (Europe)

Tambu is the ninth studio album by American rock band Toto. It was released in 1995 through Sony Records. Tambu has sold 600,000 copies worldwide. It is the band's first album to feature Simon Phillips following Jeff Porcaro's death in 1992. The album includes the single "I Will Remember", which failed to chart in the US but was the band's first chart hit in the UK since "I Won't Hold You Back" twelve years before. [3]

Contents

Tambu was a nominee for Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in 1997. [4] [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AllMusic's review reflected on the album as a major change of direction for Toto, commenting on the anguished and highly vague philosophical lyrics and the focused, bluesy musical style. They found Steve Lukather's performance as chief lead vocalist of such quality that it was puzzling why he hadn't been given the role earlier, and concluded "You couldn't call the result accomplished, but Tambu suggested that Toto was embarked on a new personal and musical journey that might lead in an interesting direction." [6]

The Absolute Sound called the album "brilliant" and "near-perfect", saying that it was better than the band's previous works. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gift of Faith" Steve Lukather, Stan Lynch, David Paich 7:23
2."I Will Remember"Lukather, Lynch6:06
3."Slipped Away"Lukather, Lynch, Paich, Simon Phillips, Mike Porcaro 5:16
4."If You Belong to Me"Lukather, Lynch, Paich5:03
5."Baby He's Your Man" Siedah Garrett, Lukather, Paich5:40
6."The Other End of Time" Randy Goodrum, Lukather5:04
7."The Turning Point"Lukather, Lynch, Paich, Phillips, M. Porcaro5:25
8."Time is the Enemy"Lukather, Paich, Fee Waybill 5:40
9."Drag Him to the Roof"Lukather, Lynch, Paich6:10
10."Just Can't Get to You" Glen Ballard, Lukather, Paich5:03
11."Dave's Gone Skiing" (Instrumental)Lukather, Phillips, M. Porcaro4:59
12."The Road Goes On"Ballard, Lukather, Paich4:26
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Blackeye"Lukather, Paich, Jenny Douglas-McRae3:53

Personnel

Adapted from album's liner notes. [8]

Toto

Featured musicians

Additional musicians

Production

Additional notes

Catalogue: (CD) Sony Legacy 64957

Singles

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References

  1. "Tambu".
  2. Will Remember&cat=s "I Will Remember".{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. Toto UK chart history Archived 2013-03-13 at the Wayback Machine , The Official Charts. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  4. Mix vol 21, page 62. Mix Publications, 1997
  5. Billboard Magazine. Jan 18, 1997
  6. 1 2 Tambu at AllMusic
  7. The Absolute Sound vol 20, p 134. Absolute Sound, Ltd., 1997
  8. Tambu (booklet). Columbia. 1995.