Fahrenheit is the sixth studio album by Toto

Toto (band)

Toto is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1977. The group currently consists of Joseph Williams , David Paich , Steve Porcaro , Steve Lukather , Mike Porcaro , and Simon Phillips . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop, rock, soul, funk, progressive rock, hard...

, released in 1986. It was their first album to feature Joseph Williams on lead vocals. Former lead singer Fergie Frederiksen was fired due to problems with his ability in the studio. However, he sings backing vocals on the song "Could This Be Love". It was also the last Toto album to feature keyboardist Steve Porcaro

Steve Porcaro

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 as a permanent member, as he left after the Fahrenheit tour. The album failed to go gold until 1994, but featured two top forty singles in "I'll Be over You

I'll Be over You

"I'll Be over You" is a hit single by the American pop-rock band Toto. Taken as a single from their 1986 album, Fahrenheit, the song reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1986...

" (#11) and "Without Your Love" (#38). Singer Paula Abdul

Paula Abdul

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 appears in the video for a third single, "Till The End".

Track listing

1. "Till the End" (Paich/Williams) – 5:17
2. "We Can Make It Tonight" (Williams/J.Porcaro/Barry Bregman) – 4:16
3. "Without Your Love" (Paich) – 4:33
4. "Can't Stand It Any Longer" (Paich/Lukather/Williams) – 4:18
5. "I'll Be over You
   I'll Be over You
   "I'll Be over You" is a hit single by the American pop-rock band Toto. Taken as a single from their 1986 album, Fahrenheit, the song reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1986...
   
   " (Lukather/Randy Goodrum
   Randy Goodrum
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   ) – 3:50
6. "Fahrenheit" (Paich/J.Porcaro/Williams) – 4:39
7. "Somewhere Tonight" (J.Porcaro/Paich/Lukather) – 3:46
8. "Could This Be Love" (Paich/Williams) – 5:14
9. "Lea" (S.Porcaro) – 4:29
10. "Don't Stop Me Now" (Lukather/Paich) – 3:05

Toto

• Joseph Williams – lead vocals (except on "Without Your Love" and "I'll Be Over You")
• Steve Lukather
  Steve Lukather
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   – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Without Your Love" and "I'll Be Over You"
• David Paich
  David Paich
  David Frank Paich is a session musician, keyboard player, recording producer, arranger, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles-based rock/pop band Toto. David is the son of the late jazz composer, musician, and arranger Marty Paich...
  
   – keyboards, backing vocals
• Steve Porcaro
  Steve Porcaro
  Steven Maxwell "Steve" Porcaro is an American keyboardist and composer, who was an original member of the rock/pop band Toto....
  
   – keyboards, electronic sounds
• Mike Porcaro
  Mike Porcaro
  Mike Porcaro is best noted as the bass player in the Grammy Award winning band, Toto.He is the middle brother of Toto members Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro...
  
   – bass guitar
• Jeff Porcaro
  Jeff Porcaro
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   – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

• David Sanborn
  David Sanborn
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   - saxophone
  Saxophone
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• Miles Davis
  Miles Davis
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   - trumpet
  Trumpet
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   - on "Don't Stop Me Now"
• Amin Bhatia - spoken word
• Lenny Castro
  Lenny Castro
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  , Steve Jordan
  Steve Jordan
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  , Jim Keltner
  Jim Keltner
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  , Joe Porcaro
  Joe Porcaro
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  , "Sidney" - percussion
• Paulette Brown, Michael Sherwood, Tony Walters, Fergie Frederiksen, Don Henley
  Don Henley
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  , Michael McDonald
  Michael McDonald (singer)
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   - vocals
• Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Charles Loper, Bill Reichenbach Jr., Tom Scott, Larry Williams - horns; arranged by Jerry Hey

Production

• Arranged & Produced By Toto
• Engineers: Brent Averill, Murray Dvorkin, Dan Garcia, Paul Jamieson, Art Kelm, Tom Knox, Greg Ladanyi
  Greg Ladanyi
  Greg Ladanyi was an American record producer and recording engineer, known for his work with many musicians, including Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Type O Negative, The Church, Anna Vissi, Toto, Fleetwood Mac, Hollywood Undead, Don Henley and Jeff Healey.-Biography:Ladanyi co-produced the Behind...
  
  , Julie Last, Roger Linn, Shep Lonsdale, Roger Nichols, Duane Seykora
• Mixing: Tom Knox, Greg Ladanyi
• Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig
  Bob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
  
  

Singles

• "I'll Be Over You" / "In a Word"
• "I'll Be Over You" / "In a Word" / "Africa" / "99"
• "Without Your Love" / "Can't Stand It Any Longer"
• "Till the End" / "Don't Stop Me Now"
• "Lea" / "Don't Stop Me Now" (released in Holland)