Artist: TOTO
Album: KINGDOM OF DESIRE (CD)

Release date: 1992
EAN/UPS: 5099747163326
Media type: CD

Once again without a lead vocalist, guitarist Steve Lukather stepped up to the microphone and became the new lead singer, and the band recorded Kingdom of Desire. Tragedy for the band struck, however, just prior to the record's release when drummer Jeff Porcaro died. On August 5, 1992, Jeff suffered an allergic reaction due to a pesticide he was using in his garden. Facing the prospect of a tour without Jeff, Toto almost broke up. However, Jeff Porcaro's family asked the band to continue. Simon Phillips was the only drummer ever contacted to replace Jeff Porcaro, since the band knew that Porcaro liked Phillips. He was able to join the band, and they went on a tour which they dedicated to Jeff's memory. In 1993, they released a live album called Absolutely Live. For the tour, Steve Lukather would do a majority of the singing since he was now the lead singer but some older songs originally sung by Bobby Kimball, Fergie Frederiksen and Joseph Williams were put in the setlist and sung by their new backup singers hired for the tour, John James, Donna McDaniels, and Jenny Douglas McRae. John sang "Stop Loving You" and Bobby's part on "Rosanna". Donna sang "Home Of The Brave" and "Angel Don't Cry", and Jenny sang "Hold The Line".

At the close of the tour, the band performed the Tribute to Jeff Porcaro Concert in Los Angeles. It featured Toto as well as Don Henley, Eddie Van Halen, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, Boz Scaggs, James Newton Howard, and a special appearance by George Harrison. At the close of the tour, the band took a break to pursue individual projects as well as to keep up their session schedules.

TRACKLIST:

"Gypsy Train" (Toto) – 6:45
"Don't Chain My Heart" (Toto) – 4:46
"Never Enough" (Toto/Waybill) – 5:45
"How Many Times" (Toto) – 5:42
"2 Hearts" (Toto) – 5:13
"Wings of Time" (Toto) – 7:27
"She Knows the Devil" (Toto) – 5:25
"The Other Side" (R. Kaplan/Paich/Sherwood) – 4:41
"Only You" (Toto) – 4:28
"Kick Down the Walls" (Kortchmar/Lynch) – 4:55
"Kingdom of Desire" (Kortchmar) – 7:16
"Jake to the Bone" (Toto) – 7:05

LINE-UP:

Steve Lukather - Guitar, vocals
David Paich - Piano, organ, synthesizer
Mike Porcaro - Bass guitar
Jeff Porcaro - Drums


with

Steve Porcaro - Synthesizer
Joseph Porcaro - Percussion
Don Menza - Saxophone
Gary Herbig - Saxophone
Chuck Findley - Trumpet
Jim Keltner - Percussion
Chris Trujillo - Percussion