Artist: TOTO
Album: HYDRA (CD)

Year: 1979
Media type: CD

At the close of the Toto tour, the band began work on their next album, entitled Hydra, which was released later that year. The album featured the single "99", inspired by George Lucas' cult film THX 1138, which became one of the band's most popular songs. Despite its popularity, however, in 2007, Steve Lukather admitted that he hates "99" and that it's his least favorite Toto song which is why it's no longer performed live. Other singles from Hydra include "St George and the Dragon" and "All Us Boys". The band also released a promotional video for the album's title track, though the song was never released as a single, while "St. George and the Dragon," despite being a single, never had a video. Although Hydra failed to achieve the commercial success of Toto's first release, it still went Gold. Following the album's release, the band began the "Hydra Tour" which featured both American and International dates. The tour lasted from February until June 1980.

All songs by David Paich, except where noted.

TRACKLIST:

"Hydra" (David Hungate/Bobby Kimball/Steve Lukather/David Paich/Steve Porcaro/Jeff Porcaro) – 7:31
"St. George and the Dragon" – 4:45
"99" – 5:16
"Lorraine" – 4:46
"All Us Boys" – 5:03
"Mama" (David Paich/Bobby Kimball) – 5:14
"White Sister" (David Paich/Bobby Kimball)– 5:39
"A Secret Love" (David Paich/Bobby Kimball/Steve Porcaro)– 3:07

LINE-UP:

David Hungate: bass
Bobby Kimball: vocals
Steve Lukather: all guitars, vocals
David Paich: Keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
Jeffrey Porcaro: drums, percussion
Steve Porcaro:keyboards, electronics