Forgotten Toys
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Forgotten Toys is the debut studio album by David Paich, keyboardist/vocalist of the American rock band Toto. In 2022, Paich announced his debut solo album and it was released by the Players Club (Mascot Label Group) on August 19, 2022.[1] On June 9, 2022, he released the first single titled "Spirit of the Moonrise".[2] Paich said he plans to release more in the future and he has "some stuff lying around here", and is often "slow" because he is "methodical and a perfectionist, sometimes too much...".[3]
Background
During the initial COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, Paich revisited some old songs and ideas that he had "carried in his head for years".[4] This is where the title of the album comes from. This album features Joseph Williams as co-producer and sometimes co-vocalist, Steve Lukather, Brian Eno, Michael McDonald, Ray Parker Jr., Don Felder, and Steve Jordan.[4] "All the Tears That Shine" was originally featured on the 2015 Toto album Toto XIV, which featured David Paich on vocals. This version of the song features co-writer Michael Sherwood on vocals. Paich said that the album art was done by his wife, Lorraine, who was inspired after hearing Paich's original title for the album, 'Broken Toys'. She has previous experience in tabletop design for food commercials and was previously a food stylist.[3]
Critical reception
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Track listing
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Personnel
Musicians
- David Paich – lead vocals (tracks 2-5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., keyboards (track 1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., piano (tracks 2-7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., organ (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., bass (tracks 3, 5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., synth (tracks 4, 6, 7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Gregg Bissonette – drums (tracks 2, 7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Lenny Castro – percussion (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Robin DiMaggio – drums and percussion (tracks 4, 6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Jon Diversa – horns (track 7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Nathan East – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- David Hungate – bass guitar (tracks 3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Brian Eno – synthesizer (track 6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Don Felder – slide guitar (track 5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Fredrik Halland – electric guitar (track 4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., background vocals (tracks 4, 6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., additional electric guitar and electric bass (track 6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Warren Ham – saxophone (tracks 3, 5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., flute (track 4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., harmonica (track 5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Davey Johnstone – acoustic and electric guitars (track 6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Steve Jordan – drums (track 5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pat Knox – background vocals (tracks 3, 5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Michael Lang – acoustic piano (track 7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Steve Lukather – electric guitar (tracks 2, 5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., electric guitar solo (track 3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Michael McDonald – background vocals (track 3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Monét Owens – background vocals (track 5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Elizabeth Paich – background vocals (tracks 4, 6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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- Dean Parks – acoustic and electric guitars (tracks 2-4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Billy Sherwood – background vocals (track 6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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- James Tormé – background vocals and scatting (track 7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Technical personnel[7]
- Joseph Williams – engineer (tracks 2-5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Pat Knox – engineer (tracks 3, 5, 6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., additional engineering (track 2, 4, 7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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- Julian Chan – additional engineering (tracks 5, 6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Bob Clearmountain – mixing
- Ken Freeman – additional mixing (tracks 1, 7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
Charts
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| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[8] | 57 |
References
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