Falling in Between is the twelfth studio album (though counted as the 13th album overall — see Toto XIV) by American rock band Toto. The album was released on the Italian label Frontiers Records in Japan on January 25, 2006, in Europe, Australia, and Asia on February 10, 2006, and in the United States on April 18, 2006. The album's only single, Bottom of Your Soul, also received a summer edition pressing with three other tracks. The band supported the album with a world tour.
It was the band's first release of new material since Mindfields in 1999, and their first studio release since Through the Looking Glass in 2002. It was their only album with keyboardist/vocalist Greg Phillinganes, who originally began playing with the band in 2003 as a touring replacement for David Paich, who had to take time off to care for his sister. It was also their last album with vocalist Bobby Kimball, bassist Mike Porcaro, and drummer Simon Phillips. Porcaro stopped performing after 2006 due to early symptoms of what was later diagnosed as ALS, taking away the use of his hands. He died in 2015, and would posthumously appear on the 2018 album Old Is New. Phillips left the band in 2014 to pursue other projects.
Other guest artists appearing on the album include then-former members vocalist Joseph Williams and keyboardist Steve Porcaro, percussionist Lenny Castro, saxophonist Tom Scott, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, trombonist James Pankow of Chicago, and former Chicago bassist and vocalist Jason Scheff.
Reception
AllMusic's review of the album was mixed (3.5/5), considering the first half of the album overly safe and commenting that Toto was "a band trying to find itself during a midlife crisis." However, they praised Steve Lukather's vocals and the band's "amazing production values".
Track listing
Personnel Bobby Kimball – lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9,10), backing vocals Steve Lukather – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (3, 4, 6, 10), piano (6) David Paich – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (4, 9) Greg Phillinganes – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (1, 8, 9) Mike Porcaro – bass guitar Simon Phillips – drums, percussion, drum programming
Additional musicians Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 3, 6, 8–10) Steve Porcaro – synthesizers (2, 5, 8, 10), sound design (1, 4, 5, 7, 10) Jason Scheff – backing vocals (1, 3, 4) L. Shankar – backing vocals (1, 3), violin (1) Joseph Williams – lead vocals (3) Trevor Lukather – backing vocals (5) James Tormé – backing vocals (5) Monet – backing vocals (9) James Pankow – trombone and horn arrangements (2) Ray Herrmann – tenor saxophone (2) Lee Thornburg – trumpet (2) Tom Scott – tenor saxophone (9) Roy Hargrove – trumpet and flugelhorn (11)
Production Toto – producer Simon Phillips – head audio engineer Stefan Nordin – assistant audio engineer Niko Bolas – engineer Steve Barri Cohen – engineer Mike Ging – engineer John Jessel – engineer Phil Soussan – engineer Steve MacMillan – mixing engineer Stephen Marcussen – mastering engineer Anita Heilig – project coordinator Jim Evans – artwork Pamela Springsteen – photography The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
Charts Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Falling in Between Chart (2006) Peakposition
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References
External links Falling in Between