Mindfields
| Mindfields | ||||
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| Studio album by Toto | ||||
| Released | March 16, 1999 (Europe) November 16, 1999 (USA) |
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| Genre | Arena rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 78:50 | |||
| Label | Legacy | |||
| Producer | Toto, Elliot Scheiner | |||
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Mindfields is the 10th studio album (though counted as the 11th album overall - see Toto XIV) by the American rock band Toto. It was released on November 16, 1999. Mindfields saw the return of vocalist Bobby Kimball, who had departed the band following the 1982 album Toto IV.
Contents
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Q | [2] |
Allmusic called the album "Overlong, overwrought, and devoid of personality", and found the usage of musical styles from other cultures contrived and dull.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "After You've Gone" | Steve Lukather & Phil Soussan | Steve Lukather | 6:37 |
| 2. | "Mysterious Ways" | Mark Hudson, Lukather, David Paich, Dean Grakal | Bobby Kimball and Lukather | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Mindfields" | Bobby Kimball, Lukather, Paich, Simon Phillips, Mike Porcaro | Kimball | 6:04 |
| 4. | "High Price of Hate1" | Lukather, Stan Lynch, Paich, Phillips, Porcaro | Kimball | 9:22 |
| 5. | "Selfish" | Lukather, Lynch, Paich | Kimball | 5:30 |
| 6. | "No Love" | Paich, Lukather, Randy Goodrum | Lukather | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Caught in the Balance" | Lukather, Paich, Phillips, Porcaro, Lynch, Kimball | Kimball | 6:21 |
| 8. | "Last Love" | Lukather, Paich | Lukather | 4:58 |
| 9. | "Mad About You" | Paich, Joseph Williams | Kimball | 4:24 |
| 10. | "One Road" | Lukather, Paich, Goodrum | Kimball | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Melanie" | Lukather, Paich, Goodrum | Lukather | 5:19 |
| 12. | "Cruel" | Jed Leiber, Phillips, Kimball, Lukather | Kimball | 5:57 |
| 13. | "Better World (Parts I, II & III)" | Lukather, Paich, Phillips | Lukather | 7:50 |
| 14. | "Spanish Steps Of Rome2" | Lukather, Paich | David Paich | 4:27 |
1 On some copies of the album, a longer version of "High Price of Hate" was used clocking in at 9:49.
2 Bonus track on North American and Japanese versions of the album.
Personnel
Toto
- Bobby Kimball - lead and backing vocals
- Steve Lukather - guitars, lead and backing vocals
- David Paich - keyboards, lead and backing vocals
- Mike Porcaro - bass
- Simon Phillips - drums, percussion
Guest musicians
- Clint Black - harmonica and backing vocals on "No Love"
- Timothy B. Schmit - backing vocals "After You've Gone", "Mysterious Ways", "Selfish" and "Melanie"
- Phil Soussan - backing vocals "After You've Gone"
- Richard Page - backing vocals on "Cruel", "Caught In The Balance", "Mindfields" and "Mad About You"
- Maria Vidal- backing vocals on "Spanish Steps"
- Steve Porcaro - synthesizers
Singles
- Melanie / Spanish steps of Rome
- Melanie / Spanish steps of Rome / White Sister / Girl Goodbye
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Allmusic review
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