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Mindfields

Mindfields
Studio album by
Toto
ReleasedMarch 1999 (1999-03) (EU, JP)[1]
November 16, 1999 (1999-11-16) (US)
Studio
  • Royaltone Studios
  • ATS Studios
  • Hollywood Sound Recorders
Length79:37
LabelLegacy
ProducerToto, Elliot Scheiner
Toto chronology
Toto XX
(1998) 		Mindfields
(1999) 		Livefields
(1999)
Singles from Mindfields
  1. "Melanie"
    Released: April 1999[2]

Mindfields is the tenth studio album (though counted as the 11th album overall — see Toto XIV) by the American rock band Toto. It was released in Europe and Japan in March 1999, followed by a US release on November 16, 1999. Mindfields saw the return of vocalist Bobby Kimball, who had departed the band in 1984 during recording sessions for the Isolation album.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Q[4]

The album received mixed reviews from critics. Michael Gallucci of AllMusic wrote: "Overlong, overwrought, and devoid of personality, this incredibly dull world-view update of Toto's crassly professional sound manages to pillage several cultures at once without contributing a single song worth remembering. The playing is tight—as you would expect from a bunch of studio session musicians—but all the skills in the world can't liven these 14 plodding tracks."[3]

Track listing

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1999 Release

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No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
1."After You've Gone"Steve Lukather, Phil SoussanSteve Lukather6:37
2."Mysterious Ways"Dean Grakal, Mark Hudson, Lukather, David PaichBobby Kimball and Lukather3:42
3."Mindfields"Bobby Kimball, Lukather, Paich, Simon Phillips, Mike PorcaroKimball6:04
4."High Price of Hate" (1)Lukather, Stan Lynch, Paich, Phillips, PorcaroKimball9:221
5."Selfish"Lukather, Lynch, PaichKimball5:30
6."No Love"Randy Goodrum, Paich, LukatherLukather4:34
7."Caught in the Balance"Kimball, Lukather, Lynch, Paich, Phillips, PorcaroKimball6:21
8."Last Love"Lukather, PaichLukather4:58
9."Mad About You"Paich, Joseph WilliamsKimball4:24
10."One Road"Goodrum, Lukather, PaichKimball3:45
11."Melanie"Goodrum, Lukather, PaichLukather5:19
12."Cruel"Kimball, Jed Leiber, Lukather, PhillipsKimball5:57
13."Better World (Parts I, II & III)"Lukather, Paich, PhillipsLukather7:50
Total length:74:42

1999 Bonus Tracks

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No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
14."Spanish Steps of Rome" (2)Lukather, PaichDavid Paich4:28
Total length:79:10

1 On some copies of the album, a longer version of "High Price of Hate" was used with a length of 9:49.

2018 All In Remaster

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No.TitleWriter(s)Lead VocalsLength
1."Cruel" (3)Bobby Kimball, Jed Lieber, Steve Lukather, Simon PhillipsBobby Kimball5:55
2."Mysterious Ways"Dean Grakal, Mark Hudson, Lukather, David PaichKimball, Steve Lukather3:40
3."Mindfields"Kimball, Lukather, Paich, Phillips, Mike PorcaroKimball6:03
4."High Price of Hate"Lukather, Stan Lynch, Paich, Phillips, PorcaroKimball9:49
5."Selfish"Lukather, Lynch, PaichKimball5:31
6."No Love"Randy Goodrum, Paich, LukatherLukather4:36
7."Caught In The Balance"Kimball, Lukather, Lynch, Paich, Phillips, PorcaroKimball6:21
8."Last Love"Lukather, PaichLukather5:00
9."Mad About You"Paich, Joseph WilliamsKimball4:26
10."One Road"Goodrum, Lukather, PaichKimball3:48
11."Melanie"Goodrum, Lukather, PaichLukather5:21
12."After You've Gone" (3)Lukather, Phil SoussanLukather6:38
13."Better World" (4)Lukather, Paich, PhillipsLukather7:41
14."Spanish Steps" (5)Lukather, PaichDavid Paich4:28
Total length:79:37

3 Track 1 ("Cruel") and 12 ("After You've Gone") switched places
4 Track 13 ("Better World") was originally titled "Better World (Parts I, II and III)"
5 Track 14 ("Spanish Steps") was originally titled "Spanish Steps of Rome"

Personnel

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Adapted from album's liner notes.[5]

Toto

  • Steve Lukather – guitars, lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 11, 13), backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 10–14)
  • David Paich – keyboards, horn arrangements (tracks 2, 5), backing vocals (tracks 3, 8), slide guitar solo (track 5), lead vocals (track 14)
  • Mike Porcaro – bass guitar, cello (track 1)
  • Simon Phillips – drums, tabla (track 1), percussion (tracks 5, 6, 8, 10, 13), loops (track 11), backing vocals (track 13)
  • Bobby Kimball – lead vocals (tracks 2–5, 7, 9, 10, 12) backing vocals (tracks 3, 4, 8–10, 12, 13)

Guest musicians

Production

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  • Producers – Toto and Elliot Scheiner
  • Recorded by Eric Cowden, Steve Genewick, Steve MacMillan, Charles Paakari, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt, Jess Sutcliffe and Jeff Thomas.
  • Mixed by Elliot Scheiner at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mastered and Sequenced by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Editing by Steve MacMillan
  • Production Coordination – Shari Sutcliffe
  • Copyist – Dan Ferguson
  • Creative Director – Doug Brown

Singles

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  • Melanie / Spanish Steps Of Rome

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