The Seventh One

The Seventh One
Studio album by Toto
Released March 1, 1988
Recorded 1987-88 at The Complex Studios, Manor Studio & A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
Genre Pop rock, soft rock, AOR
Length 53:40
Label Columbia
Producer George Massenburg, Bill Payne, Toto
Toto chronology
Fahrenheit
(1986)		 The Seventh One
(1988)		 Kingdom of Desire
(1992)

The Seventh One is Toto's seventh studio album. It was released in 1988, and became the best-received Toto album since Toto IV. The Seventh One is the second and last album until Toto XIV (2015) to feature Joseph Williams on lead vocals. He was fired after the Seventh One world tour due to loss of voice attributed to drug abuse.[1] The single "Pamela" reached number 22 in the Billboard charts.[2] The title track, "The Seventh One," is only featured on the Japanese version of the album and on the B-side of the "Pamela" single. It was also released on some compilations on a later date.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
People(Not favorable)[5]

Though critically well-received, The Seventh One was the first Toto album since Turn Back to have fewer than two charting hits in the US which led to The Seventh One becoming the lowest charting Toto album on the Billboard Charts up to that point.[6] However, the album sold much better over seas and entered the Top 10 in numerous European countries, earning Gold and Platinum certifications wich make the album one of the bands last big ones.

Track listing

  1. "Pamela" (David Paich, Joseph Williams) - 5:11
  2. "You Got Me" (Paich, J. Williams) - 3:11
  3. "Anna" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) - 4:58
  4. "Stop Loving You" (Lukather, Paich) - 4:29
  5. "Mushanga" (Paich, Jeff Porcaro) - 5:35
  6. "Stay Away" (Paich, Lukather) - 5:31
  7. "Straight for the Heart" (Paich, J. Williams) - 4:09
  8. "Only the Children" (Paich, Lukather, J. Williams) - 4:11
  9. "A Thousand Years" (J. Williams, Mark T. Williams, Paich) - 4:53
  10. "These Chains" (Lukather, Goodrum) - 4:59
  11. "Home of the Brave" (Paich, Lukather, Jimmy Webb, J. Williams) - 6:51
  12. "The Seventh One" (Paich, J. Williams) - 6:201

1 Only available on Japanese copies of the album.

Production

Personnel

Toto

and as guest musician:

Additional musicians

"Pamela"

"You Got Me"

"Anna"

"Stop Loving You"

"Mushanga"

"Stay Away"

"Straight For The Heart"

"Only The Children"

"A Thousand Years"

"These Chains"

"Home Of The Brave"

Singles

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 9
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[8] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[9] 3
French SNEP Albums Chart [10] 19
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[11] 3
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[12] 4
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 2
UK Albums Chart[15] 73
U.S. Billboard 200 [16] 64
West German Media Control Albums Chart[17] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1988) Position
French Albums Chart[18] 55

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
France (SNEP)[19] 2× Gold 166,100[20]
Japan (Oricon Charts) 141,170[11]
Netherlands (NVPI)[21] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[22] Platinum 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ (2004). Steve Lukather: The hardest working guitarist in the business, Melodicrock.com.
  2. ↑ Toto Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  3. ↑ The Seventh One at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-11-31.
  4. ↑ Mike, Boehm (1988-05-08). "RECORD RACK > But Who's Counting?". LA Times. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Picks and Pans Review: The Seventh One". People. 1988-03-28. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Toto in the Billboard Charts, Allmusic. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  7. ↑ "austriancharts.at Toto - The Seventh One" (ASP) (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  8. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Toto - The Seventh One" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  9. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  11. 1 2 Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  12. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Toto – The Seventh One" (ASP). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  13. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Toto – The Seventh One" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  14. ↑ "Toto - The Seventh One - hitparade.ch" (ASP) (in German). Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  15. ↑ "Toto > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  16. ↑ "allmusic ((( The Seventh One > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  17. ↑ "Album Search: Toto - The Seventh One" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  18. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1988 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on October 23, 2014. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  19. ↑ "French album certifications – Toto – The Seventh One" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  20. ↑ "Les Albums Double Or". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  21. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Toto – The Seventh One" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  22. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
Preceded by
Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)
by Various artists		 Dutch Mega Chart number-one album
April 16 – May 14, 1988 		Succeeded by
Stronger Than Pride by Sade
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