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Isolation is the Gold-certified fifth studio album by Toto, released on October 18, 1984. Isolation is the first album to feature longtime bassist Mike Porcaro and the only album with Fergie Frederiksen as the primary vocalist.
Isolation failed to achieve the popularity of its predecessor, Toto IV, although it achieved gold record status and gave the band their highest charting mainstream rock single "Stranger in Town".
Toto's most arena-oriented rock album in some respects. The lean production and sharp songwriting has allowed it to hold up better than 1986's Fahrenheit, though it doesn't have the multifaceted, progressive rock touches that show up on some of The Seventh One's material.
Still, it's hard to argue with the sheer energy that crackles off of Carmen, Lion, Angel Don't Cry and the punchy title track. Stranger In Town was a nice single also, and there really isn't a weak here overall. One of my personal favorites is actually the offbeat Mr. Friendly, which has some of the New Wave bounciness that Saga was indulging in at the time.
As far as 80's AOR goes, Isolation is definitely a cut above a lot of what was coming out in 1984 and is still a lot of fun today.
Side one
1. Carmen (3:25)
2. Lion (4:46)
3. Stranger in Town (4:47)
4. Angel Don’t Cry (4:21)
5. How Does It Feel (3:50)
Side two
1. Endless (3:40)
2. Isolation (4:04)
3. Mr. Friendly (4:22)
4. Change of Heart (4:08)
5. Holyanna (4:19)
Toto
- Fergie Frederiksen – lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6–9), backing vocals
- Steve Lukather – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 5)
- David Paich – keyboards, backing vocals, lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 10), orchestral arrangements (tracks 5, 9)
- Steve Porcaro – keyboards, electronic sounds
- Mike Porcaro – bass
- Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Mike Cotten – additional synthesizers (track 3)
- Lenny Castro – congas, percussion
- Joe Porcaro – percussion
- Tom Scott – saxophones
- Chuck Findley – trumpet
- Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements (track 2)
- James Newton Howard – orchestral arrangements and conductor (tracks 5, 9)
- Marty Paich – conductor (tracks 5, 9)
- The London Symphony Orchestra – strings (tracks 5, 9)
- Bobby Kimball – recorded but scrapped lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 6, 9), backing vocals (tracks 2, 3, 10)
- Gene Morford – bass vocal (track 3)
- Tom Kelly – backing vocals (track 5)
- Richard Page – backing vocals (track 5)
Production
- Produced by Toto
- Engineers – Niko Bolas, Tom Knox, Greg Ladanyi and Shep Lonsdale.
- Assistant Engineers – Richard Bosworth, Ann Calnan, Terry Christian, Tom Fletcher, Stuart Furusho, Bill Jackson, Brian Malouf, Peggy McCreary, Franz Pusch, David Schober and Duane Seykora.
- Strings engineered by John Kurlander
- Mixed by Greg Ladanyi and Toto
- Mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, CA).
- Art Direction and Design – Bill Murphy
- Illustration – Robert Kopecky
- Photography – Raul Vega
Notes
Release: 1984
Format: LP
Genre: Rock
Label: CBS Records
Catalog# 86305
Vinyl: Excellent
Cover: Excellent
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