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Past to Present 1977–1990

Past to Present 1977–1990 is the first compilation album by Toto, released in 1990. It contains nine hit songs from the band's first seven albums, and four new songs recorded with new singer Jean-Michel Byron.

Past to Present 1977–1990
Original album artwork by Mark Ryden
Compilation album by
Toto
ReleasedJune 18, 1990 (EU)[1]
August 21, 1990 (US)[2]
GenreRock
Length64:32
LabelColumbia
ProducerToto, George Massenburg, Bill Payne, James Guthrie, Tom Knox
Toto chronology
The Seventh One
(1988) 		Past to Present 1977–1990
(1990) 		Kingdom of Desire
(1992)
Singles from Past to Present 1977-1990
  1. "Love Has the Power"
    Released: June 11, 1990[3]
  2. "Out of Love"
    Released: September 3, 1990 (EU)[4]
  3. "Can You Hear What I'm Saying"
    Released: September 10, 1990 (UK)[5]
  4. "Africa"
    Released: November 1990 (NL)[6]

According to the band, it was Toto's record label Columbia who proposed the band work with Byron. Ultimately the band was not happy with his onstage antics and he was asked to leave the band. Steve Lukather became Toto's lead vocalist in 1991.[7]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love Has the Power" (previously unreleased)
6:32
2."Africa" (from Toto IV, 1982)
Toto4:59
3."Hold the Line" (from Toto, 1978)PaichToto3:56
4."Out of Love" (previously unreleased)
  • Guthrie
  • Toto
5:55
5."Georgy Porgy" (from Toto)PaichToto4:08
6."I'll Be Over You" (from Fahrenheit, 1986)
Toto3:50
7."Can You Hear What I'm Saying" (previously unreleased)
  • Guthrie
  • Toto
4:46
8."Rosanna" (from Toto IV)PaichToto5:34
9."I Won't Hold You Back" (from Toto IV)LukatherToto4:59
10."Stop Loving You" (from The Seventh One, 1988)
  • Lukather
  • Paich
4:28
11."99" (from Hydra, 1979)Paich
  • Toto
  • Tom Knox
5:12
12."Pamela" (from The Seventh One)
  • Massenburg
  • Payne
  • Toto
5:12
13."Animal" (previously unreleased)
  • Paich
  • Byron
  • Guthrie
  • Toto
5:05

Some CD inlays and LP sleeves may have the song '99' wrongly dated as a 1988 track. It dates from 1979. Also on this album, the only Toto member that wasn't named in the credits was Fergie Frederiksen, Lead vocalist on the album; Isolation (1984).

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[23] Gold 35,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[24] Gold 39,929[24]
France (SNEP)[25] Platinum 300,000*
Germany (BVMI)[26] Gold 250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[27] Platinum 200,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[28] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Silver 60,000*
United States (RIAA)[31] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References edit

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  6. ^ "Africa single discography".
  7. ^ "Steve Lukather.com".
  8. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  10. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 285. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
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  12. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  15. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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  18. ^ "Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1990" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved April 2, 2014.
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  21. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  22. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1991". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  24. ^ a b "Toto" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  25. ^ "French album certifications – Toto – Past to Present" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  26. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Toto; 'Past to Present')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  27. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > June 1996 > Certified Awards (April 1996)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  28. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Toto – Past to Present" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved September 3, 2011. Enter Past to Present in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  29. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Past to Present')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  30. ^ "British album certifications – Toto – Past to Present". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  31. ^ "American album certifications – Toto – Past to Present". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
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