Old Is New Explained

Old Is New
Type:	studio
Artist:	Toto
Cover:	Toto - Old Is New.png
Released:	November 30, 2018
Recorded:	1977–1980s, 2016–2017
Length:	42:10
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	Toto
Prev Title:	40 Trips Around the Sun
Prev Year:	2018

Old Is New is the fourteenth and final^[1] studio album by American band Toto (though counted as the 15th album overall with Toto XX being canonized as a studio album rather than as a compilation album). It was released as part of the band's All In box set on November 30, 2018,^{[2] [3]} and separately on April 3, 2020.^[4] The tracks "Devil's Tower", "Spanish Sea" and "Oh Why" feature deceased band members Jeff (who died in 1992) and Mike Porcaro (who died in 2015).^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Joseph Williams, except where noted.

• "Alone", "Spanish Sea" and "Struck by Lightning" were previously released on the greatest hits album 40 Trips Around the Sun (2018).

Personnel

All credits sourced from liner notes:^[6]

Toto

• • Steve Lukather – guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, piano, sitar David Paich – piano, keyboards, additional keyboards, synthesizers, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizers, Hammond organ, keyboards, piano, synth bass, lead vocals, backing vocals
• Joseph Williams – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, additional keyboards, piano, synth bass, arrangement
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums Mike Porcaro – bass guitar
• David Hungate – bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
• Shannon Forrest – drums
  • Martin Tillman – cello Mark T. Williams – backing vocals
• Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals
• Pat Knox, Lorraine Paich, Weston Wilson – backing vocals (lightning chant)
  • What So Not James Rushent, Surahn Sidhu, Trevor Lukather – additional instrumentation

Technical personnel:

• Toto (Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, Joseph Williams) – production
• Joseph Williams – supervising producer, audio editing
• Greg Ladanyi, Niko Bolas, Al Schmitt, David Leonard, Tom Knox, Shep Lonsdale, Peggy McCreary – recording engineers 1970's 1980's
• Joseph Williams, Steve Porcaro, Niko Bolas, Shannon Forrest – recording engineers 2016-2017
• Damien Weatherley, James Rushent – additional engineering
• George Maple – additional contribution
• Pat Knox, Weston Wilson – assistant editors & engineers
• Mike Ging – Pro Tools transfers
• Bob Clearmountain – mixing
• Cassian, What So Not – mixing
• Sergio Ruelas – digital audio editor, mix assistant
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Dale Becker – mastering

External links

• Old is new

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lewry. Fraser. June 28, 2021. Steve Lukather: There will be no more Toto albums. August 10, 2021. Louder. en.
2. Web site: February 21, 2018. TOTO ANNOUNCE LIMITED EDITION BOX SET "ALL IN" AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER UNTIL APRIL 10TH. totoofficial.com.
3. Toto . Toto (band) . toto99com . 1065273164421365760 . The wait is over! TOTO’s limited edition ALL IN box set is out on November 30th! A limited number of copies remain available for purchase.
4. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/18554375953/10157185062240954 . 2022-04-30. Toto on Facebook . Facebook.
5. Web site: Old is new (2019). Steve Lukather Official Website. 2019. August 10, 2021.
6. All In 1978-2018. Toto. 2019. box set booklet. Columbia Records. 19075820452.