Toto - 40 Trips Around The Sun

40 Trips Around The Sun is a compilation album by American rock band Toto, released in February 2018 via Columbia Records.

Toto are celebrating 40 years since the release of their debut studio album Toto in 1978. Toto formed in 1976 comprising seasoned session musicians Steve Lukather (guitars, vocals), David Paich (keyboards), Steve Porcaro (keyboards), Jeff Porcaro (drums), David Hungate (bass) and Bobby Kimball (vocals). The line-up has changed over the years, including the sad passing of brothers Jeff and Mike Porcaro. The current line-up consists of Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Joseph Williams on vocals.

As part of their debut album 40^th Anniversary, Toto have released a new seventeen track Greatest Hits package 40 Trips Around The Sun. The album includes three previously unreleased tracks – "Spanish Sea", "Alone" and "Struck By Lightning".

"Spanish Sea" was recorded during the sessions for Isolation (1984), and was re-written with a new chorus. Steve Lukather said of the song: "Thanks to modern tech we were able to play once again with not only our 20 something selves but with our dear brothers Jeff and Mike Porcaro reminding us just how deep their groove was. Bittersweet... Many stories, laughs and a few tears on this one".

"Alone" is a newly written song by Toto members David Paich, Steve Lukather, Steve Porcaro and Joseph Williams, while "Struck by Lightning" was previously unreleased.

This album also includes some of the most popular songs and is a great introduction to this wonderful band. Not only have the members produced amazing music as part of this group but also collectively and individually as supporting and studio musicians to a vast array of musicians and albums, including Boz Scaggs’ Silk Degrees and Michael Jakcson’s Thriller.

Check out the tracks:  “Alone”; “Struck By Lightning”; “Spanish Sea”; “99”; “Georgy Porgy” and “I’ll Supply The Love”.

This double album 2LP record set is on black vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves and digital download code, pressed in Europe.