Hydra is the second studio album of the American rock band Toto , published in 1979 .
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| Date of issue | 1979 | ||||||
| Genres | hard rock , soft rock , pop rock | ||||||
| Duration | 41:23 | ||||||
| Producers | Tom Knox, Reggie Fisher, Toto | ||||||
| A country |  USA | ||||||
| Label | Columbia records | ||||||
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About the album
Compared with the previous album, Toto , on the second disc, the musicians presented more “hard” material. But, the compositions turned out to be gloomy, since shortly before recording, David Peich's mother died, which influenced the keyboard player himself, and, in turn, the lyrics [3] .
The disc was enthusiastically received by the fans of hard rock , they liked the songs “ 99 ”, “Mama” and “White Sister”, but the critics rather cool [1] [3] [4] . Reviewer William Rulmann of Allmusic noted that the musicians made virtually no attempt to find their own sound, and Hydra was completely unlike its predecessor. Compositions, in his opinion, were performed quite well, but they turned out to be insufficiently expressive, so Toto could not consolidate the success they achieved thanks to the release of their debut album. Rulmann also mentioned that the entire record rests solely on the single "99." However, the listeners indifferently accepted the song [1] . Billboard magazine, on the contrary, left a good review about the album. According to observers in the American edition, "All Us Boys", "99", "Mama" and "White Sister" are the best songs on the disc, and the team succeeded in writing Hydra lyrics [5] .
In the band’s homeland, the album stopped only at line 37, while in Norway it took 1st place [6] [7] . In the United States, he was awarded the golden status , and in Canada - platinum [8] [9] .
List of Songs
Words and music of all David Peich songs, except as noted.
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| No. | Title | Vocals | Duration | ||||||
| one. | Hydra (David Hangate, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lucater, Peich, Steve Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro ) | Peych | 7:31 | ||||||
| 2. | "St. George and the Dragon » | Kimball | 4:45 | ||||||
| 3. | " 99 " | Lucater | 5:16 | ||||||
| four. | "Lorraine" | Peych | 4:46 | ||||||
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| No. | Title | Vocals | Duration | ||||||
| one. | "All Us Boys" | Peych | 5:03 | ||||||
| 2. | Mama (Peych, Kimball) | Kimball | 5:14 | ||||||
| 3. | White Sister (Pitch, Kimball) | Kimball | 5:39 | ||||||
| four. | “A Secret Love” (Peich, Kimball, S. Porcaro) | Kimball | 3:07 | ||||||
Charts
Album
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Singles
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Record Members
- Toto
- Bobby Kimball - vocals , backing vocals
- Steve Lucater - guitar , vocals, backing vocals
- Steve Porcaro - keyboards , backing vocals
- David Hangate - Bass
- David Peich - keyboards, backing vocals
- Jeff Porcaro - Percussion , Percussion
- Other musicians
- Roger Lynn - Synthesizer
- Michael Baddicker - keyboards
- Lenny Castro - Percussion
- Marty Peich - strings
- David Donnelly - Remastering
- Tom Knox - sound engineer , producer , mixing
- Dan Latham - sound engineer, mixing
- Philip Harris - Design
- Jim Hagopian - art director
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ruhlmann, William. Hydra - Toto: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . Allmusic. Date of treatment May 13, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- ↑ White, Timothy. Toto: Hydra; Music Reviews Rolling Stone (February 7, 1980). Date of treatment July 11, 2013. Archived December 23, 2007.
- ↑ 1 2 Artists :: TOTO . Music Might. Date of treatment May 14, 2013. Archived January 5, 2013.
- ↑ Hydra (1979 ) . stevelukather.com. Date of treatment May 14, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- ↑ Billboard's Top Album Picks. Pop // Billboard. - Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 1979. - T. 45 , No. 91 . - S. 76 . - ISSN 0006-2510 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Hydra - Toto: Awards . Allmusic. Date of treatment May 14, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 Toto - Hydra . Hung Medien. Date of treatment May 14, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- ↑ Gold & Platinum Searchable Database . RIAA. Date of treatment May 15, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- ↑ Gold and Platinum Database . Music Canada Date of treatment May 15, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- ↑ Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. - Australian Chart Book. - St Ives, New South Wales, 1993 .-- ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
- ↑ Album - Toto, Hydra (German) . Media Control Charts. Date of treatment May 14, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- ↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Government of Canada. Date of treatment May 16, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- ↑ Toto - Hydra (English) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment May 14, 2013. Archived May 23, 2013.
- ↑ Toto - Hydra (English) . Hung Medien. Date of treatment May 14, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- ↑ ハ イ ド ラ (Japanese) . Oricon. Date of treatment May 14, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- ↑ Top 100 Albums . Government of Canada. Date of treatment May 15, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
Links
- Releases: Toto - Hydra . totoofficial.com. Date of treatment May 15, 2013. Archived May 25, 2013.
- Hydra on Discogs
- Hydra at Rate Your Music
- Hydra (Toto album) at Last.fm