''Forgotten Toys'' is the debut studio album by

David Paich David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954) is an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist, and secondary vocalist of the rock band Toto (band), Toto since 1977. He wrote or co-wrot ...

, keyboardist/vocalist of the American rock band Toto. In 2022, Paich announced his debut solo album and it was released by the Players Club ( Mascot Label Group) on August 19, 2022. On June 9, 2022, he released the first single titled "Spirit of the Moonrise". Paich said he plans to release more in the future and he has "some stuff lying around here", and is often "slow" because he is "methodical and a perfectionist, sometimes too much...".

Background

During the initial

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in 2020, Paich revisited some old songs and ideas that he had "carried in his head for years". This is where the title of the album comes from. This album features Joseph Williams as co-producer and sometimes co-vocalist,

Steve Lukather Steven Lee "Luke" Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to ...

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, Michael McDonald, Ray Parker Jr., Don Felder, and Steve Jordan. "All the Tears That Shine" was originally featured on the 2015 Toto album ''

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'', which featured David Paich on vocals. This version of the song features co-writer Michael Sherwood on vocals. Paich said that the album art was done by his wife, Lorraine, who was inspired after hearing Paich's original title for the album, 'Broken Toys'. She has previous experience in tabletop design for food commercials and was previously a food stylist.

Critical reception

''Forgotten Toys'' received some positive reviews from music critics. Lee Zimmerman of ''

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'' described the album as "a surprisingly cohesive and well-constructed set of songs", making it a "pleasure to peruse". ''

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''s Phoebe Flys called the album "a masterfully produced celebration of a lifetime’s musical kinship" and highlighted that it includes "

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’s most talented peer group" in its lineup.

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– lead vocals , keyboards , piano , organ , bass , synth *

Gregg Bissonette Gregg Bissonette (born June 9, 1959) is an American jazz and rock drummer and vocalist. He is the brother of bassist Matt Bissonette, with whom he frequently collaborates. Bissonette is known for playing and recording many different styles of m ...

– drums * Lenny Castro – percussion * Robin DiMaggio – drums and percussion * Jon Diversa – horns *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts ...

– bass guitar *

David Hungate David Hungate (born August 5, 1948) is an American retired bass guitarist noted as a member of the Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1976 to 1982 and again from 2014 to 2015, and the son of judge William L. Hungate. Along with most of his ...

– bass guitar *

– synthesizer * Don Felder – slide guitar *

Fredrik Halland Fredrik Strand Halland is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer based in Los Angeles. Early life Born in Bergen, Halland began playing the guitar at a very young age. When he turned 9, he started taking lessons from guitarist ...

– electric guitar , background vocals , additional electric guitar and electric bass *

Warren Ham Warren Ham (born October 26, 1952) is an American saxophonist, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for playing with Kansas (1982), Toto (1986–1988, and since 2017) and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band (since 2014). Career Duri ...

– saxophone , flute , harmonica *

Davey Johnstone David William Logan Johnstone (born 6 May 1951) is a Scottish rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his long-time collaboration with Elton John as a member of the Elton John Band. Career Johnstone was born in Edinburgh. At the age of s ...

– acoustic and electric guitars * Steve Jordan – drums * Pat Knox – background vocals * Michael Lang – acoustic piano *

– electric guitar , electric guitar solo * Michael McDonald – background vocals * Monét Owens – background vocals * Elizabeth Paich – background vocals * Ray Parker Jr. – guitar *

Dean Parks Weldon Dean Parks (born December 6, 1946) is an American session guitarist and record producer from Fort Worth, Texas. Parks has one Grammy nomination. Albums Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los A ...

– acoustic and electric guitars *

Billy Sherwood William Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, record producer and mixing engineer. He is best known for his tenures in the English progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes as guitarist and ke ...

– background vocals * Michael Sherwood – lead vocals *

James Tormé James Tormé (born August 13, 1973) is a jazz vocalist based in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of American singer Mel Tormé and British actress Janette Scott and grandson of Thora Hird Dame Thora Hird (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2 ...

– background vocals and scatting * Mike Valerio – upright bass * Hannah Williams – background vocals * Joseph Williams – lead vocals , background vocals , keyboards , synth , drum programming * Ray Williams – background vocals Technical personnel * Joseph Williams – engineer * Pat Knox – engineer , additional engineering * Stefan Nordin – engineer * Frank Rosato – additional engineering * Julian Chan – additional engineering *

Bob Clearmountain Bob Clearmountain (born Chiaramonte, January 15, 1953) is an American mixing engineer and record producer, best known for his work with major acts, including Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Pretenders, and Bryan A ...

– mixing * Ken Freeman – additional mixing *

Bernie Grundman Bernie Grundman (born 16 December 1943, Minneapolis) is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chr ...

– mastering

Charts

References

{{reflist 2022 debut albums Rock albums by American artists Mascot Label Group albums