Through the Looking Glass is the eleventh studio album (though counted as the 12th album overall — see Toto XIV) by the American band Toto. It was released in 2002, three years after their last studio release, Mindfields. The album consists of cover versions of songs that had inspired the band.
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| Released | October 14, 2002 (EU) October 21, 2002 (UK) November 5, 2002 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
| Studio | Coy Sound Studios (Hollywood Hills, CA) | |||
| Genre | Rock, blues rock, Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 55:40 | |||
| Label | CMC International | |||
| Producer | Toto | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
AllMusic noted that Toto made no attempt to rework the songs they covered for the album, and concluded that "while it's nice to know that the band has good taste in other people's music, that doesn't explain why anyone needs to hear them copy that music when the originals are so readily available."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Could You Be Loved" | Bob Marley | Kimball | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Bodhisattva" | Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | Kimball, Lukather | 4:51 |
| 3. | "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | George Harrison | Lukather | 5:15 |
| 4. | "I Can't Get Next to You" | Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong | Kimball | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Living for the City" | Stevie Wonder | Kimball | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Maiden Voyage / Butterfly" | Herbie Hancock / Hancock, Bennie Maupin | instrumental | 7:33 |
| 7. | "Burn Down the Mission" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | Kimball | 6:28 |
| 8. | "Sunshine of Your Love" | Jack Bruce, Pete Brown, Eric Clapton | Lukather | 5:13 |
| 9. | "House of the Rising Sun" | traditional | Kimball | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Watching the Detectives" | Elvis Costello | Lukather | 4:04 |
| 11. | "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Live)" | Bob Dylan | Paich | 3:52 |
Personnel
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- Bobby Kimball: lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7), loops (track 11)
- Steve Lukather: guitars (all tracks), lead vocals (tracks 2, 3, 8, 10), backing vocals (tracks 1, 3-5, 7, 8, 10), keyboards (track 8), dobro (track 11), loops (track 11)
- David Paich: keyboards (tracks 1-10), lead vocals (track 11), backing vocals (tracks 3, 4), piano (tracks 5-7, 11), Moog bass (track 5), Wurlitzer (track 11), loops (track 11)
- Mike Porcaro: bass guitar (all tracks), backing vocals (track 4), loops (track 11)
- Simon Phillips: drums (all tracks), loops (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11), tambourine (track 4), backing vocals (track 4), keyboards (track 6)
- Additional Musicians
- Lenny Castro: timbales (tracks 1, 10), percussion (tracks 3, 6, 10), congas (tracks 6, 7), tambourine (track 7)
- Brandon Fields: tenor saxophone (tracks 4, 6), alto saxophone (track 6), soprano saxophone (track 6)
- Walt Fowler: trumpet (tracks 4, 6), flugelhorn (track 6)
- Ellis Hall: vocals (track 5)
- James Ingram: backing vocals and ad-libs (tracks 1, 4)
- Tippa Irie: DJ (track 1)
- Davey Johnstone: backing vocals (track 7)
- Monet: backing vocals (tracks 8, 9, 11), ad-libs (track 11)
- Nigel Olsson: backing vocals (track 7)
- Steve Porcaro: synthesizer programming (tracks 2, 7), synthesizer and sound effects (track 5)
Production
edit- Arranged and Produced by Toto
- Engineered by Simon Phillips
- Assistant Engineer: John Jessel
- Tracks #1-5 & 7-11 mixed by Steve MacMillan
- Track #6 mixed by Simon Phillips
- Digital Editing by Louie Teran
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
- Edited and Mastered at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
- Project Coordination: Anita Heilig
- Art Direction and Design: Brian Peterson
- Creative Director: Doug Brown
- Photography: Resig & Taylor
- Management: The Fitzgerald Hartley Co.
Singles
edit- Could You Be Loved / House of the Rising Sun