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Falling in Between is the twelfth studio album (though counted as the 13th album overall — see Toto XIV) by American rock band, Toto. The album was released in February 2006 on the Italian label Frontiers Records, the band supporting the album with a world tour. It was the band's first studio release since Through the Looking Glass in 2002, the last one with lead vocalist Bobby Kimball and the only one with keyboardist/vocalist Greg Phillinganes. Phillinganes originally began playing with Toto as a touring replacement for David Paich, who had retired from the road. Another Porcaro brother, Steve, continues to work in the studio with the band, though he also retired from touring following the Fahrenheit album in 1987. Similarly, Lenny Castro has never been a member of the group, but has consistently contributed to their recordings since their first album in 1978. This is also the band's last studio album to feature bassist Mike Porcaro and drummer Simon Phillips; Porcaro retired from touring in the following year due to symptoms of ALS taking away the use of his hands and died in 2015 (though he would posthumously appear on the 2018 album Old Is New on 3 tracks; Fearful Heart, Spanish Sea and Oh Why?). Phillips left the band in 2014 to focus on his solo career.

Falling in Between
Studio album by Toto
Released	February 14, 2006 (Europe) April 18, 2006 (US)
Recorded	February–October 2005[1]
Studio	Phantom Recordings, ATS Studios, Steve Cohen's studio[1]
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	50:36
Label	Frontiers
Producer	Toto
Toto chronology
Through the Looking Glass (2002) Falling in Between (2006) Falling in Between Live (2007)

Other guest artists appearing on the album include then-former lead vocalist Joseph Williams, saxophonist Tom Scott, Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull, Chicago trombonist James Pankow and former Chicago bassist and vocalist Jason Scheff.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic's review of the album was mixed (3.5/5), considering the first half of the album overly safe and commenting that Toto was "a band trying to find itself during a midlife crisis." However, they praised Steve Lukather's vocals and the band's "amazing production values".[1]

Track listing

Personnel

• Bobby Kimball – lead and backing vocals
• Steve Lukather – guitars, lead and backing vocals, piano on "Simple Life"
• Mike Porcaro – bass guitar
• David Paich – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
• Greg Phillinganes – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
• Simon Phillips – drums, percussion, drum programming

Additional musicians

• Joseph Williams – co-lead and background vocals on "Bottom of Your Soul"
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizers on "Dying on My Feet", "Hooked", "Let it Go", and "No End in Sight"; sound design on "Falling in Between", "King of the World", "Hooked", "Taint Your World", and "No End in Sight"
• Ian Anderson – flute on "Hooked"
• L. Shankar – violin on "Falling in Between", backing vocals on "Falling in Between" and "Bottom of Your Soul"
• James Pankow – trombone and horn arrangement on "Dying on My Feet"
• Ray Herrmann – tenor saxophone on "Dying on My Feet"
• Lee Thornburg – trumpet on "Dying on My Feet"
• Tom Scott – tenor saxophone on "Spiritual Man"
• Roy Hargrove – trumpet and flugelhorn on "The Reeferman"
• Jason Scheff – backing vocals on "Falling in Between", "Bottom of Your Soul", and "King of the World"
• Trevor Lukather – backing vocal on "Hooked"
• James Tormé – backing vocal on "Hooked"
• Monet – backing vocal on "Spiritual Man"
• Lenny Castro – percussion on "Dying on My Feet", "Bottom of Your Soul", "Simple Life", "Let It Go", "Spiritual Man" and "No End in Sight"

Production

• Produced by Toto
• Mixed by Steve McMillan
• Engineered by Simon Phillips
• Assistant Engineer: Stefan Nordin
• Additional engineering by Niko Bolas, Steve Barri Cohen, Mike Ging, John Jessel and Phil Soussan.
• Recorded at Phantom Recordings (Sherman Oaks, California).
• Additional recording at ATS Studios (Calabasas, California) and Steve Cohen's Studio.
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
• Project Coordinator: Anita Heilig
• Artwork: Jim Evans
• Photography: Pamela Springsteen
• Management: The Fitzgerald Hartley Co.

References

External links

• Falling in Between

На других языках

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- [en] Falling in Between

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[es] Falling in Between

Falling in Between es el álbum #12 y el último de estudio junto a Simon Phillips, Mike Porcaro y Bobby Kimball por los veteranos músicos de rock estadounidense, Toto. Fue lanzado al mercado en febrero de 2006 en el sello italiano Frontiers Records, con una gira mundial a seguir. Es primer lanzamiento de estudio de la banda desde Through the Looking Glass en 2002, y es el primero en incluir el teclista Greg Phillinganes. Phillinganes originalmente comenzó a tocar con Toto como un reemplazo de gira por David Paich. Se une a los miembros originales Toto David Paich, Bobby Kimball y Steve Lukather, además de Mike Porcaro (que se unió en 1982) y Simon Phillips (que se unió en 1992, en sustitución de Jeff Porcaro). Otro de los hermanos Porcaro, Steve, ayudó a fundar el grupo, y continúa trabajando en el estudio con la banda, a pesar de que dimitió como miembro de tiempo completo tras el álbum de Fahrenheit en 1987. Este es también el último álbum de estudio de la banda con el bajista Mike Porcaro y el baterista Simon Phillips; Porcaro se retiró de la gira al año siguiente debido a un ALS y murió en 2015 (aunque aparecería póstumamente en el álbum de 2018 Old Is New en pistas seleccionadas). Phillips dejó la banda en 2014 para centrarse en su carrera en solitario.

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[ru] Falling in Between

Falling in Between — двенадцатый студийный альбом американской рок-группы Toto, изданный в 2006 году лейблом Frontiers Records.

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