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'''''Forgotten Toys''''' is the debut studio album by [[David Paich]], founding member of the American rock band [[Toto (band)|Toto]]. In 2022, Paich announced this long awaited debut solo album and it is set to release on August 19, 2022 on The Players Club/Mascot Label Group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=TOTO's David Paich Announce Release of Solo Debut 'Forgotten Toys' on August 19 |url=https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/totos-david-paich-announce-release-of-solo-debut-forgotten-toys/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Sonic Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 9, 2022 he released the first single titled "Spirit of the Moonrise".<ref>{{Citation |title=David Paich - Spirit Of The Moonrise (Official Lyric Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE6ObiOwqgA |language=en |access-date=2022-06-12}}</ref>
| name = Forgotten Toys
| type = Studio
| artist = David Paich
| cover = David-Paich-Forgotten-Toys-.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2022|08|19}}
| recorded = 2015–2022
| genre =
| length = 29:06
| label = [[Mascot Label Group|The Players Club]]
| producer =
*[[David Paich]]
*[[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]]
| year = 2022
}}

'''''Forgotten Toys''''' is the debut studio album by [[David Paich]], keyboardist/vocalist of the American rock band [[Toto (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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=TOTO's David Paich Announce Release of Solo Debut 'Forgotten Toys' on August 19 |url=https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/totos-david-paich-announce-release-of-solo-debut-forgotten-toys/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Sonic Perspectives |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 9, 2022, he released the first single titled "Spirit of the Moonrise".<ref>{{Citation |title=David Paich - Spirit Of The Moonrise (Official Lyric Video) | date=9 June 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE6ObiOwqgA |language=en |access-date=2022-06-12}}</ref> 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...".<ref name="youtube.com">{{Citation |title=It Was Arguably Their Greatest Album, What Went Wrong? | date=25 August 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUc8OO80awo |language=en |access-date=2022-08-26}}</ref>


== Background ==
== Background ==
During the initial [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 Lockdown]] in 2020, Paich revisited some old songs and ideas that he has "carried in his head for years".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Group |first=Mascot Label |title=Forgotten Toys (Ltd. Signed) |url=https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/products/david-paich-forgotten-toys-ltd-signed-cd |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Mascot Label Group |language=en}}</ref> This is where the title of the album comes from. This album features [[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]] as co-producer and sometimes co-vocalist, [[Steve Lukather]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]], [[Ray Parker Jr.]], [[Don Felder]], and [[Steve Jordan (drummer)|Steve Jordan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Group |first=Mascot Label |title=Forgotten Toys (Ltd. Signed) |url=https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/products/david-paich-forgotten-toys-ltd-signed-cd |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Mascot Label Group |language=en}}</ref>
During the initial [[COVID-19 lockdowns]] in 2020, Paich revisited some old songs and ideas that he had "carried in his head for years".<ref name="Group">{{Cite web |last=Group |first=Mascot Label |title=Forgotten Toys (Ltd. Signed) |url=https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/products/david-paich-forgotten-toys-ltd-signed-cd |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=Mascot Label Group |language=en}}</ref> This is where the title of the album comes from. This album features [[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]] as co-producer and sometimes co-vocalist, [[Steve Lukather]], [[Brian Eno]], [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]], [[Ray Parker Jr.]], [[Don Felder]], and [[Steve Jordan (drummer)|Steve Jordan]].<ref name="Group"/> "All the Tears That Shine" was originally featured on the 2015 [[Toto (band)|Toto]] album ''[[Toto XIV]]'', 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]].<ref name="youtube.com"/>

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = ''[[American Songwriter]]''
| rev1score = 3.5/5<ref name="American Songwriter">{{cite web |title=Review: David Paich is Taking the Toys Down From the Attic
|url=https://americansongwriter.com/review-david-paich-is-taking-the-toys-down-from-the-attic/|website=[[American Songwriter]]|last=Zimmerman|first=Lee|date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=November 25, 2022}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Classic Rock">{{cite web |title=David Paich: Forgotten Toys|url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/david-paich-calls-in-the-favours-on-masterfully-produced-solo-album|website=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]|last=Flys|first=Phoebe|date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=November 25, 2022}}</ref>
}}
''Forgotten Toys'' received some positive reviews from music critics. Lee Zimmerman of ''[[American Songwriter]]'' described the album as "a surprisingly cohesive and well-constructed set of songs", making it a "pleasure to peruse".<ref name="American Songwriter"/> ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]''{{'}}s Phoebe Flys called the album "a masterfully produced celebration of a lifetime’s musical kinship" and highlighted that it includes "[[yacht rock]]’s most talented peer group" in its lineup.<ref name="Classic Rock"/>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| all_writing = David Paich

| title1 = Forward
| title1 = Forward
| music1 = [[David Paich]]
| extra1 = Paich
| length1 = 0:31
| length1 = 0:31

| title2 = willibelongtoyou
| title2 = willibelongtoyou
| lyrics2 = {{hlist|Paich|[[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]]}}
| music2 = {{hlist|Paich|Williams}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Williams|Paich}}
| length2 = 4:19
| length2 = 4:19

| writer2 = David Paich, Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams
| title3 = Spirit Of The Moonrise
| title3 = Spirit of the Moonrise
| lyrics3 = {{hlist|Paich|Williams}}
| music3 = Paich
| extra3 = {{hlist|Williams|Paich}}
| length3 = 4:52
| length3 = 4:52

| writer3 = David Paich, Steve Lukather
| title4 = First Time
| title4 = First Time
| lyrics4 = {{hlist|Paich|Williams}}
| music4 = Paich
| extra4 = {{hlist|Williams|Paich}}
| length4 = 5:05
| length4 = 5:05

| title5 = Queen Charade
| title5 = Queen Charade
| lyrics5 = Paich
| music5 = Paich
| extra5 = {{hlist|Williams|Paich}}
| length5 = 4:26
| length5 = 4:26

| writer5 = David Paich, Don Felder
| title6 = All The Tears That Shine
| title6 = All the Tears That Shine
| lyrics6 = {{hlist|Paich|[[Michael Sherwood|Mike Sherwood]]}}
| music6 = {{hlist|Paich|Sherwood}}
| extra6 = Paich
| length6 = 5:22
| length6 = 5:22

| title7 = Lucy
| title7 = Lucy
| music7 = {{hlist|Paich|[[Michael Lang (musician)|Mike Lang]]}}
| extra7 = Paich
| length7 = 4:31
| length7 = 4:31

| total_length = 29:06
| total_length = 29:06
}}
}}<ref>{{Citation |title=Buy Forgotten Toys by David Paich on MP3, WAV, FLAC, AIFF & ALAC at Juno Download |url=https://www.junodownload.com/products/david-paich-forgotten-toys/5590143-02/?track_number=1 |language=en |access-date=2022-06-12}}</ref>

==Personnel==
'''Musicians'''
* [[David Paich]] – lead vocals {{small|(tracks 2-5)}}, keyboards {{small|(track 1)}}, piano {{small|(tracks 2-7)}}, organ {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 5, 7)}}, bass {{small|(tracks 3, 5)}}, synth {{small|(tracks 4, 6, 7)}}
* [[Gregg Bissonette]] – drums {{small|(tracks 2, 7)}}
* Lenny Castro – percussion {{small|(tracks 3, 4, 6, 7)}}
* Robin DiMaggio – drums and percussion {{small|(tracks 4, 6)}}
* Jon Diversa – horns {{small|(track 7)}}
* [[Nathan East]] – bass guitar {{small|(tracks 2, 4)}}
* [[David Hungate]] – bass guitar {{small|(tracks 3)}}
* [[Brian Eno]] – synthesizer {{small|(track 6)}}
* [[Don Felder]] – slide guitar {{small|(track 5)}}
* [[Fredrik Halland]] – electric guitar {{small|(track 4)}}, background vocals {{small|(tracks 4, 6)}}, additional electric guitar and electric bass {{small|(track 6)}}
* [[Warren Ham]] – saxophone {{small|(tracks 3, 5)}}, flute {{small|(track 4)}}, harmonica {{small|(track 5)}}
* [[Davey Johnstone]] – acoustic and electric guitars {{small|(track 6)}}
* [[Steve Jordan (drummer)|Steve Jordan]] – drums {{small|(track 5)}}
* Pat Knox – background vocals {{small|(tracks 3, 5)}}
* [[Michael Lang (musician)|Michael Lang]] – acoustic piano {{small|(track 7)}}
* [[Steve Lukather]] – electric guitar {{small|(tracks 2, 5)}}, electric guitar solo {{small|(track 3)}}
* [[Michael McDonald (musician)|Michael McDonald]] – background vocals {{small|(track 3)}}
* Monét Owens – background vocals {{small|(track 5)}}
* Elizabeth Paich – background vocals {{small|(tracks 4, 6)}}
* [[Ray Parker Jr.]] – guitar {{small|(track 7)}}
* [[Dean Parks]] – acoustic and electric guitars {{small|(tracks 2-4)}}
* [[Billy Sherwood]] – background vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
* [[Michael Sherwood]] – lead vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
* [[James Tormé]] – background vocals and scatting {{small|(track 7)}}
* Mike Valerio – upright bass {{small|(tracks 6, 7)}}
* Hannah Williams – background vocals {{small|(track 3)}}
* [[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]] – lead vocals {{small|(track 2)}}, background vocals {{small|(tracks 2-4)}}, keyboards {{small|(track 2)}}, synth {{small|(tracks 2, 3)}}, drum programming {{small|(track 3)}}
* Ray Williams – background vocals {{small|(track 3)}}

'''Technical personnel'''<ref name="liner notes">{{cite AV media notes|title= Forgotten Toys |year= 2022 |type= booklet |publisher= [[Mascot Label Group|The Players Club]]}}</ref>
* Joseph Williams – engineer {{small|(tracks 2-5)}}
* Pat Knox – engineer {{small|(tracks 3, 5, 6)}}, additional engineering {{small|(track 2, 4, 7)}}
* Stefan Nordin – engineer {{small|(track 7)}}
* Frank Rosato – additional engineering {{small|(track 2)}}
* Julian Chan – additional engineering {{small|(tracks 5, 6)}}
* [[Bob Clearmountain]] – mixing
* [[Ken Freeman (composer)|Ken Freeman]] – additional mixing {{small|(tracks 1, 7)}}
* [[Bernie Grundman]] – mastering

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Forgotten Toys''
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|7|artist=David Paich|album=Forgotten Toys|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|37|id=502540|artist=David Paich|album=Forgotten Toys|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Oricon|49|date=2022-<!-- YYYY-MM-DD -->09-05/p/5|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (''[[Billboard Japan]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2022&month=09&day=05|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/08/31 公開|website=[[Billboard Japan]]|language=ja|access-date=August 31, 2022}}</ref>
| 57
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|77|date=20220826|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|19|artist=David Paich|album=Forgotten Toys|rowheader=true|access-date=August 28, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UKDigital|88|date=20220826|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UKIndependent|24|date=20220826|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2022 debut albums]]
[[Category:Rock albums by American artists]]
[[Category:Mascot Label Group albums]]

Latest revision as of 14:19, 30 May 2024

Forgotten Toys
Studio album by
David Paich
ReleasedAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
Recorded2015–2022
Length29:06
LabelThe Players Club
Producer

Forgotten Toys is the debut studio album by David Paich, 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.[1] On June 9, 2022, he released the first single titled "Spirit of the Moonrise".[2] 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...".[3]

Background

[edit]

During the initial COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, Paich revisited some old songs and ideas that he had "carried in his head for years".[4] This is where the title of the album comes from. This album features Joseph Williams as co-producer and sometimes co-vocalist, Steve Lukather, Brian Eno, Michael McDonald, Ray Parker Jr., Don Felder, and Steve Jordan.[4] "All the Tears That Shine" was originally featured on the 2015 Toto album Toto XIV, 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.[3]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
American Songwriter3.5/5[5]
Classic Rock[6]

Forgotten Toys received some positive reviews from music critics. Lee Zimmerman of American Songwriter described the album as "a surprisingly cohesive and well-constructed set of songs", making it a "pleasure to peruse".[5] Classic Rock's Phoebe Flys called the album "a masterfully produced celebration of a lifetime’s musical kinship" and highlighted that it includes "yacht rock’s most talented peer group" in its lineup.[6]

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Forward" David PaichPaich0:31
2."willibelongtoyou"
  • Paich
  • Williams
  • Williams
  • Paich
4:19
3."Spirit of the Moonrise"
  • Paich
  • Williams
Paich
  • Williams
  • Paich
4:52
4."First Time"
  • Paich
  • Williams
Paich
  • Williams
  • Paich
5:05
5."Queen Charade"PaichPaich
  • Williams
  • Paich
4:26
6."All the Tears That Shine"
  • Paich
  • Sherwood
Paich5:22
7."Lucy" 
Paich4:31
Total length:29:06

Personnel

[edit]

Musicians

  • David Paich – lead vocals (tracks 2-5), keyboards (track 1), piano (tracks 2-7), organ (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7), bass (tracks 3, 5), synth (tracks 4, 6, 7)
  • Gregg Bissonette – drums (tracks 2, 7)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7)
  • Robin DiMaggio – drums and percussion (tracks 4, 6)
  • Jon Diversa – horns (track 7)
  • Nathan East – bass guitar (tracks 2, 4)
  • David Hungate – bass guitar (tracks 3)
  • Brian Eno – synthesizer (track 6)
  • Don Felder – slide guitar (track 5)
  • Fredrik Halland – electric guitar (track 4), background vocals (tracks 4, 6), additional electric guitar and electric bass (track 6)
  • Warren Ham – saxophone (tracks 3, 5), flute (track 4), harmonica (track 5)
  • Davey Johnstone – acoustic and electric guitars (track 6)
  • Steve Jordan – drums (track 5)
  • Pat Knox – background vocals (tracks 3, 5)
  • Michael Lang – acoustic piano (track 7)
  • Steve Lukather – electric guitar (tracks 2, 5), electric guitar solo (track 3)
  • Michael McDonald – background vocals (track 3)
  • Monét Owens – background vocals (track 5)
  • Elizabeth Paich – background vocals (tracks 4, 6)
  • Ray Parker Jr. – guitar (track 7)
  • Dean Parks – acoustic and electric guitars (tracks 2-4)
  • Billy Sherwood – background vocals (track 6)
  • Michael Sherwood – lead vocals (track 6)
  • James Tormé – background vocals and scatting (track 7)
  • Mike Valerio – upright bass (tracks 6, 7)
  • Hannah Williams – background vocals (track 3)
  • Joseph Williams – lead vocals (track 2), background vocals (tracks 2-4), keyboards (track 2), synth (tracks 2, 3), drum programming (track 3)
  • Ray Williams – background vocals (track 3)

Technical personnel[7]

  • Joseph Williams – engineer (tracks 2-5)
  • Pat Knox – engineer (tracks 3, 5, 6), additional engineering (track 2, 4, 7)
  • Stefan Nordin – engineer (track 7)
  • Frank Rosato – additional engineering (track 2)
  • Julian Chan – additional engineering (tracks 5, 6)
  • Bob Clearmountain – mixing
  • Ken Freeman – additional mixing (tracks 1, 7)
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering

Charts

[edit]
Chart performance for Forgotten Toys
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 37
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 49
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[11] 57
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 77
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 19
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[14] 88
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[15] 24

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "TOTO's David Paich Announce Release of Solo Debut 'Forgotten Toys' on August 19". Sonic Perspectives. 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  2. ^ David Paich - Spirit Of The Moonrise (Official Lyric Video), 9 June 2022, retrieved 2022-06-12
  3. ^ a b It Was Arguably Their Greatest Album, What Went Wrong?, 25 August 2022, retrieved 2022-08-26
  4. ^ a b Group, Mascot Label. "Forgotten Toys (Ltd. Signed)". Mascot Label Group. Retrieved 2022-06-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ a b Zimmerman, Lee (August 19, 2022). "Review: David Paich is Taking the Toys Down From the Attic". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Flys, Phoebe (August 19, 2022). "David Paich: Forgotten Toys". Classic Rock. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Forgotten Toys (booklet). The Players Club. 2022.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – David Paich – Forgotten Toys" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – David Paich – Forgotten Toys" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2022-09-05/p/5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/08/31 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – David Paich – Forgotten Toys". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  14. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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