TOTO


The Seventh One

(1988)



1. Pamela 5'11
(David Paich / Joseph Williams)
2. You Got Me 3'13
(David Paich / Joseph Williams)
3. Anna 4'56
(Steve Lukather / Randy Goodrum)
4. Stop Loving You 4'30
(Steve Lukather / David Paich)
5. Mushanga 5'37
(David Paich / Jeff Porcaro)
6. Stay Away 5'32
(David Paich / Steve Lukather)
7. Straight For The Heart 4'12
(David Paich / Joseph Williams)
8. Only The Children 4'11
(David Paich / Steve Lukather / Joseph Williams)
9. A Thousand Years 4'53
(David Paich / Joseph Williams / Mark T. Williams)
10. These Chains 5'01
(Steve Lukather / Randy Goodrum)
11. Home Of The Brave 6'52
(David Paich / Steve Lukather / Jimmy Webb / Joseph Williams)
12. The Seventh One 6'19
(David Paich / Joseph Williams)
Only available on Japanese copies of the album

Total Time: 60:27


  • Joseph Williams - Lead Vocals (Except On "Anna" and "These Chains")
  • Steve Lukather - Guitars, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals On "Anna" and "These Chains"
  • David Paich - Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocal On "Home of the Brave"
  • Mike Porcaro - Bass
  • Jeff Porcaro - Drums, Percussion

    And As Guest Musician:

  • Steve Porcaro - keyboards, electronics

    Additional Musicians:

    "Pamela":
  • Additional Backing Vocals: Tom Scott
  • Vibes: Joe Porcaro
  • Horns Arranged By Tom Scott
    "You Got Me":
  • Additional Backing Vocals: Patti Austin
  • Additional Percussion: Lenny Castro, Jim Keltner
  • Horns Arranged By Jerry Hey & David Paich
    "Anna":
  • Additional Percussion: Michael Fisher, Joe Porcaro
  • Strings Arranged By Marty Paich, David Paich & James Newton Howard; conducted by Marty Paich
    "Stop Loving You":
  • Additional Backing Vocals: Jon Anderson
  • Additional Percussion: Michael Fisher
  • Additional Keyboards: Bill Payne
  • Horns Arranged By Tom Scott
    "Mushanga"
  • Additional Backing Vocals: Patti Austin
  • Additional Percussion: Joe Porcaro
  • Steel Drums: Andy Narell
  • Recorders & Flute: Jim Horn
    "Stay Away"
  • Additional Backing Vocals: Linda Ronstadt
  • Lap Steel Guitar: David Lindley
    "Straight For The Heart"
  • Additional Backing Vocals: Patti Austin
  • Saxophone: Jim Horn
    "Only The Children"
  • Additional Backing Vocals: Tom Kelly
    "A Thousand Years"
  • Arranged By Mark T. Williams & Toto
  • Strings Arranged & Conducted By David Paich
    "These Chains"
  • Vibes: Joe Porcaro
  • Horns Arranged By Tom Scott
  • Strings Arranged & Conducted By David Paich
    "Home Of The Brave"
  • Strings Arranged By David Paich, Conducted By Marty Paich p>
    Produced And Recorded By TOTO, George Massenburg and Bill Payne
    Additional Engineering By Sharon Rice, John Jessel And Steve Porcaro
    Assistant Engineers: Paul Dieter, Ken Fowler, Duane Seykora, Mark McKenna, Greg Dennen, Scott Symington
    "Stay Away" Mixed By Niko Bolas
    Mastered By Doug Sax And Mike Reese
    Tony Lane, Nancy Donald - Art Direction
    Margo Zafer Nahas - Cover Art
    Jeff Porcaro - Art Direction, Cover Design
    Philip Garris - Design, Cover Art
    Glen LaFerman, Dennis Keeley - Photography



    1. Pamela

      Oh!
      Yeah!

      Side by side, I'll be yours forever (yes I will)
      Rain or shine, any kind of weather (any kind)
      There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you
      Let's take what's getting old and make it new

      Oh, eye to eye, it's a blinding confrontation
      You and I, we're a deadly combination
      So don't start mixing truth with jealousy
      The road we're on is clear as far as I can see

      Chorus:
      Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
      Just remember, it may not heal this time
      Pamela, there is no second chance, for the one who leaves it all behind (yeah, yeah)

      Black and white, always go together
      Day and night, you're the precious jewel I treasure
      Wanting every part of you is not a crime
      Or could it be that you're the one who's wrong this time

      Chorus:
      Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
      Just remember, it may not heal this time
      Pamela, there is no second chance, for the one who leaves it all behind
      (ow, yeah)

      (Instrumental break)

      All that I love
      Thousands of miles away, but always in my heart

      Chorus:
      Pamela, so don't break this heart of mine
      Just remember, it may not heal this time
      Pamela, there is no second chance, for the one who leaves it all behind

      Pamela, don't break this heart of mine
      Just remember, it may nog heal this time
      Pamela, there is no second chance, for the one who leaves it all behind
      (all behind)

    2. You Got Me

      Momma said be careful what you do, yeah you.
      She said, don't you let just anybody talk to you, no no no
      I can't hide the way you make me feel inside
      I'm afraid if momma only knew, it feels right

      Chorus:
      If you want me, you got me, and if you need me, you got me all night
      And if you love me, you got me all night long

      I confess I love the things you do, yes I do
      Your caress keeps me coming back to you, only you

      Chorus:
      If you want me, you got me, and if you need me, you got me all night
      And if you love me, you got me all night long

      (Instrumental break)

      Chorus:
      If you want me, you got me, and if you need me, you got me all night
      And if you love me, you got me all night long

      Chorus:
      If you want me, you got me, and if you need me, you got me all night
      And if you love me, you got me all night long

    3. Anna

      Anna please turn around, we'll work it out somehow
      Anna don't turn me down, there's still a chance if we can hold out once more

      'Cause we started out with love, that was more than enough
      And that's a lot to give up

      Chorus:
      Even if you turn and walk away, love will bring you back somehow
      I will wait forever and a day, 'cause I believe without a doubt
      The time will not run out on our love

      Anna you gotta stay, it's just a stage we're going through
      And Anna this all can change, if we turn the page then we can start all again

      'Cause we almost touched the sky, and it could never again be this right
      Anna please change your mind

      Chorus:
      Even if you turn and walk away, love will bring you back somehow
      I will wait forever and a day, 'cause I believe without a doubt
      The time will not run out on our love
      (Instrumental break)

      Chorus:
      Even if you turn and walk away, love will bring you back somehow
      I will wait forever and a day, 'cause I believe without a doubt
      The time will not run out on our love

      Chorus:
      Even if you turn and walk away, love will bring you back somehow
      I will wait forever and a day, 'cause I believe without a doubt
      The time will not run out on our love

      And I believe without a doubt, the time will not run out
      And I believe without a doubt, the time will not run out on our love

    4. Stop Loving You

      Reflections in my mind, thoughts I can't define
      My heart is racing and the night goes on
      I can almost hear a laugh, coming from your photograph
      Funny how a look can share a thousand meanings
      Well-intended lies, contemplating alibies
      Is it really you, or is it me I'm blaming
      A distant memory flashes over me
      Even though you're gone, I feel you deep inside

      Dance beneath the light with that look in your eyes

      Chorus:
      I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
      I won't stop till I'm through loving you, girl

      There's a window in a heart, I've tried to look through from the start
      You're never really sure what someone else is thinking
      Someone's broken something new, another altered point of view
      Just a certain someone's conscience playing

      I held it in my hand, I did not understand
      What lives inside the wind that cries her name
      Tried to catch a shooting star, what seems so close can't be that far
      I'm living in a dream that's never ending

      Dance beneath the light with that look in your eyes

      Chorus:
      I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
      I won't stop till I'm through loving you, girl

      (Instrumental break)

      Dancing with that look that's in your eyes
      Chorus:
      I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
      I won't stop till I'm through loving you, girl

      Chorus:
      I can't stop loving you, time passes quickly and chances are few
      I won't stop till I'm through loving you, Loving you...

    5. Mushanga

      I can't forget you, my little Mushanga, I keep a place in my heart for you
      The days of waiting, they keep getting longer, and not a thing I can do
      I was a poet, a magazine writer, sent to report on political views
      It was by chance, through a lens that I met you, a Kingston girl with no shoes

      Chorus:
      [
      You were runnin' down the road, I was going your way
      I stopped and turned around, to lend you my hand
      You smiled though you were suffering, I didn't understand

      You broke into my heart, I saw your eyes and then I knew
      You broke into my heart, like the wind and rain that followed you
      You broke into my heart, had the Lord above forgotten you?
      You broke in from the start, and all my tears belong to you
      Mushanga, oh, Mushanga, oh
      ]

      I sat and watched as she danced by the fires
      Through ancient songs did the tale unfold
      They sang of diamonds that came from their mountains
      And loss of lives mining white man's gold

      I had to leave and go back to Manhattan
      Where all my stories are bought and sold
      I know the city would surely be saddened
      If what I knew could be told

      Chorus

      It's been so long since I last heard your laughter
      So many letters and still no news
      I hope you find all the things that you're after
      You know my heart is with you

      Chorus

      Mushanga, oh, Mushanga, oh (repeats 3x)

    6. Stay Away

      You gave me too many chances, now it's drivin' us apart
      I keep on runnin' with the boys, girl, but then you knew that from the start
      It must keep building up inside you, 'cause you never let it show
      I know I'm hanging on the edge now, but I won't let go

      I never meant to hurt you, but something was on my mind
      Just give me one more chance, we can make it this time

      Stay away, stay away from my heart - bet I'm trying my best
      Stay away, stay away from my heart

      If you gave me three wishes, I'd throw two of them away
      I've seen that look in your eye girl, I'd use the last one this way
      We've been from rags to riches, but your love can't be bought
      I'm just a junkyard dog, girl, who's afraid he's been caught

      You're standing in the shadows, watching everything that I do
      And I know the way things must look, it couldn't be further from the truth

      Stay away, stay away from my heart - I'm doing all that I can
      Stay away, stay away from my heart

      Remember how it used to be girl, makin' love like it's the last time
      We held each other close, not knowing what we'd found
      You felt the pounding of my thunder, as your rain was pouring down

      (Instrumental break)

      I never meant to hurt you, but something was on my mind
      Just give me one more chance, we can make it this time

      Stay away, stay away from my heart - yeah, but I wanna stay here with you
      Stay away, stay away from my heart - yeah, I'm doing all I can do
      Stay away, stay away from my heart - but I wanna stay away from you
      Stay away, stay away from my heart...

    7. Straight For The Heart

      Boy meets girl on the playground of life
      Falls in love for the very first time
      Late at night he sees her alone, but she's the type that can never be owned

      He can't get her off his mind, but she knows he'll get over her in time
      And the world goes round and round

      Chorus:
      She goes straight for the heart, she serves it sweet and cold
      But she goes straight for the heart
      It's just the only thing that she's ever known

      Boy sees girl on the poor side of town
      A city princess with her very own crown
      He's too young to be taking such a chance
      'Cause she walks the streets in the name of romance

      Everywhere she goes he's there and she knows, he's just another fool who cares
      And the world goes round and round

      Chorus

      Everywhere she goes he's there and she knows, he's just another fool who cares
      And the world goes round and round

      She goes straight for the heart, she serves it sweet and cold
      But she goes straight for the heart

      'Cause that's the only thing that she's ever known (repeats 4x)

    8. Only The Children

      We keep hurting each other when words can't be easily said
      No understanding or reason, just fear and confusion instead
      We need hope for the future, and the young need a chance to survive
      No one knows the pain that's felt by the innocent, they're
      Fighting to stay alive, can no one see the tears in their eyes

      Chorus:
      Only the children, only the children cry, only the children

      Why do those who have plenty ignore those with nothing at all
      Why must the ones just beginning, stand with their backs to the wall
      They keep asking for answers and we keep on telling them lies
      They only want to understand what they feel inside
      The hunger that tears them apart
      It's the one thing they've known from the start

      Chorus - (only the children cry)

      (Instrumental break)

      Chorus repeats ...

    9. A Thousand Years

      Day after day, I feel myself slowing down, what does it mean?
      The air has changed, it's getting harder to breathe, or so it would seem
      Sail me away to a distant shore, where everything's fine

      Chorus:
      A thousand years, lost in the blink of an eye
      If the sky keeps fallin', the world will come tumblin' down
      In a thousand years

      Tell me my friend, can you imagine a place free of boundaries and lies
      There's blood on the wind and it's come all of the way from faraway skies
      Take me away to a different world where everything's fine

      Chorus

      A thousand years, one day for every life
      Just keep on going, we'll find you a home underground, in a thousand years

      (Instrumental break)

      Sail me away to a distant shore, where everything's fine

      Chorus

      A thousand years, one day for every life
      Just keep on going, we'll find you a home underground, in a thousand years

    10. These Chains

      Everybody keeps talkin' about you, I can't lie anymore
      Been too long, what went wrong? It's a mystery
      Why you ever walked out that door
      What direction should I go? Girl what's next for me, I don't know

      Chorus:
      Is it gonna get easier than tryin' to break these chains around my heart
      Ohhh ohhh
      Does it ever get easier, without you I can't pull these chains apart
      Ohhh ohhh

      I see your face when I look in the mirror
      I feel your touch but you're not there
      Wakin' up, had enough of this dream of mine, girl this just isn't fair
      What direction should I go? Girl what's next for me, I don't know

      Chorus

      Day by day, until they break, ohhh ohhh

      Chorus repeats out

    11. These Chains

      Everything's gonna be alright boys, help is on the way
      Hold your head up high now, there's no need to cry now
      We're not running anymore

      Leave the politics behind boys, they're not working anymore
      There's so much more at stake here, it's make or break here
      Haven't we been here before - tell me what we're waiting for

      Chorus:
      You gotta remember, you don't have to be afraid
      You still have the freedom to learn, and say what you wanna say
      You gotta remember, don't let 'em take away
      The land we call the home of the brave

      Who sings the song of the people, you don't hear it anymore
      I heard it late last summer, to the beat of a different drummer
      It never sounded quite like that before

      So you're trying to shake this feeling, that trouble's right outside the door
      You lie awake each dark night, like a time bomb wound up too tight
      A storm in waiting, just offshore - tell me what we're waiting for

      Chorus

      (Instrumental break)

      Chorus repeats 2x

    12. The Seventh One

      1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ... the seventh one
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ... the seventh one

      Come on

      Today we'll walk around the world
      Today we'll walk around the world - hey
      Today we'll walk around the world - hey
      Today we'll walk around the world

      Come on

      Walk around the world
      Walk around the world

      1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ... the seventh one
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ... the seventh one

      Hey

      Hey

      We'll walk around the world - come on
      Today we'll walk around the world - come on
      Today we'll walk around the world - come on
      Today we'll walk around the world - come on

      The seventh one
      The seventh one
      The seventh one

      1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      The seventh one - hey

      Today

      Hey

      Hey
      Come on
      Do me one more time
      It's the seventh one - hey
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... the seventh one - hey
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... the seventh one - one

      Today

      Today we'll walk around the world
      Today we'll walk around the world - come on
      Today we'll walk around the world
      Easy to do
      Today we'll walk around the world - come on

      The seventh one
      The seventh one
      The seventh one

      1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      1, 2, 3, 4, 5
      1, 2
      The seventh one

      Come on baby

      The seventh one

      Today we'll walk around the world
      The seventh one
      Number seventh one
      The seventh one
      The seventh one