This 2003 compilation collects many of Toto's most enduring hits and fan favorites, serving as a definitive introduction to the band's signature sound.
- "The Essential Toto" was released on Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
- The compilation draws from Toto's extensive back catalog, spanning their most commercially successful period in the 1980s and beyond.
- Legacy Recordings focused on reissuing and compiling music from Sony's vast catalog, including that of Columbia Records, which had been Toto's label for much of their career.
Toto is a Los Angeles-based rock band founded in the early 1970s, known for its blend of hard rock, soft rock, and R&B influences, and for the session musician creds of its members. The 2003 release of "The Essential Toto" came more than two decades into their career, as the band continued to tour and release material, finding a new generation of fans through sampling and use in film.
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