![]() ![]() I am absolutely inlove with his voice…and how can I not be – his timbre penetrates your soul and mind without any effort or whatsoever. The song was written by the keyboardist of the band – David Paich and the lead vocals are performed by the incredibly talented Bobby Kimball. However, Toto did it with this song – it immediately reached top positions in the USA, Swedish, South African, Canadian and Australian charts. Not many artists had the opportunity to leave such an outstanding first impression the moment they stepped into the cutthroat world of music industry. “Hold the Line” was released back in 1978 as the band’s first single EVER and also featured in their debut self-titled album. The piano intro, the drums and the guitar are just too sweet and striking… In addition to the brilliant lyrics, I have to say the guitar backing is beyond remarkable and influential. Among all songs from their lengthy career and huge catalog, I have to say that “Hold the Line” is indeed my favorite song of theirs. ![]() Throughout the years, the band had numerous line-up changes but they still warm up our hearts with awesome songs such as “Hold the Line”, “Rosanna” and “Africa”. To date, they have sold more than 40 million copies worldwide and are proud owners of numerous awards, including Grammys. Since the moment they released their debut album, Toto have been enjoying enormous success within the mainstream audience, especially from the 70s till the 80s. The goal of such publications is to not only learn a little bit more about some of rock music’s greatest songs but to also remind ourselves of a forgotten song – you’d be surprised to know that for many people it may have been ages since they last played Toto, for instance…Also, I love interpreting the meaning behind the lyrics…Īnyhow, for today I decided to focus on another fantastic rock song from the late 70s by the American rock band Toto. I mean, if a particular song means a lot to you and you love it with all your heart and soul, you should at least know some basic data about it – who wrote it, when was it released or does it have a special hidden meaning…? I’m not sure how many of you guys I’m sharing favorite songs with, however I do try to choose ultimate rock classics, known by everyone. That’s why these types of publications – “the story of…” are so frequent on my blog. I don’t know about you guys, but one of my favorite past time activities is digging out information and finding out more about my favorite songs. It was such a big staple of the 80's! If Steve hates playing it that's fine.Each and every song has a specific background story and is surrounded by numerous interesting facts and details that led to its existence. ![]() John from Grand Island, NyI'm 15 again every time I hear this song.Harold from University Park, PaThis song is sometimes mistakenly called "Love Isn't Always On Time" and on P2P sites is mis-credited to Foreigner.) to me is the best album of Toto's collection. The album which this song was featured has a ton of hits (Georgy Porgy, You Supply the Love. Robert from Chicago, IlThis was the first song of the album (which I bought my senior yr of high school ).Two other tracks from the album made the Top 100 chart "I'll Supply The Love" (at #45) and "Georgy Porgy" (at #48). Was track four on side two of their debut album, 'Toto', the album peaked at #9 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 7th 1979, "Hold The Line" by Toto peaked at #5 (for 3 weeks) on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart it entered the chart on October 1st, 1978 and spent 21 weeks on the Top 100.Rachel from UkThis song was also famously used in the GTA series San Andreas rock radio station I remember that track when it was used in a particular area of the game.Well exept for the fact that I got rejected with this song. Josie from North AmericaAhhh I love this song so much!.Will from OhioOne of the funniest scenes from "That 70's Show" featured this song, which is also one of my all-time favorites.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Love isn't always, love isn't always on time It's not in the way that your love set me free ![]() It's not in the way that you came back to me It's not in the way you say you're mine, ooh It's not in the words that you told me, girl Hold the line, love isn't always on time, woah woah woah It's not in the way you look or the things that you say that you'll do It's not in the way that you stayed 'till the end It's not in the way you've been treating my friends ![]()
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