Fahrenheit is the sixth studio album by Toto, released in 1986. It was their first album to feature Joseph Williams on lead vocals. Former lead singer Fergie Frederiksen was fired due to problems with his ability in the studio. However, he sings backing vocals on the song "Could This Be Love". It was also the last Toto album until Toto XIV in 2015 to feature keyboardist Steve Porcaro as a permanent member, as he left after the Fahrenheit tour. The album failed to go gold until 1994, but featured two top forty singles in "I'll Be Over You" (#11, #13 Can.) and "Without Your Love" (#38, #77 Can.). "I'll Be Over You" featured Michael McDonald on backing vocals, who also made an appearance in the song's music video. Singer/dancer Paula Abdul appears in the video for the third single, "Till The End." The final song "Don't Stop Me Now" features Miles Davis on trumpet.
Track listing
Personnel
Toto
Joseph Williams – lead vocals , backing vocals
Steve Lukather – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals
David Paich – keyboards, backing vocals
Steve Porcaro – synthesizers
Mike Porcaro – bass guitar
Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
Amin Bhatia – synthesizer intro
Lenny Castro – percussion
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
"Sidney" – percussion
Joe Porcaro – percussion
Steve Jordan – percussion
Jim Keltner – percussion
Tom Scott – saxophones
Larry Williams – saxophones
David Sanborn – saxophone
Charles Loper – trombone
Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
Chuck Findley – trumpet
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet , additional horn arrangements
Miles Davis – trumpet
Michael Sherwood – backing vocals
Paulette Brown – backing vocals
Tony Walthes – backing vocals
Michael McDonald – backing vocals
Fergie Frederiksen – backing vocals
Don Henley – backing vocals
Production
Arranged and Produced by Toto
Engineers – Tom Knox and Shep Lonsdale
Additional Engineering – Dan Garcia, Murray Dvorkin, John Jessel, Julie Last, Doug Linnell, Teruo "Mu" Murakami, Jack Joseph Puig, Mike Ross and Duane Seykora. Technicians – Keith Albright, Brent Averill, Bob Bradshaw, Paul Jamieson, John Jessel, Art Kelm, Roger Linn, Roger Nichols and Eli Slawson. Mixing – Greg Ladanyi and Tom Knox Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York City, NY). Production Coordination – Chris Littleton Art Direction – Tony Lane and Nancy Donald Photography – Michael Going Sleeve Photography – Jim Shea Management – Larry Fitzgerald and Mark Hartley at Fitzgerald Hartley Co.