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Toto - Hydra (1979) [1983, Japan, 1st Press]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 14 Oct 2021 18:40:37

"Hydra" is the 2nd studio album by American rock band Toto, released in 1979. It reached #37 on the Billboard Pop Albums. While most of the album's singles failed to make any impact in the charts, "99", a song inspired by the 1971 science fiction movie THX 1138, reached #26 on the Billboard Hot 100.

~Wikipedia

If Toto's musical advantage was that, since its members continued to play on many of the successful records made in L.A., its own music was popular almost by definition, its disadvantage was that it made little attempt to seek an individual musical signature - a particular style, say, or a distinctive singer (Bobby Kimball was not it) who could make its records immediately identifiable. "Hold the Line" had been a big hit, but who did it? Boston? Foreigner? As a result, Toto was less well positioned than most to come off a big debut album with the follow-up, and Hydra was unusually dependent on its leadoff single, "99." Maybe it was a tribute to the female lead on the old Get Smart TV show, but many listeners didn't get a song with a chorus that went, "Oh, 99, I love you," and the single stalled in the bottom half of the Top 40. The album went gold on momentum, but the songs, however well-played, simply were not distinctive enough to consolidate the success Toto had achieved with its debut album.

~Review by William Ruhlmann

Release of the album: 1979, October, 30 [LP Columbia, Cat.# FC 36229, USA]
Release of this CD: 1983 [CD CBS/Sony Inc. (Japan), Cat.# 35DP 42 / EAN: no barcode]
℗&©1979 CBS, Inc.
Manufactured by CBS/Sony Inc. (Tokyo Japan)

Credits:

Art Direction – Jeff "Artful Dodger" Porcaro, Jim Hagopian, Tony Lane
Bass, Guitar – David Hungate
Design [Label] – Philip Garris
Drums, Percussion – Jeff Porcaro
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Stephen McManus
Engineer, Mixed By – Dana Latham, Tom Knox
Guitar, Vocals – Steve Lukather
Keyboards, Electronics – Steve Porcaro
Keyboards, Vocals – David Paich
Photography By – Jim Hagopian
Producer – Tom Knox, Toto
Typography [Calligraphy] – Mike Manoogian
Vocals – Bobby Kimball

Tracklist:

01. Hydra (07:34)
02. St. George and the Dragon (04:45)
03. 99 (05:16)
04. Lorraine (04:51)
05. All Us Boys (05:02)
06. Mama (05:14)
07. White Sister (05:39)
08. A Secret Love (03:07)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.1 from 23. June 2015

EAC extraction logfile from 23. March 2017, 17:18

Toto / Hydra (1983 CBS Sony 35DP 42)

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Track 8

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: Toto / Hydra (1983 CBS Sony 35DP 42)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 0.00 dB -17.32 dB 7:34 01-Hydra
DR12 0.00 dB -14.16 dB 4:45 02-St. George And The Dragon
DR15 -0.08 dB -18.68 dB 5:16 03-99
DR14 0.00 dB -16.67 dB 4:51 04-Lorraine
DR13 0.00 dB -14.55 dB 5:02 05-All Us Boys
DR15 0.00 dB -17.19 dB 5:14 06-Mama
DR13 0.00 dB -14.25 dB 5:39 07-White Sister
DR13 -1.94 dB -21.85 dB 3:07 08-A Secret Love
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 674 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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