Tambu (album)


Tambu is the ninth studio album by American rock band Toto. It was released in May 1995 through Sony Records. Tambu has sold 600,000 copies worldwide. It is the first album by the group since the death of Jeff Porcaro in 1992. The album includes the single "I Will Remember", which failed to chart in the US but was the band's first chart hit in the UK since "I Won't Hold You Back" twelve years before.
Tambu was a nominee for Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in 1997.

Reception

's review reflected on the album as a major change of direction for Toto, commenting on the anguished and highly vague philosophical lyrics and the focused, bluesy musical style. They found Steve Lukather's performance as chief lead vocalist of such quality that it was puzzling why he hadn't been given the role earlier, and concluded "You couldn't call the result accomplished, but Tambu suggested that Toto was embarked on a new personal and musical journey that might lead in an interesting direction."
The Absolute Sound called the album "brilliant" and "near-perfect", saying that it was better than the band's previous works.

Track listing

Personnel

Toto
Guest musicians
Production
Catalogue: Sony Legacy 64957

Singles