I'll Supply the Love

"I'll Supply the Love"
"I'll Supply the Love"
Single by Toto
from the album Toto
B-side	"You Are the Flower"
Released	January 1979
Recorded	1978
Genre	Hard rock; funk rock;
Length	3:45
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	David Paich
Producer(s)	Toto
Toto singles chronology
Alternative cover
	Spanish version

"I'll Supply the Love" is a song written by David Paich and recorded by Toto, with lead vocals by Bobby Kimball. It was issued on Toto's debut album, Toto, and released as a single in January 1979. It peaked at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it spent nine weeks on the chart.^[3]

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Internationally, the song was a minor hit in both Australia (#92) and Canada (#73), but did best in New Zealand, where it peaked at #29.^[4]

Cash Box said it has "power guitar chords, rhythmic changes, impassioned singing and strong chorus."^[5] Billboard said that "David Paich's knack for writing great hooks is evident in this uptempo rocker which features tasty instrumentation and high vocals."^[6] Record World called it a "sterling effort" with "brisk chording and vocals."^[7]

Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian rated it as Toto's 6th greatest song, calling it a "knockout song."^[8]

"I'll Supply the Love" is also featured in the 2011 film Zookeeper.

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Bobby Kimball – lead and backing vocals
Steve Lukather – guitars, backing vocal
Steve Porcaro – synthesizers
David Paich – synthesizers, piano, backing vocal
David Hungate – bass
Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion

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Region	Date	Ref.
United States	January 1979	^[9]
United Kingdom	27 April 1979	^[10]

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"Official TOTO Website - Releases". www.toto99.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
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"I'll Supply the Love" chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
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NZ Top 40 Singles Charts, 13 May 1979
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"CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 3, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
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"Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. February 3, 1979. p. 86. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
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"Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 3, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
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Kachejian, Brian. "Top 10 Toto songs". Classic Rock History. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
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"Toto chart history". Billboard.
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"UK promo disc". Discogs.

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"Toto singles".

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"Official TOTO Website - Releases". www.toto99.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2012-02-24.

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"I'll Supply the Love" chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 15, 2012.

[4] [4]
NZ Top 40 Singles Charts, 13 May 1979

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"CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 3, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.

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"Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. February 3, 1979. p. 86. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

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"Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 3, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

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Kachejian, Brian. "Top 10 Toto songs". Classic Rock History. Retrieved 2023-01-31.

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"Toto chart history". Billboard.

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"UK promo disc". Discogs.

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