Past to Present 1977–1990

Past to Present 1977–1990
Past to Present 1977–1990
	Original album artwork by Mark Ryden
Compilation album by Toto
Released	June 18, 1990 (EU); August 21, 1990 (US)
Genre	Rock
Length	64:32
Label	Columbia
Producer	Toto, George Massenburg, Bill Payne, James Guthrie, Tom Knox
Toto chronology
Singles from Past to Present 1977-1990
	"Love Has the Power"; Released: June 11, 1990; "Out of Love"; Released: September 3, 1990 (EU); "Can You Hear What I'm Saying"; Released: September 3, 1990 (UK); "Africa"; Released: November 1990 (NL);

Past to Present 1977–1990 is the first compilation album by Toto, released in 1990. It contains nine hit songs from the band's first seven albums, and four new songs recorded with new singer Jean-Michel Byron.

Quick Facts Compilation album by Toto, Released ...

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According to the band, it was Toto's record label Columbia who proposed the band work with Byron. Ultimately the band was not happy with his onstage antics and he was asked to leave the band. Steve Lukather became Toto's lead vocalist in 1991.^[7]

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love Has the Power" (previously unreleased)	Jean-Michel Byron John Capek	James Guthrie Toto	6:32
2.	"Africa" (from Toto IV, 1982)	David Paich Jeff Porcaro	Toto	4:59
3.	"Hold the Line" (from Toto, 1978)	Paich	Toto	3:56
4.	"Out of Love" (previously unreleased)	Steve Lukather Byron	Guthrie Toto	5:55
5.	"Georgy Porgy" (from Toto)	Paich	Toto	4:08
6.	"I'll Be Over You" (from Fahrenheit, 1986)	Lukather Randy Goodrum	Toto	3:50
7.	"Can You Hear What I'm Saying" (previously unreleased)	Paich Mike Porcaro Byron	Guthrie Toto	4:46
8.	"Rosanna" (from Toto IV)	Paich	Toto	5:34
9.	"I Won't Hold You Back" (from Toto IV)	Lukather	Toto	4:59
10.	"Stop Loving You" (from The Seventh One, 1988)	Lukather Paich	George Massenburg Bill Payne Toto	4:28
11.	"99" (from Hydra, 1979)	Paich	Toto Tom Knox	5:12
12.	"Pamela" (from The Seventh One)	Paich Joseph Williams	Massenburg Payne Toto	5:12
13.	"Animal" (previously unreleased)	Paich Byron	Guthrie Toto	5:05

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Some CD inlays and LP sleeves had the song '99' wrongly dated as a 1988 track. The only former Toto member not named in the album credits was Fergie Frederiksen lead vocalist on the 1984 album Isolation as none of that album's tracks were featured.

More information Chart (1990), Peak position ...

Weekly charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[8]	26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[9]	1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[10]	8
French Albums (SNEP)^[11]	3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[12]	28
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[14]	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	8
US Billboard 200^[17]	153

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[18]	1
French Albums (SNEP)^[19]	73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[20]	66
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[21]	37

Chart (1991)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[22]	18

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Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[23]	Gold	35,000^‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)^[24]	Gold	39,929^[24]
France (SNEP)^[25]	Platinum	300,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[26]	Gold	250,000^{^}
Japan (RIAJ)^[27]	Platinum	200,000^{^}
Netherlands (NVPI)^[28]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[29]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[30]	Silver	60,000^*
United States (RIAA)^[31]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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"Toto discography".

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"RIAA".

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"Austriancharts.at – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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"Dutchcharts.nl – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 285. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

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"InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on June 16, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

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Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_Germany4_Toto-13] [13]
"Offiziellecharts.de – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[ac_Norway_Toto-14] [14]
"Norwegiancharts.com – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[ac_Sweden_Toto-15] [15]
"Swedishcharts.com – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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"Swisscharts.com – Toto – Past To Present 1977 - 1990". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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"Toto Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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"Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1990" (ASP) (in Dutch). Retrieved April 2, 2014.

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"Les Albums (CD) de 1990 par InfoDisc" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original (PHP) on July 11, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

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"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990". hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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"Jaaroverzichten – Album 1991". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

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"ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

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"Toto" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

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"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Toto; 'Past to Present')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

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"RIAJ > The Record > June 1996 > Certified Awards (April 1996)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2013.

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"Dutch album certifications – Toto – Past to Present" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved September 3, 2011. Enter Past to Present in the "Artiest of titel" box.

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