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)'' by the American rock band Toto. It was released in Europe and Japan in March 1999, followed by a US release on November 16, 1999. ''Mindfields'' saw the return of vocalist

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, who had departed the band in 1984 during recording sessions for the Isolation album.

Reception

The album received mixed reviews from critics. Michael Gallucci of

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wrote: "Overlong, overwrought, and devoid of personality, this incredibly dull world-view update of Toto's crassly professional sound manages to pillage several cultures at once without contributing a single song worth remembering. The playing is tight—as you would expect from a bunch of studio session musicians—but all the skills in the world can't liven these 14 plodding tracks."

Track listing

1999 Release

1999 Bonus Tracks

¹ On some copies of the album, a longer version of "High Price of Hate" was used with a length of 9:49.

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³ Track 1 ("Cruel") and 12 ("After You've Gone") switched places
⁴ Track 13 ("Better World") was originally titled "Better World (Parts I, II and III)"
⁵ Track 14 ("Spanish Steps") was originally titled "Spanish Steps of Rome"

Personnel

Adapted from album's

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. Toto * Steve Lukather – guitars, lead vocals , backing vocals * David Paich – keyboards, horn arrangements , backing vocals ,

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solo , lead vocals * Mike Porcaro – bass guitar, cello * Simon Phillips – drums,

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, percussion , loops , backing vocals *

– lead vocals backing vocals Guest musicians * Steve Porcaro – keyboards * Clint Black –

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and backing vocals * Lenny Castro – percussion * Jim Horn – horns * Tom Scott – horns , horn arrangements * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – horns *

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– horns * Gary Grant – horns * Mark Hudson – backing vocals * Timothy B. Schmit – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals * Richard Page – backing vocals * Chris Thompson – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals

Production

* Producers – Toto and

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* Recorded by Eric Cowden, Steve Genewick, Steve MacMillan, Charles Paakari, Elliot Scheiner, Al Schmitt, Jess Sutcliffe and Jeff Thomas. * Mixed by Elliot Scheiner at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA). * Mastered and Sequenced by

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at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). * Editing by Steve MacMillan * Production Coordination – Shari Sutcliffe * Copyist – Dan Ferguson * Creative Director – Doug Brown

Singles

* Melanie / Spanish Steps Of Rome

References

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