"Pamela" is a song written by

David Paich David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954) is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist and singer of the rock band Toto since 1977. He wrote or co-wrote much of Toto's original material, including the ba ...

and Joseph Williams and performed by Toto for the 1988 Toto album ''

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''. It was the first US single from the album, predating its release, and it peaked at #22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming their final US hit to date. It also reached #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Europe, "Pamela" was the second single, as "

Stop Loving You "Stop Loving You" is a song from the rock band Toto from their album ''The Seventh One''. It features Jon Anderson on backing vocals. It was released as the first single from the album in Europe, peaking at No. 2 in The Netherlands and Belgium. M ...

" was selected as the lead single from the album instead.

Background

The song was written by David Paich and Joseph Williams. Paich had first written the chorus, music and words, including the name, "Pamela". Williams happened to have a friend at the time named "Pamela", and had already written a song for her by the same name. The chorus of Williams's song was used in the bridge, and Williams wrote new words and melody for the verses as well. ''

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'' called it "a beautifully conceived tune, replete with the wonderful production ideas that the band is famous for."

Personnel

;Toto * Joseph Williams – lead vocals and backing vocals *

Steve Lukather Steven Lee Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to a stea ...

– electric guitar and backing vocals *

– synthesizers, piano and backing vocals *

Steve Porcaro Steven Maxwell Porcaro (born September 2, 1957) is an American keyboardist, songwriter, and film composer, known as one of the founding members of the rock band Toto and the last surviving Porcaro brother (after the deaths of Jeff in 1992 and M ...

– synthesizers *

Mike Porcaro Michael Joseph Porcaro (May 29, 1955 – March 15, 2015) was an American bass player known for his work with the rock band Toto. He retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was ...

– bass *

Jeff Porcaro Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro (; April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work with the rock band Toto but is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on ...

– drums and tambourine ;Additional musicians * Tom Kelly – backing vocals * Tom Scott – winds arrangement

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pamela (Song) 1988 songs 1988 singles Toto (band) songs Columbia Records singles Songs written by David Paich Songs written by Joseph Williams (musician)