Without Your Love (Toto song)
| "Without Your Love" | ||||
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| Single by Toto | ||||
| from the album Fahrenheit | ||||
| B-side | "Can't Stand It Any Longer" | |||
| Released | December 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Length | 4:33 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Paich | |||
| Producer(s) | Toto | |||
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"Without Your Love" is a single by the American rock band Toto, released in December 1986 as the third single from their sixth studio album, Fahrenheit. The song was written by David Paich and features lead vocals by Steve Lukather. The single was one of Toto's most successful adult contemporary hits of the 1980s. The single reached No. 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1987.
A music video was produced for the song and features the band performing in a vintage-themed setting, intercut with scenes of a woman in a retro hotel.[1]
Critical reception
Billboard characterized the song as a "slow rhythmic rock ballad with [a] big spacious sound" that was "produced with a rumbling resonance that recalls 1982's smash, "Africa".[2] Cashbox called the song a "soulful midtempo ballad" with "sterling production".[3]
Personnel
Toto
- Steve Lukather – guitars, lead vocals
- Joseph Williams – backing vocals
- David Paich – keyboards, backing vocals
- Steve Porcaro – keyboards, electronics
- Mike Porcaro – bass guitar
- Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Paulette Brown – backing vocals
- Tony Walthes – backing vocals
- "Sidney" – additional percussion
Charts
| Chart (1986-87) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] | 64 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 38 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 7 |
References
- ^ Toto: Without Your Love (Music Video) (1986) at IMDb
- ^ "Singles: Pop Picks" (PDF). Billboard. December 27, 1986. p. 81. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cashbox. January 17, 1987. p. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Toto – Without Your Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Toto Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ "Toto Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2025.