Category: Toto

Toto – Stranger In Town (Dance Mix) (Netherlands 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

A. Front

Re-Rip Newly Remastered!

Originally I posted this one on May 3, 2010. But for those who may have missed it or if you are a new reader just discovering BTG. I decided to give this one a new rip with my newer Ortofon Super 30 stylus. This 12″ is also being posted in 24 bit flac for the very first time!

“Stranger in Town” is a hit song from American rock band Toto from their 1984 album Isolation.

It was the first single released from that album, reaching the Top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1984. The song was the band’s highest ever charting Mainstream Rock track, eventually peaking at number 7. It was also a Top 40 single in Australia, where it remains the fourth highest charting single by Toto, behind only “Hold the Line”, “Rosanna”, and “Africa”. The song was written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, and features Paich on lead vocals. Though Bobby Kimball is officially credited as a guest musician on the album, having been fired from Toto, “Stranger in Town” was recorded while he was still a member of the group.

The music video (directed by Steve Barron) and lyrics to the song are based on the film Whistle Down The Wind, about an escaped convict who runs into a group of children that mistake him for Jesus. Actor Brad Dourif plays the convict, and new member Fergie Frederiksen appears as a murder victim. Dourif and Toto would also work on the movie, Dune (1984 film), that same year.

The music video was also nominated at the 1985 MTV Music Video Awards for Best Direction.

SIDE A:
Stranger In Town (Dance Mix) 6:50
Written-By – D. Paich*, J. Porcaro*
Synthesizer [Additional Effects] – Mike Cohen

SIDE B:
Change Of Heart 4:08
Arranged By [Strings] – David PaichJames Newton Howard
Conductor [Orchestra] – James Newton HowardMarty Paich
Performer – London Symphony Orchestra, The
Written-By – D. Paich*, F. Frederiksen*

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHART HISTORY:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Stranger In Town U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #30
1984 Stranger In Town U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks #7

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: CBS  – CBSA 12.4461
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1984
Genre: Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock
Credits: Producer –Toto

NOTES:
Special version from the CBS LP “ISOLATION”

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EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi