Hold the Line

~ Recording by Toto

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.8Hold the Line4:00TotoFormula 45Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Silver Eagle Records, IncSE4-10774
2.3Hold the Line3:58TotoRock of the SeventiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
GSC Music, Warner Special ProductsOPCD-1719
1.2Hold the Line3:59TotoAM Gold: 1979Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI-Capitol Special Markets, Time–Life Music72438-19561-2-0, AM1-26
1.9Hold the Line?:??TotoTotoTotoAlbum
  • JP2009-01-21
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-20044
1.4Hold the Line3:57TotoThe Complete Classic Rock CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Razor & Tie6983681429-2
1.9Hold the Line?:??TotoTotoTotoAlbum
  • JP2013-03-06
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-30121
2.2Hold the Line3:58TotoThe 70s U.S. PlaylistVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2017-06-02
Crimson (UK budget comps; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.)CRIMCD597

Relationships

recording engineer:Dana Latham
Gabe Veltri
Tom Knox
assistant engineer:Dana Latham (task: assistant)
Gabe Veltri (task: assistant)
engineer and mixer:Tom Knox
producer:Bruce Dickinson (engineer and producer)
Toto (US rock group)
bass:David Hungate
Michael Porcaro
bass guitar:David Hungate (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):Jeffrey Porcaro (in 1978-08)
electric guitar:Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) (in 1978-08)
guitar:Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
keyboard:David Paich (in 1978-08)
Steve Porcaro (in 1978-08)
percussion:Jeffrey Porcaro
Lenny Castro (in 1978-08)
piano:David Paich (in 1978-08)
background vocals:Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08)
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger) (in 1978-08)
David Paich (in 1978-08)
lead vocals:Jean-Michel Byron
Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08)
vocals:Bobby Kimball
David Paich
Steve Lukather (guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer and arranger)
Steve Porcaro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1977, in 1978)
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1978)
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1978)
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1978)
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
recorded at:Studio 55 in Los Angeles (in 1978-08)
DJ-mixes:Never Too Old to Rock by Hahnstudios (mash-up artist)
The Rockin’ Funky Cold Megamix by Hahnstudios (mash-up artist) (order: 23)
part of:BILLIONS CLUB (order: 112)
recording of:Hold the Line (in 1978-08)

Hold the Line

lyricist and composer:David Paich
publisher:Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc.
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd.
Spirit Two Music
sub-publisher:Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
later parody versions:Obadiah