Mindfields

This article is about the Album. For the Song by Soilwork, see Natural Born Chaos.

Mindfields
Studio album by Toto
Released	March 16, 1999
Genre	Rock, melodic rock
Length	78:50
Label	Sony
Producer	Toto
Toto chronology
Toto XX (1998) Mindfields (1999) Livefields (1999)

Mindfields is the 10th studio album by the American rock band Toto. It was released on November 16, 1999. Mindfields saw the return of vocalist Bobby Kimball, who departed the band following the 1982 album Toto IV.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Q	[2]

Allmusic called the album "Overlong, overwrought, and devoid of personality", and found the usage of musical styles from other cultures contrived and dull.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Cruel"	Jed Leiber, Simon Phillips, Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather	Kimball	5:57
2.	"Caught in the Balance"	Lukather, David Paich, Phillips, Mike Porcaro, Stan Lynch, Kimball	Kimball	6:21
3.	"After You've Gone"	Lukather, Phil Soussan	Lukather	6:37
4.	"Mysterious Ways"	Mark Hudson, Lukather, Paich, Dean Grakal	Kimball and Lukather	3:42
5.	"Last Love"	Lukather, Paich	Lukather	4:58
6.	"Mindfields"	Kimball, Lukather, Paich, Phillips, M.Porcaro	Kimball	6:04
7.	"Selfish"	Lukather, Lynch, Paich	Kimball	5:30
8.	"No Love"	Paich, Lukather, Randy Goodrum	Lukather	4:34
9.	"High Price of Hate1"	Lukather, Lynch, Paich, Phillips, M.Porcaro	Kimball	9:22
10.	"Mad About You"	Paich, Joseph Williams	Kimball	4:24
11.	"Melanie"	Lukather, Paich, Goodrum	Lukather	5:19
12.	"One Road"	Lukather, Paich, Goodrum	Kimball	3:45
13.	"Better World (Parts I, II & III)"	Lukather, Paich, Phillips	Lukather	7:50
14.	"Spanish Steps Of Rome2"	Lukather, Paich	Paich	4:27

¹ On some copies of the album, a longer version of "High Price of Hate" was used clocking in at 9:49.
² Bonus track on North American and Japanese versions of the album.

Personnel

Toto

• Bobby Kimball - lead and backing vocals
• Steve Lukather - guitars, lead and backing vocals
• David Paich - keyboards, lead and backing vocals
• Mike Porcaro - bass
• Simon Phillips - drums, percussion

Guest Musicians

• Clint Black - harmonica and backing vocals on "Mindfields"
• Timothy B. Schmit - backing vocals
• Richard Page - backing vocals

Singles

• Melanie / Spanish steps of Rome
• Melanie / Spanish steps of Rome / White Sister / Girl Goodbye

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Allmusic review
2. ^ Johnson, Howard. "Review: Toto - Mind Fields (sic)". Q (EMAP Metro Ltd) (July 1999): 125.