I'll Supply the Love
{{Infobox song
| name = I'll Supply the Love
| cover = I'll_Supply_the_Love_-_Toto.jpg
| cover_upright =
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Toto
| album = Toto
| B-side = You Are the Flower
| released = January 1979{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Toto&titel=I%27ll+Supply+The+Love&cat=s|title=Toto singles}}
| recorded = 1978
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Hard rock
| funk rock}}
| length = 3:45
| label = Columbia
| writer = David Paich{{cite web|url=http://www.toto99.com/releases/toto/totoalbumrelease.shtml |title=Official TOTO Website - Releases |publisher=www.toto99.com |date= |access-date=2012-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725010244/http://www.toto99.com/releases/toto/totoalbumrelease.shtml |archive-date=2010-07-25 }}
| producer = Toto
| prev_title = Hold the Line
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Georgy Porgy
| next_year = 1979
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = single
| cover = I'll Supply The Love Spain.jpg
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Spanish version
}}
}}
"I'll Supply the Love" is a song written by David Paich and recorded by Toto, with lead vocals by Bobby Kimball. It was issued on Toto's debut album, Toto, and released as a single in January 1979. It peaked at number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, where it spent nine weeks on the chart.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=toto|chart=all}} "I'll Supply the Love" chart history], Billboard.com. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
Internationally, the song was a minor hit in both Australia (#92) and Canada (#73), but did best in New Zealand, where it peaked at #29.[https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/1979-05-11 NZ Top 40 Singles Charts, 13 May 1979]
Cash Box said it has "power guitar chords, rhythmic changes, impassioned singing and strong chorus."{{cite news|title=CashBox Singles Reviews|date=February 3, 1979|page=18|newspaper=Cash Box|accessdate=2022-01-01|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1979/CB-1979-02-03.pdf}} Billboard said that "David Paich's knack for writing great hooks is evident in this uptempo rocker which features tasty instrumentation and high vocals."{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2023-01-31|title=Top Single Picks|page=86|date=February 3, 1979|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1979/Billboard%201979-02-03.pdf}} Record World called it a "sterling effort" with "brisk chording and vocals."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=February 3, 1979|accessdate=2023-02-12|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/79/RW-1979-02-03.pdf}}
Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian rated it as Toto's 6th greatest song, calling it a "knockout song."{{cite web|title=Top 10 Toto songs|author=Kachejian, Brian|publisher=Classic Rock History|accessdate=2023-01-31|url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-toto-songs/}}
"I'll Supply the Love" is also featured in the 2011 film Zookeeper.
Personnel
- Bobby Kimball – lead and backing vocals
- Steve Lukather – guitars, backing vocal
- Steve Porcaro – synthesizers
- David Paich – synthesizers, piano, backing vocal
- David Hungate – bass
- Jeff Porcaro – drums, percussion
Release history
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!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"|United States
|January 1979 |{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/toto/chart-history/hsi/|title=Toto chart history|magazine=Billboard }} |
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scope="row"|United Kingdom
|27 April 1979 |{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3325353-Toto-Ill-Supply-The-Love/image/SW1hZ2U6NDQ1NjUxNzE=|title=UK promo disc|website=Discogs }} |
References
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Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Songs written by David Paich
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