"I'll Supply the Love"
Single by Toto
from the album Toto
B-side"You Are the Flower"
ReleasedJanuary 1979[1]
Recorded1978
Genre
Length3:45
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)David Paich[2]
Producer(s)Toto
Toto singles chronology
"Hold the Line"
(1978)		 "I'll Supply the Love"
(1979)		 "Georgy Porgy"
(1979)

"I'll Supply the Love" is a song written by David Paich and recorded by Toto, with lead vocal's 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.[3]

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.[4]

Cash Box said it has "power guitar chords, rhythmic changes, impassioned singing and strong chorus."[5] Billboard said that "David Paich's knack for writing great hooks is evident in this uptempo rocker which features tatsy instrumentation and high vocals."[6] Record World called it a "sterling effort" with "brisk chording and vocals."[7]

Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian rated it as Toto's 6th greatest song, calling it a "knockout song."[8]

"I'll Supply the Love" is also featured in the 2011 film Zookeeper.

Personnel

Release history

Region Date Ref.
United States January 1979 [9]
United Kingdom 27 April 1979 [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Toto singles".
  2. ↑ "Official TOTO Website - Releases". www.toto99.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  3. ↑ "I'll Supply the Love" chart history, Billboard.com. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ NZ Top 40 Singles Charts, 13 May 1979
  5. ↑ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 3, 1979. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  6. ↑ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. February 3, 1979. p. 86. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  7. ↑ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 3, 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  8. ↑ Kachejian, Brian. "Top 10 Toto songs". Classic Rock History. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
  9. ↑ "Toto chart history".
  10. ↑ "UK promo disc".


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