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Pamela (song)

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"Pamela"
Single by Toto
from the album The Seventh One
B-side
  • "The Seventh One" (US)
  • "You Got Me" (EU/Japan)
  • "Stay Away" (UK)
Released February 1988 (US)
May 1988 (UK) [1]
Genre
Length 5 : 11 (album)
4:28 (single)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Toto
Toto singles chronology
"Lea"
(1987) 		" Pamela "
(1988) 		" Stop Loving You "
(1988)

" Pamela " is a song written by David Paich and Joseph Williams and performed by Toto for the 1988 Toto album The Seventh One . It was the first US single from the album, peaking at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming their final US hit to date. [2] It also reached #9 on the Adult Contemporary chart.

In Europe, "Pamela" was the second single, as " Stop Loving You " was selected as the lead single from the album instead. [3]

Background [ edit ]

The song was written by David Paich and Joseph Williams. Paich had first written the chorus, music and words, including the name, "Pamela". Williams happened to be dating a woman at the time named " Pamela ", and had already written a song for her by the same name. The chorus of Williams's song was used in the bridge, and Williams wrote new words and melody for the verses as well. [4]

Cash Box called it "a beautifully conceived tune, replete with the wonderful production ideas that the band is famous for." [5]

Personnel [ edit ]

Toto
Additional musicians

Charts [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography . Canongate Press. p. 838. ISBN   9780862415419 .
  2. ^ Toto USA chart history , Billboard.com. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
  3. ^ "Pamela" .
  4. ^ "Pamela" . www.toto99.com . Archived from the original on 1 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF) . Cash Box . 20 February 1988. p. 8 . Retrieved 21 December 2022 .
  6. ^ " Toto ? Pamela" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  7. ^ " Nederlandse Top 40 ? week 28, 1988 " (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  8. ^ " Toto ? Pamela" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  9. ^ "Toto Chart History (Hot 100)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  10. ^ "Toto Chart History (Adult Contemporary)" . Billboard . Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  11. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1988" . Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 1 June 2020 .
  12. ^ "Jaaroverzichten ? Single 1988" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved 1 June 2020 .

External links [ edit ]

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