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Toto was expanding its production facilities abroad and operating in France, Germany, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People's Republic of China. The company saw North America as a growth market for Washlet bidets and toilets, in contrast to its "base" markets of Japan and China.
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Origins
Established in 1917, Toto's beginnings mirrored Japan's development. In the first half of 1917, Toto made products to meet the demands for modern, new urban housing. It used the first tunnel kilns in the country to produce ceramics continuously. It also pioneered the use of automation to control production, which allows for greater efficiency and consistency.
The company began expanding internationally in the late 1980s to benefit from new markets and sales opportunities. It created the Cera Trading Company, importing and marketing other manufacturers' products to complement its own line of plumbing fittings and sanitary earthenware. This strategy helped increase sales and expand the firm’s global market share.
In the late 1990s, 먹튀검증 사이트 Toto had shifted its emphasis on research and development for household appliances that are water-related. It also improved its distribution system to better meet the needs of customers and increase profits. The company employed the same just-in time approach in its supply chain management and sales program. This resulted in a greater level of satisfaction with the customer.
Toto continues to invent with regard to toilet technology. The latest toilet, for example, has a powerful tornado flush that is more eco friendly than traditional toilets. The company also makes use of recycled water in its manufacturing process and has a green purchasing policy. Toto also manufactures bathtubs, faucets, and hand dryers that have higher energy efficiency than standard models.
The company's first museum opened in 2015, and it has exhibitions about Toto's iconic products and their evolution as well as its group companies (all having to do with ceramics) and the history of plumbing and other products like bath units and, in a different gallery, Toto products sold around the world. The museum also has a bathroom that includes the WASHLET toilet, as well as other toilet-related innovations.
Before the formation of Toto the members of the group did session work for a variety of musicians. Boz Scaggs' album Silk Degrees featured keyboardist David Paich, guitarists Mike Porcaro & Steve Lukather as well as drummer Jeff Porcaro & Steve Lukather. They also performed on albums by Steely Dan, Seals and Crofts, and Sonny and Cher.
Discography
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The album was a major blockbuster, but it was not without its problems. Record companies placed the band on the spot with the ultimatum "give us an album that's a smash or we'll sack you" and the pressure was on to give it. Toto was able achieve this through the aid of the hit song "Africa."
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This album starts off hard with tracks like Running Out of Time and Unknown Soldier showcasing the bands ability to write great AOR songs that slowly build their hooks into your mind. The album also contains slow, jazzier tracks like The Little Things and Chinatown. The album concludes with Great Expectations, a song which combines folk and distorted AOR and should sound totally wrong, but works wonderfully well.
After Toto IV, the band's fortunes started to plummet. David Hungate left the band to pursue a solo career and the band had a variety of drummers. In 1984, Bobby Kimball was fired from the band in the wake of drug charges and the band continued as a trio featuring Michael Porcaro and Steve Lukather.
Toto released Isolation despite the turbulence. It wasn't as well-liked as IV. The group managed to release an album that was chart-topping, 메이저사이트 바록가기 Kingdom of Desire, 먹튀검증 in 1992. This album marked the end of Toto's lineup and the debut of Simon Phillips, 메이저사이트 순위 a new singer.
Tours
The band has performed for millions of people around the world, with sold out shows in Europe, North America and Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. The band's repertoire is huge, and their collective catalog has accumulated over a billion streams on streaming services worldwide. The band's iconic music has influenced generations of fans.
Steve Lukather has forged a vibrant, intimate friendship with Joe Williams that is flourishing professionally around the globe. In 2018, the duo celebrated 40 Tours Around the Sun with a wildly successful global tour. The album of the same name debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200. The new tour of the band includes their most popular songs and rarely played live deep cuts, along with some of the songs from Lukather and Williams their individual catalogs.
TOTO has a satisfaction rating of 20 based on its Net Promoter Score, which is a measure of how likely customers are to recommend the brand. Promoters are those who are highly satisfied with the company and actively encourage others to utilize their products or services. Detractors are those who have negative opinions about the company and actively discourage others from making use of its products or services.
Join Toto for a unique cultural experience in Asia. This highlight tour of a region that the French used to call Indochine provides luxurious accommodation, a day on a luxurious cruise ship in Halong Bay, and an exploration of the mystical temples of Angkor Wat. You'll also spend one night in the charming town of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage city that is a feast for the senses. This is a once in a lifetime excursion you should not miss!
Line-up
Turn Back, the band's third studio album is a return to a classic sextet structure, and an even more consistent and powerful album with a sharper edge. Its edgier sound reflected the maturation of the group and featured drummer Bobby Kimball's increased ability on the drums and an improved, mature vocal delivery by singer Joseph Williams. Keyboardist David Paich's work was more refined, sharper, and less derivative than earlier performances.
After touring to promote their album, the group recorded their Amsterdam live performance that was released by Eagle Records as a 2-CD set titled Falling In Between. The group released a new studio album a few months after and then embarked on a world tour to promote it. In this time, keyboardist Greg Phillinganes replaced Paich and bassist David Hungate quit the group to spend time with his family.
In 1998, Paich and Lukather started searching through old demo tapes and tapes to make an album that would feature songs that had never been recorded before. The album was released in 2001 as a double album titled Then and Now. It was the first album by the band without one single track titled "A". The album also contained a previously unreleased track titled "Kari-Anne".
By 2003, Toto had begun to decline in popularity. The group's fourth record, Old Is New was a commercial failure and vocalist Williams was suffering from laryngitis that limited his singing ability. Hungate also returned to Nashville and Leland Sklar's drumming duties were replaced by Shem Von Schroeck.
Downes, Wetton Palmer and Howe, the original members of Asia were in England early in 2006 to discuss the possibility that the band could be reformed. The group, which was missing Howe who was working with Yes at the time, was renamed Toto XIV. They toured extensively.
In 2010, the band reunited for another reunion tour with a slightly different line-up, including guitarists Mike Porcaro and Steve Lukather, drummer John Pierce, bassist Shannon Forrest, and multi-instrumentalists Warren Ham and Dominique Taplin. The group also featured a special guest appearance from singer Michael McDonald and a backing vocalist named Mabvuto Carver.