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I Won't Hold You Back (Toto) (Completed)

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stubass
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    Published on 13 May 2026 / In Ballad / Ballad

    "I Won't Hold You Back" is a song by American rock band Toto, written and sung by Steve Lukather for their fourth album, Toto IV (1982), and first released as a single in The Netherlands in October 1982, backed with "Waiting for Your Love". It was released in March 1983 in the United States with "Afraid of Love" as the B-side. The song features the Eagles' bassist Timothy B. Schmit on backing vocals during the choruses.

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    stubass
    stubass 8 hours ago

    PeteH yoshikoba ksam : Away until Tuesday nite. All corrections, mixes, etc. will be published then

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 2 hours ago

    Stu, The piano is too quiet, so please turn it up a little.

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    stubass
    stubass 8 hours ago

    PeteH: We'll need your video to enter the Collab of the Year --thx

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    stubass
    stubass 24 days ago

    ksam: Any interest in the lead vocal? -merci

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    ksam
    ksam 1 day ago

    Hi Stu, some vocals tracks for you, I hope you like .

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    stubass
    stubass 8 hours ago

    @ksam: Merci, Sam. Strong vocals! and thx to all our contributors yoshikoba PeteH SixStringRick Grant for excellent tracks!! We are complete

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    stubass
    stubass 1 month ago

    Grant: Is your track bleeding into the BT?

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    Grant
    Grant 1 month ago

    You are correct Stu, I am back to the drawing board for a redo.

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    stubass
    stubass 1 month ago

    @Grant : Ta :-) It was Pete that noticed it

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    Grant
    Grant 1 month ago

    @stubass: I had one in the drafts area, so I have replaced it with that one for now, Stu.

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    stubass
    stubass 1 month ago

    @Grant : Publish your mix?

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    Grant
    Grant 1 month ago

    @stubass: Yeah for now, that version needs more reverb. I will address that in a week or 2

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    Grant
    Grant 1 month ago

    @Stubass here is a drum to check out, everyone sounds amazing here.

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    stubass
    stubass 2 months ago

    Piano notation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S7hryed8_A

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 2 months ago

    So this is the original piano part from Toto, right? Listening again, it’s really beautiful. I played my piano by ear, so some parts are a little different from the original. I hope it’s okay if I don’t redo it

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    stubass
    stubass 2 months ago

    @yoshikoba: Hai :-)

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    stubass
    stubass 2 months ago

    @yoshikoba: My apologies. I posted the sheet music not realizing you had already covered the piano :-(

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