Hold the Line

~ Recording by Toto

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoToto (Terre Haute, IN pressing)TotoAlbum
  • US1978-10-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JC 35317
1.9Hold the Line3:56TotoToto (picture disc)TotoAlbum
  • US1978-10-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)PJC 35317
1.9Hold the Line?:??TotoTotoTotoAlbum
  • US1978-10-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JCT 35317
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoTotoTotoAlbum
  • US1978-10-10
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 83148
1.9Hold the Line3:56TotoToto (Santa Maria, CA pressing)TotoAlbum
  • US1978-10-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JC 35317
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoToto (red obi)TotoAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)25AP 1151
1.9Hold the Line3:56TotoToto (white obi)TotoAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)25AP 1151
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoTotoTotoAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 83148
1.12Hold the Line?:??TotoYesterday’s HeroVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Warwick RecordsWW 5075
1.9Hold the Line3:56TotoTotoTotoAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 32165
1.16Hold the Line3:57TotoAmerican HeartbeatVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1984-06-09
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)EPC 10045
1.16Hold the Line3:57TotoAmerican HeartbeatVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)40-10045, EPC 40-10045
1.1Hold the Line?:??TotoHold the LineTotoAlbum + Compilation
Hallmark Records (Pickwick UK imprint, unrelated to the US Hallmark greeting card label)SHM 3152
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoTotoTotoAlbum
  • JP1985-02-01
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)32DP 180
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoTotoTotoAlbum
  • US1986-10-28
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 35317, DIDP 70059
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoToto (made in Austria)TotoAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)01-083148-10, CDCBS 83148, DIDP 10498
1.12Hold the Line4:00Toto25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1979: 20 of the Year’s Greatest TracksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur CollectionYRNR CD79
1.8Hold the Line4:00TotoFormula 45Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), Silver Eagle RecordsCDL-57026, CDL-57027, CDL-57028, SED-10774
1.9Hold the Line?:??TotoTotoTotoAlbum
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)28DP 5036
1.12Hold the Line3:58TotoLes Années 70Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)CBS 465180 2
1.1Hold the Line3:57TotoRock ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)463440 2
1.3Hold the Line3:56TotoSolid GoldTotoEP + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)654693
1.9Hold the Line3:56TotoTotoTotoAlbum
  • JP1990-06-01
CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997)CSCS-6018
1.3Hold the Line3:56TotoPast to Present 1977–1990TotoAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1990-06-13
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)01-465998-10, 465998 2, COL 465998 2
1.3Hold the Line3:56TotoPast to Present 1977–1990TotoAlbum + Compilation
  • ZA1990-08-30
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CDASF 3328
1.3Hold the Line3:56TotoPast to Present 1977–1990TotoAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-08-30
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 45368
2.7Hold the Line3:53TotoLarry präsentiert: Party RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)466750 2
1.3Hold the Line3:56TotoPast to Present 1977–1990TotoAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)465998 1
1.3Hold the Line3:56TotoPast to Present 1977–1990TotoAlbum + Compilation
1.4Hold the Line3:57TotoRock 'n' Ride (Volume 3: Westcoast & Southern Rock)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.8Hold the Line3:59TotoRock Guitar LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Knight Records LtdRGL CD 47001
1.9Hold the Line3:56TotoRock LineVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1991-05-23
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 468620 2
1.18Hold the Line3:57TotoDe Pre Historie 1979Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG Ariola (company mostly named as distributor)260.751
2.10Hold the Line3:56TotoEasy Livin’: Rock of the SeventiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)468864 2
1.1Hold the Line3:59TotoPop Giganten: Hits der 70erVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)74321-33352-2
1.1Hold the Line3:58TotoPop Giganten: Hits der 70erVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past), BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)354 080
1.7Hold the Line3:57TotoPower Radio, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COLLSP 982688 2
1.9Hold the Line3:56TotoRock LineVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 468620 2
1.2Hold the Line3:58TotoRock Times, Volume 12: 1977–1978Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.2Hold the Line3:58TotoRock Times, Volume 12: 1977–1978Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Zounds27000329 A
2.3Hold the Line3:55TotoWe Will Rock YouVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dino EntertainmentDIN CD 26
1.8Hold the Line3:58TotoGladiatorsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1992-11-16
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)515 877-2
1.4Hold the Line3:58TotoAll-Time Great Rock ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 471522 2
1.1Hold the Line3:58TotoBorn to Be WildVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Collection InternationalMUSCD 001
1.1Hold the Line4:00TotoBorn to Be Wild, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Music Collection InternationalMUSCD 001
1.10Hold the Line3:57TotoMore Than a Feeling: 17 Exclusive Rock BalladsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Arcade Deutschland GmbH (DE branch of Dutch "Arcade" label; this is not an imprint!)8800086
1.1Hold the Line3:56TotoOnly the Best ’70, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)982875 2
2.3Hold the Line3:57TotoRock Busters, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
wea (has logo with just “wea” on it)786343
1.2Hold the Line3:59TotoGuitar Rock: 1978-1979Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Warner Special Products, Time–Life MusicOPCD-2696, R968-02
1.2Hold the Line3:58TotoHet Beste uit de Top 100 Allertijden: Editie ’93Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation)7893612
2.4Hold the Line3:57TotoParty Power PackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polystar (Germany)516 278-2
1.2Hold the Line4:00TotoRock LineVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Club Dial983370-2
1.6Hold the Line3:56TotoSummer in the City 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)474170-2
1.12Hold the Line3:56TotoThe Chart Show: Ultimate Rock AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Hit LabelAHLCD9
2.2Hold the Line?:??TotoThe Race Is OnVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 473682 2
1.13Hold the Line3:55TotoThe Vorspiel Collection 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Record Collection516 460-2
2.1Hold the Line3:57TotoVery Best of the 70’sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)983391 2
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoTotoTotoAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)982730 2
1.16Hold the Line3:58TotoAbsolute ChampionsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA Records ANS (Norway)
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoAmerican Rock ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)07-477228-10
1.12Hold the Line3:58TotoHet Museum, Volume 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation)7243 8399572
1.16Hold the Line3:56TotoIt's SummertimeVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
SBF Records450254
3.11Hold the Line3:57TotoParty RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)984657 2
1.5Hold the Line3:57TotoRadio City Classic Hits: The 70'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)525110-2
2.2Hold the Line3:59TotoRock CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sounds DirectSDC697/06
1.15Hold the Line3:55TotoRock RebelVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Versailles (French label)VER 477461 2
1.8Hold the Line3:59TotoThe 70’s: 1979Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL 597/10
1.8Hold the Line3:57TotoThe Ultimate Gold CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1994
1.8Hold the Line3:57TotoThe Ultimate Gold CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Hit LabelAHLCD22
1.16Hold the Line3:58TotoThe No.1 70's Rock AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB1995-07-28
PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.)525 717-2
3.11Hold the Line3:57TotoParty RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1995-10-03
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)480495 2
1.11Hold the Line3:57TotoFetenhits: The Real ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1995-12-05
Polystar (Germany)535 173-2
2.10Hold the Line3:58TotoDriving RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Global TelevisionRADCD03
2.10Hold the Line3:56TotoEasy Livin' - Rock of the SeventiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
468864 9
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoFujifilm Unlimited Vision Hits, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 985000-2
2.3Hold the Line3:57TotoHarley-Davidson: One for the RoadVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002)7243 8 30170 2 7
1.13Hold the Line3:59TotoPure Soft MetalVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Startel EntertainmentSTARCD1035
1.16Hold the Line3:57TotoRock HitsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.8Hold the Line3:58TotoRock Line Best Of (disc 1)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.2Hold the Line3:58TotoThe Best OfTotoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CDCOL 5493 Z
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoTotoTotoAlbum
  • JP1996-08-01
Sony Records (Japanese imprint)SRCS-9037
1.4Hold the Line3:59TotoClassic Rock: We Will Rock YouVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicTL 559/02
1.2Hold the Line3:58TotoGreatest HitsTotoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)485 122 2
1.1Hold the Line3:59TotoGreatest HitsTotoAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Media485500 2, SMM 485500 2
1.1Hold the Line3:59TotoGreatest HitsTotoAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Entertainment (Denmark) A/S (not an imprint, pre-2005 subsidiary)9604-05
1.2Hold the Line3:58TotoLegend: l'ultime best ofTotoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 485 122 2
1.2Hold the Line3:58TotoLegend: The Best ofTotoAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)COL 485 122 2
1.15Hold the Line3:55TotoRadio Power, Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)724384162528
1.5Hold the Line3:59TotoRock AttackVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH535309-2
2.3Hold the Line3:58TotoRock of the SeventiesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music Special Products, Warner Special Products, CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.)A 25244, OPCD-1719, S21-19046
2.3Hold the Line3:58TotoRock of the Seventies, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
GSC Music, Warner Special ProductsOPCD-1719
3.8Hold the Line3:55TotoRock OlympicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)483946 2
1.2Hold the Line3:57TotoSulle strade del rock Vol. 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)LSP 984862 2
2.9Hold the Line3:58TotoThe Rock PartyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Compact Disc Club486 987-2
1.6Hold the Line3:58TotoThe Ultimate Collection of Rock & Roll, Volume 6: Superstars of the 70'sVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
MetacomA 26897
2.3Hold the Line3:55TotoWe Will Rock YouVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Dino EntertainmentDIN CD 26 A, DIN CD 26 B
2.12Hold the Line3:58TotoDouble 70Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1997-03-17
PolyGram553 443-2
Promotion
1.9Hold the Line3:57TotoToto (demo)TotoAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)JC 35317
1.2Hold the Line3:59Toto60’s / 70’s CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS Special Products, ESSO S.A.F982273-2, LSP 982273-2
(unknown)
1.3Hold the Line3:56TotoPast to Present 1977–1990TotoAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)465998 2

Relationships

engineer and mixer:Tom Knox
producer:Toto (US rock group)
bass guitar:David Hungate (in 1978-08)
drums (drum set):Jeffrey Porcaro (in 1978-08)
electric guitar:Steve Lukather (in 1978-08)
keyboard:David Paich (in 1978-08)
Steve Porcaro (in 1978-08)
percussion:Lenny Castro (in 1978-08)
piano:David Paich (in 1978-08)
background vocals:Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08)
Steve Lukather (in 1978-08)
David Paich (in 1978-08)
lead vocals:Bobby Kimball (in 1978-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1978)
Sony Music Entertainment (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1978)
recorded at:Studio 55 in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1978-08)
DJ-mixes:Never Too Old to Rock by Hahnstudios
The Rockin’ Funky Cold Megamix by Hahnstudios (order: 23)
recording of:Hold the Line (in 1978-08)

Related works

Hold the Line

lyricist and composer:David Paich
publisher:Hudmar Publishing Co. Inc.
Spirit Two Music
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
later parody versions:Obadiah