J.WILLIAMS - DEMOS CD-1
Ultra Rare. Amazing Late 80's/ Early 90's Demos & Unreleased Tunes Sung by the Awesome John Williams Super Talented Son and The Voice of Toto. Feat Awesome TOP Musicians !!!
TRACKLIST
1.Hang on
2.Can you hear them cry
3.Fire in the house
4.One imperfect heart
5.Ring of love
6.Love to spare
7.I close my eyes
8.Man in me
9.About love cowritten by Jay Gruska
10.Loving you a habit
11.I'd rather dance by myself
MUSICIANS
Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Michael Thompson, Amye Williams, Steve Porcaro, Mike Porcaro, Dean Cortez, Mark Brown, Steve Tavaglione, Richard Page, George England, Mark T. Williams, Vinnie Colaiuta, Carlos Vega, Lenny Castro, Jay Gruska, Robbie Buchanan, David Garfield, Jim Horn, Jerry Hey, ...
SONGCREDITS
J.Williams, Jay Gruska, Randy Goodrum, Dennis Matkosky, Mark T.Williams, Paul Gordon, Barry Fasman, Michael Landau, John Lang, Pete Rugolo, Amy Sue Reichardt, John Bettis, Brett Raymond, ...
PRODUCERs
J.Williams, Joey Carbone
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Joe Williams
Occupation
Singer songwriter composer
Parent(s) John Williams
Barbara Ruick
Relatives Johnny Williams
(grandfather)
Melville Ruick
(grandfather)
Lurene Tuttle
(grandmother)
Musical career
Genres
Hard rock pop rock film score adult contemporary
Instruments
Vocals keyboards
Years active 1982–present
Associated acts Toto
Joe Stanley Williams (born September 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and film score composer, best known for his work in the rock band Toto, which he fronted as lead vocalist from 1986 to 1988, 2010 to 2019 and again from 2020 onwards. He is a son of film composer John Williams and actress Barbara Ruick and a grandson of jazz drummer Johnny Williams and actors Melville Ruick and Lurene Tuttle.[1]
Career
Toto
Williams (left) with Toto in Copenhagen in 2010
Williams was lead vocalist with Toto during the mid-to-late 1980s and was featured on the albums Fahrenheit (1986) and The Seventh One (1988) before leaving due to personal problems. He can also be heard on the album Toto XX (1998), a compilation of rare and unreleased tracks. He is featured on Toto's 2006 album, Falling in Between, sharing lead vocals with Steve Lukather on "Bottom of Your Soul". In addition to his guest spot on Falling in Between, Williams was a guest singer at several Toto concerts.
Williams rejoined Toto upon its reformation in 2010 and performed on the band's recent live albums and the 2015 studio album Toto XIV.[2] When the group disbanded in 2019 and subsequently reformed in 2020, Williams was the only member from the previous lineup besides Lukather to return.
Solo work as a singer
Williams released his first, self-titled solo album in 1982. After his initial tenure with Toto, he has released several more. Many of Toto's members have contributed to his solo work over the years. In 2003, he released an album called Vertigo, a project he initiated, but where he was not in full charge of the production, only recording and supplying the vocals.[3] The second Vertigo album, Vertigo 2, was released in 2006. Williams released an album of cover songs from renowned artists such as Elton John, Bryan Adams, Diane Warren, and Kevin Cronin in 2006, called Two of Us, featuring piano and voice only. He returned with two more voice & piano albums in 2007, Smiles and Tears, also consisting of classic hits by popular artists. His latest solo album containing original songs, This Fall, was released in November 2008.
Work as a film composer
Joe Williams has also been busy as a composer of film and drama scores, most notably for episodes of the science fiction series Roswell, and The Lyon's Den starring Rob Lowe. In 2003, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Main Title Theme Music" for the TV series Miracles.[4] The music to the CBS miniseries Category 7: The End of the World[5] and the TV film Momentum[6] were composed by him. He was the writer of the original English lyrics for the songs "Lapti Nek" and "Ewok Celebration" from the original 1983 release of Return of the Jedi, which was scored and conducted by his father John Williams.[7]
Session work
Williams has been in demand as a session vocalist and can be heard on numerous projects by other artists, as well as on Movie soundtracks. In 1985 he sang the vocals for the theme song of the animated TV series Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears.[8] He provided backing vocals on Peter Cetera's album World Falling Down and co-wrote the song "Man in Me", lead vocals for three tracks – "Walk the Wire", "History" and "When You Look in My Eyes" – to Jay Graydon's Airplay for the Planet album, subsequently touring with the band and backing vocals on Jon Anderson's In the City of Angels in 1988, most prominently on the song "Top of the World (The Glass Bead Game)". In Disney's animated feature film The Lion King, he can be heard as the singing voice of the Adult Simba, singing on the songs "Hakuna Matata" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". He reprised this singing role in the direct-to-video animated film Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse. In 1997 and 1998 respectively, he shared vocal duties on two albums by the a cappella covers group The West Coast All Stars, the other vocalists being Bobby Kimball, Bill Champlin and Jason Scheff, whereas Tommy Funderburk replaced Champlin on the Naturally album. He sings background vocals on Chicago's "King of Might Have Been" on the 2006 album Chicago XXX as well as on "Let's Take a Lifetime" on the 1993-recorded/2008-released album Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus. The song "What You're Missing" from the Chicago album Chicago 16 was co-written by him.[9] He also sings backing vocals on five tracks from Steve Lukather's solo album Ever Changing Times in addition to lending his vocals to another of Lukather's solo albums, All's Well That Ends Well.
Williams in Sweden, 2013, Toto's 35th Anniversary Tour
Discography
Toto albums
1986: Fahrenheit
1988: The Seventh One
1998: Toto XX (two previously unreleased songs)
2006: Falling in Between (sharing lead vocals on one song)
2014: 35th Anniversary – Live in Poland
2015: Toto XIV
2018: Old Is New
2019: 40 Tours Around the Sun - Live in Holland
Solo albums
1982: Joe Williams (re-released 2002)
1996: I Am Alive
1997: 3
1999: Early Years
2003: Vertigo
2006: Two of Us
2006: Vertigo 2
2007: Smiles and Tears
2008: This Fall
2011: Williams/Friestedt
2021: Denizen Tenant[10]
Guest vocals (excerpt)
1983: Lapti Nek (Urth)
1984: Which One of Us Is Me (Jay Gruska)
1985: Save the Night (The Goonies soundtrack)
1985: Sleepess Nights (Alan Gorrie)
1985: Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Theme Song Vocals)
1988: In the City of Angels (Jon Anderson)
1989: My Heart in Red (Ijiima Mari)
1990: Tatsuro Songs from L.A. (Compilation)
1990: Toy Matinee (Toy Matinee)
1991: Tatsuro Songs from L.A. 2 (Compilation)
1991: Fade in Love (Compilation)
1992: Re-Import (Compilation)
1992: Goody's (Compilation)
1992: The Radical Light (Vonda Shepard)
1993: Airplay for the Planet (Jay Graydon)
1993: L.A. Cowboys / Endless Summer (Compilation)
1994: Love Stories 3 (Compilation)
1994: The Lion King (Original Movie Soundtrack)
1997: California Dreamin' (West Coast All Stars)
1998: Naturally (West Coast All Stars)
1999: ELT Songs from L.A. (Compilation)
1999: In a Dream (Lionel's Dad)
2002: LA Project (Peter Friestedt)
2006: Avalon (The Richie Zito Project)
2008: LA Project II (Peter Friestedt)
2008: Holy God (Brian Doerksen)
2014: My Kind O' Lovin' (Intelligent Music Project II)
2015: Touching the Divine' (Intelligent Music Project III)
2015: CWF (Champlin, Williams, Friestedt)
2018: 10 Miles/CWF (Champlin, Williams, Friestedt)
Source music (excerpt)
1983: Return of the Jedi (lyrics for "Lapti Nek" and an unused source cue)
2021 I Found the Sun Again Steve Lukather Composer, Featured Artist
2020 Dixie Highway The Outlaws Composer
2019 Old is New Toto Supervising Producer, Group Member, Arranger, Composer, Keyboard Bass, Keyboards, Lead, Piano, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
2019 In the Far East Toto Composer
2019 40 Tours Around the Sun Toto Vocals, Composer
2018 The Music Made Me Do It Ted Nugent Composer
2018 Original Demos Composer
2018 Disney Magical Musical Passport Primary Artist
2018 All In Toto Group Member, Arranger, Bass, Composer, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
2018 40 Trips Around the Sun Toto Composer, Drums, Editing, Engineer, Keyboards, Producer, Supervising Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
2016 Motion Graphics Motion Graphics Composer
2015 Vicennial: 20 Years of the Hot 8 Brass Band The Hot 8 Brass Band Composer
2015 Toto XIV Toto Producer, Engineer, Composer, Hand Drums, Keyboards, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
2015 The Studio Albums 1979-2008, Vol. 2 Chicago Composer
2015 Lullaby Renditions of Sublime Rockabye Baby! Composer
2014 The 80s: Toto Toto Composer
2014 Rio 2 [Music from the Motion Picture] Vocals
2014 35th Anniversary: Live in Poland [Video] Toto Vocals, Composer
2014 35th Anniversary Tour: Live in Poland Toto Vocals, Composer
2013 Tombstone The Hot 8 Brass Band Composer
2013 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1962-1972 Martha & the Vandellas Composer/Lyricist
2012 The Life & Times Of... The Hot 8 Brass Band Composer
2012 Remember Micky Dolenz Composer
2011 Williams Friestedt Peter Friestedt / Joe Williams Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
2011 Roots of Trash & Garage Composer
2011 Best of the Lion King Primary Artist
2010 Unfold Presents: Tru Thoughts Funk Composer
2010 All's Well That Ends Well Steve Lukather Vocals (Background)
2009 Music from the Fab Box Fab Box Lyricist
2008 Thr33 Ringz T-Pain Composer
2008 Tears Joe Williams Primary Artist
2008 Stone of Sisyphus: XXXII Chicago Vocals (Background)
2008 Smiles Joe Williams Primary Artist
2008 Pure Disney Musician
2008 Greatest Hits [Steel Box Collection] Toto Main Personnel
2008 Disney Greatest Love Songs Primary Artist
2008 Best of Sublime: Green Series Sublime Composer
2007 Toto IV/The Seventh One Toto Vocals
2007 Tony N' Tina's Wedding Primary Artist
2007 Freeze Young Cash Composer
2007 Falling in Between Live Toto Composer
2006 Two of Us Joe Williams / Joe Williams Primary Artist
2006 One People Debbie Friedman Vocals (Background)
2006 Falling in Between Toto Vocals
2006 Driving with Disney Primary Artist
2006 Classic Disney, Vol. 1-3 Disney Primary Artist
2005 Ultimate Disney Princess Disney Primary Artist
2005 Ultimate Disney Primary Artist
2005 Gold Sublime Composer
2004 Unborn David Pack Main Personnel, Vocals
2004 Stand Up! Live The Christianaires Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals
2004 Lion King 1 1/2 Primary Artist
2004 Greatest Hits: Unplugged Toto Composer
2004 Greatest Hits Live...And More/Past to Present 1977-1990 Toto Vocals, Musician
2004 Disney Princess: The Ultimate Song Collection Disney Primary Artist
2004 Disney Magic Disney Primary Artist
2004 Afroblue Masanori Sasaji Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals
2003 The Whole Enchilada Teresa James Vocals (Background)
2003 The Essential Toto Toto Composer
2003 Love Songs Toto Vocals, Composer
2003 Circa 1980's Toto Composer
2003 Chicago: The Box [Bonus DVD] Chicago Composer
2003 Anthology Jimmy Cliff Composer
2003 Africa Toto Composer
2003 A Tribute to Justin Timberlake Composer
2003 25th Anniversary: Live in Amsterdam [DVD] Toto Composer
2003 25th Anniversary: Live in Amsterdam Toto Composer
2002 Pop Icons [St. Clair] Composer
2002 Hoochie Coochie Man: Live at the Rising Sun Celebrity Jazz Club [Justin Time] Muddy Waters Composer, Lyricist
2002 Greatest Hits...And More Toto Group Member, Composer
2002 Disney's Princess Favorites Disney Primary Artist
2002 Disney's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 Disney Primary Artist
2002 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sublime Sublime Composer
2001 Hold the Line: The Best of Toto Toto Composer
2001 Disney's Greatest, Vol. 2 Vocals, Primary Artist
2001 Disney's Greatest Hits 1 & 2 Vocals
2001 Collections Toto Main Personnel
2000 The Best of Sissel Sissel Vocals (Background)
2000 Quality Control Jurassic 5 Composer
2000 Lion King, Vol. 1 & 2 Performer, Primary Artist
2000 Disney's Greatest Hits Disney Primary Artist
1999 This or That Sway & King Tech Composer
1999 The Lion King Collection Primary Artist
1999 Mindfields Toto Composer
1999 Jungle Boogie [Disney] Disney Performer, Primary Artist
1999 Improvise Jurassic 5 Composer
1999 Early Years Joe Williams Primary Artist
1998 Toto XX: 1977-1997 Toto Vocals (Background), Composer
1998 Making Up Lost Time Tom Saviano Vocals
1998 Disney's Princess Collection, Vol. 2 Disney Vocals
1997 Tribute to Jeff Porcaro David Garfield Arranger, Vocals (Background)
1997 Second-Hand Smoke Sublime Composer
1997 No Truer Words Mark Portmann Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
1997 Night to Remember Lou Pardini Guest Artist
1997 Classic Disney Collection Disney Vocals, Performer, Primary Artist
1997 Bad Newz Travels Fast DJ Pooh Composer
1997 3 Joe Williams Primary Artist, Vocals
1996 Sublime Sublime Composer
1996 Muddy Waters Redman Composer
1996 Kissing Rain Roch Voisine Vocals (Background)
1996 I Am Alive Joe Williams Primary Artist, Vocals, Composer
1996 Greatest Hits Toto Composer
1996 Greatest Hits N.W.A Composer
1995 Disney's Princess Collection Disney Primary Artist
1995 Classic Disney, Vol. 2 Disney Vocals, Performer, Primary Artist
1995 Classic Disney, Vol. 1 Disney Vocals, Primary Artist
1995 Absolutely Disney Disney Performer, Primary Artist
1994 The Lion King [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Hans Zimmer Performer, Primary Artist
1994 Is There Anybody Out There? Gloria Loring Vocals (Background)
1993 We're Back!: A Dinosaur's Story James Horner Vocals (Background)
1993 Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology John Williams Arranger
1993 Absolutely Live Toto Composer
1992 World Falling Down Peter Cetera Vocals (Background), Composer
1992 The Radical Light Vonda Shepard Vocals (Background)
1990 Work It Out Jim Horn Composer
1990 Past to Present 1977-1990 Toto Vocals, Composer
1990 Past to Present 1977-1990 Toto Composer
1988 Zabagabee: Best of Barnes & Barnes Barnes & Barnes Vocals
1988 The Seventh One Toto Vocals, Composer
1987 Good News (22 Gospel Greats) Vocals
1986 Fahrenheit Toto Vocals, Composer
1986 A Nice Place to Be George Howard Composer
1985 The Goonies [Original Soundtrack] Primary Artist
1984 Which One of Us Is Me Jay Gruska Vocals (Background), Composer
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie [Original Soundtrack] Jerry Goldsmith Vocals (Background)
1982 Chicago 16 Chicago Composer
1973 Amazing Grace [Collectables] Vocals
Wilma Fingadoux Joe Williams Primary Artist, Composer, Producer
Walt Disney Records: The Legacy Collection: The Lion King Composer, Primary Artist
Soulfire Tug of War Vocals (Background), Group Member
So Much To Say George & G / Georg Grünwald Vocals (Background)
Serpent Soul Steve Lukather Composer, Featured Artist
Run to Me Steve Lukather Featured Artist, Composer
Popcorn Blues Party, Vol. 3 Composer
Never Saw You Coming Joe Williams Primary Artist, Composer, Producer
Light on My Path Amy Holland Vocals (Background), Featured Artist
Liberty Man Joe Williams Primary Artist, Composer, Producer
Legacy City Legacy Composer
Late Night Blues: Soulful Blues Classics Composer, Lyricist
Jammin' Outside the Box David Garfield Vocals
Intelligent Music Project II John Lawton / My Kind O 'Lovin' / Simon Philips / Joe Williams Primary Artist
In Bed with Space: Ibza Club Sounds, Vol. 14 Dabruck & Klein / That Kid Chris Composer
Icon: Disney Love Songs Primary Artist
II Champlin Williams Friestedt Producer, Vocals (Background), Lead
ICON: Disney, Vol. 3 Primary Artist
House Music Top 2000: The Ultimate Megamix, Vol. 2 Composer
House 2011/2: The Vocal Session Composer
Gospel Alive: Sacred Recordings Made in the Field Lead
F.R.E.E. [Single] Paul Porter Composer
Elegance & Charm: Wen Zhi Pian Pian Chen Bai Qiang Danny Chan Composer
Disney's Greatest Love Songs [Original Soundtrack] Primary Artist
Disney Ultimate Hits, Vol. 2 Primary Artist
Disney Ultimate Buddy Collection Primary Artist
Disney Sing-Along: Animal Favourites Primary Artist
Disney Princess : The Collection Primary Artist
Denizen Tenant Joe Williams Primary Artist
David Garfield & the Cats Do Pop Classics David Garfield Primary Artist
Cocky Rockstar Rodie Composer, Producer
Classic Disney [Spectrum] Primary Artist
Catwalk Secrets: Official Runway Hits Composer
CWF Champlin Williams Friestedt / Bill Champlin / Peter Friestedt / Joe Williams Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals (Background), Lead, Group Member
Alone Toto Composer
Absolute Disney: Love Songs Primary Artist
Absolute Disney, Vol. 3 Primary Artist
Collaborated With
Gary Grant
Jeff Porcaro
Jerry Hey
Mike Porcaro
Steve Lukather