Who sings "I Miss The Rains In Africa"?

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

Does anyone know the name of the artist/band of this wonderful song?

YouTube - Rains Down In Africa (lyrics edition)

[jj]

Toto


YouTube - Toto - Africa (Live in Paris 1990)

Hold the Line has one of 'name that tune (and band) in 2 notes' keyboard riffs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3lWUlOl9BMl]

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[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

Thank you very much, JJ. :)


I think I had it wrong, it's " I bless the rains in Africa". ;) I wanted to find out the artist so I'll be able to download it to my MP3 Player.

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

I think I'm going to download "Hold The Line" as well.

[jj]

cool, no prob:)

never realized the guy on keys sang that one (i changed the concert links to an older live versions, back when the guy on keys was slimmer)

[Borderstone]

Yes,the actual line is " I Bless the rains " etc.

The song is also the only #1 hit Toto ever had,in january 1983.

The much better "Rosanna" sat at number 2 for four weeks in
July of 1982,unable to beat out newer groups like The Human Leauge or Survivor.


10 Top Forty hits total :

Hold The Line
" 99 "
Rosanna
Make Believe
Africa
I Wont Hold You Back
Stranger in Town
I'll Be Over You
Without Your Love
Pamela

[jj]

I think I had it wrong, it's " I bless the rains in Africa". ;) .

hey, that's a hoot (since you posted the LYRICS version, lol)

i don't know what the songs about but always liked the verse vocal and dug the Hold the Line chorus way back when i did lots of radio 'hits' listening

i thought they just had a few hits and were done but they been around, eh...perhaps higher rotation in the US and same goes for Restless Heart, mm...thought i was fairly Nashville aware, but obviously not...dunno em (yet:))

gotta tip your cap for this guy trying this tune...a all'round workout (thx, Danno)

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=dannorose#p/u/16/XIf0hWFU6j0

[teherie]

Check out this version for something completely different.

YouTube - Perpetuum Jazzile - Africa