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"Rosanna" is a song written by David Paich and performed by the American rock band Toto, the opening track and the first single from their 1982 album Toto IV. This song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year at the 1983 ceremony .
"Rosanna's Going Wild" is a song written by June, Helen and Anita Carter for Johnny Cash. [3] Cash released it as a single (Columbia 4-44373, with "Roll Call" on the opposite side) [4] [5] [6] in November 1967. [7] The song made it to number 2 on U.S. Billboard ' s country chart [8] and to number 91 on the Hot 100. [9]
Cash Box said it has "power guitar chords, rhythmic changes, impassioned singing and strong chorus." [5] Billboard said that "David Paich's knack for writing great hooks is evident in this uptempo rocker which features tasty instrumentation and high vocals." [6] Record World called it a "sterling effort" with "brisk chording and vocals." [7]
The song was the band's highest-ever charting Mainstream Rock track, eventually peaking at number 7. It was also a top 40 single in Australia, where it remains the fourth highest charting single by Toto, behind only "Hold the Line", "Rosanna", and "Africa". The song was written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, and features Paich on lead vocals.
The Rosanna shuffle is the drum pattern from the Grammy Award winning Toto hit "Rosanna". It is known as a "half-time shuffle" and shows "definite jazz influence". [4]
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Cash Box called it "sunny summer pop that should reach the top," saying that "the opening piano chords recall The Beach Boys." [ 3 ] Billboard described it as a "hard-edged yet downtempo love song," saying "Piano triplets point to '50s rock classics, while synthesizer and buzzsaw guitar accents underline its contemporary vintage."
Jeff Porcaro, the band's drummer, gave a definition for the song: "Hold the Line" was a perfect example of what people will describe as your heavy metal chord guitar licks, your great triplet A-notes on the piano, your 'Sly'-hot-fun-in-the-summertime groove, all mishmashed together with a boy from New Orleans singing... and it really crossed over a lot of lines."