Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg are known as former songwriters and background vocalists for REO Speedwagon. They developed as songwriters for artists like the Bangles, Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey, ELO, Heart, Madonna and Rick Springfield.
The album Taking a cold look was released in 1983 and re-released in 2000. i-TEN turned out to be a temporary project with a lot of Toto co-operation. The album was produced and arranged by Keith Olsen (The Babys, Pat Benatar, Fleetwood Mac, Sammy Hagar, Santana, Whitesnake) and Steve Lukather.
The album is a typical A.O.R. album with a lot of musical references to the early work of Toto. According to the timetable, it easily could be the fifth Toto album. In the end Toto got their second lead singer Fergie Frederiksen back in 1984 and made the harder edged album Isolation.
Taking a cold look (1983)
i-Ten (Sony Music Special Products, Rewind 55009-2)
Tracklist
- Taking a cold look (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly)
- Quicksand (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly)
- Alone (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly)
- Workin' for a lovin' (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly)
- Lonely in each other's arms (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, Alan Pasqua)
- I don't want to loose you (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly)
- Time to say goodbye (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly)
- The easy way out (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly)
- I've been crying (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly, Alan Pasqua, Steve Lukather)
- Pressing my luck (Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly)
Credits
Tom Kelly: vocals, guitar, keyboards
Billy Steinberg: vocals, guitar
Steve Lukather: guitars, keyboards, synthesizer & solos, production
Alan Pasqua: keyboards, synthesizers
Mike Baird: drums
Dennis Belfield: bass
David Paich: keyboards, synthesizers
Steve Porcaro: synthesizers & programming
Chas Sandford: rhythm guitar
Richard Page: backup vocals
Lenny Castro: percussion on Lonely in each other's arms
Peggy Sandvig: synthesizer on Time to say goodbye
