Album

Toto IV

Toto · 1982

Connection 1: Blonde

Toto IV

Blonde

3 documented hops.

Hop 1: Frank Ocean and Randy Meisner

both credited on Nostalgia, Ultra. (2011-03-24, US) · source

Release 2797126 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Randy Meisner `12`	track credit	Beats	#350510 · linked
Frank Ocean	release artist	—	#2013868 · linked

Hop 2: Randy Meisner and Niko Bolas

both credited on One More Song · source

Release 5504210 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Randy Meisner `1`	track credit	Written-By	#350510 · linked
Randy Meisner `2`	track credit	Written-By	#350510 · linked
Randy Meisner `3`	track credit	Written-By	#350510 · linked
Randy Meisner `4`	track credit	Written-By	#350510 · linked
Randy Meisner `5`	track credit	Written-By	#350510 · linked
Randy Meisner `7`	track credit	Written-By	#350510 · linked
Randy Meisner	release artist	—	#350510 · linked
Niko Bolas	release credit	Engineer [Assistant]	#177374 · linked

Hop 3: Niko Bolas and Toto

both credited on The Seventh One · source

Release 385450 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Toto `9`	track credit	Arranged By	#68693 · linked
Toto	release artist	—	#68693 · linked
Toto	release credit	Arranged By	#68693 · linked
Toto	release credit	Producer	#68693 · linked
Niko Bolas	release credit	Mixed By	#177374 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.

Connection 2: Tracy Chapman

Toto IV

Tracy Chapman

2 documented hops.

Hop 1: Tracy Chapman and Niko Bolas

both credited on Matters Of The Heart (1992, Europe) · source

Release 402827 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Tracy Chapman `1`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `2`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `3`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `4`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `5`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Niko Bolas `5`	track credit	Recorded By	#177374 · linked
Tracy Chapman `6`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `7`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `8`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `9`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman `10`	track credit	Acoustic Guitar	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release artist	—	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Art Direction	#161091 · linked
Tracy Chapman	release credit	Written-By, Producer	#161091 · linked

Hop 2: Niko Bolas and Toto

both credited on The Seventh One · source

Release 385450 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Toto `9`	track credit	Arranged By	#68693 · linked
Toto	release artist	—	#68693 · linked
Toto	release credit	Arranged By	#68693 · linked
Toto	release credit	Producer	#68693 · linked
Niko Bolas	release credit	Mixed By	#177374 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.

Connection 3: Paul's Boutique

Toto IV

Paul's Boutique

3 documented hops.

Hop 1: Beastie Boys and Jeremy Steig

both credited on Ill Communication (1994-05-23, Europe) · source

Release 2703204 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Jeremy Steig (as J. Steig) `1`	track credit	Written-By [Howlin' For Judy]	#122381 · linked
Jeremy Steig `1`	track credit	Performer [Howlin' For Judy]	#122381 · linked
Beastie Boys	release artist	—	#10783 · linked
Beastie Boys	release credit	Producer [Produced By]	#10783 · linked
Beastie Boys	release credit	Written-By	#10783 · linked

Hop 2: Jeremy Steig and Roger Nichols

both credited on Jigsaw (1992, Germany) · source

Release 1285326 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Jeremy Steig `1`	track credit	Written-By	#122381 · linked
Jeremy Steig `2`	track credit	Written-By	#122381 · linked
Jeremy Steig `4`	track credit	Written-By	#122381 · linked
Jeremy Steig `6`	track credit	Written-By	#122381 · linked
Jeremy Steig `7`	track credit	Written-By	#122381 · linked
Jeremy Steig `8`	track credit	Written-By	#122381 · linked
Jeremy Steig	release artist	—	#122381 · linked
Jeremy Steig	release credit	Flute	#122381 · linked
Roger Nichols	release credit	Engineer, Mixed By, Edited By [Digital Editing And Assembly], Mastered By	#142837 · linked

Hop 3: Roger Nichols and Toto

both credited on Fahrenheit (1988, Europe) · source

Release 448419 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Toto	release artist	—	#68693 · linked
Roger Nichols	release credit	Technician	#142837 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.

The names carrying these connections

Beastie Boys#10783 · linked identity

Toto#68693 · linked identity

Jeremy Steig#122381 · linked identity

Roger Nichols#142837 · linked identity

Tracy Chapman#161091 · linked identity

Niko Bolas#177374 · linked identity

Randy Meisner#350510 · linked identity

Frank Ocean#2013868 · linked identity

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