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Hydra 1979

rock 41 min 8 tracks Columbia

Hydra is the second studio album by American rock band Toto, released in 1979. It reached No. 37 on the Billboard Pop Albums. While most of the album's singles failed to make any impact in the charts, "99", a song inspired by the 1971 science fiction movie THX 1138, reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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Grave, spare, classical in form and earnest.

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AllMusic3.5/5 ★
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide3/5 ★
Record Mirror4/5 ★
The Rolling Stone Album Guide1/5 ★

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Tracks

1Hydra7:32
2St. George and the Dragon4:45
3995:16
4Lorraine4:46
5All Us Boys4:59
6Mama5:14
7White Sister5:39
8A Secret Love3:08

8 tracks, 41 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Toto
Label: Columbia
Type: Album
Format: Digital Media
Country: XW

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