Can You Hear What I'm Saying

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"Can You Hear What I'm Saying"
Single by Toto
from the album Past to Present 1977-1990
A-side
B-side
Released
  • September 3, 1990 (1990-09-03) (UK)[1]
  • September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21) (JP)[2]
  • October 8, 1990 (1990-10-08) (Australia)
  • March 25, 1991 (1991-03-25) (Netherlands)
Recorded1990
Studio
GenreFunk rock
Length
  • 5:02 (album version)
  • 4:14 (single version)
  • 4:47 (video version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
Producers
Toto singles chronology
"Out of Love"
(1990) 		"Can You Hear What I'm Saying"
(1990) 		"Africa"
(1990)

"Can You Hear What I'm Saying" is a song recorded by the American rock band Toto. The song was written by David Paich, Mike Porcaro and Jean-Michel Byron. It was one of the four new tracks on their first compilation album Past to Present 1977–1990 featuring Byron as their lead vocalist. "Can You Hear What I'm Saying" was released as a double A-side of "Africa" in the UK and peaked at No. 80 on the UK Official Singles Chart in 1990. It was released as a standalone single in other countries including Australia, Japan, and the Netherlands.

Track listings

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7-inch single, UK (1990)
No.TitleLength
1."Africa"4:55
2."Can You Hear What I'm Saying"4:14
7-inch single, EU (1990)
No.TitleLength
1."Can You Hear What I'm Saying"5:02
2."Hold the Line"3:56
12-inch, CD and mini single, JP (1990)
No.TitleLength
1."Can You Hear What I'm Saying"5:02
2."Goodbye Elenore"4:52
7-inch single, Australia (1990)
No.TitleLength
1."Can You Hear What I'm Saying"5:02
2."The Seventh One"6:20
7-inch single, Netherlands (1991)
No.TitleLength
1."Can You Hear What I'm Saying"5:02
2."I'll Be Over You"3:51

Personnel

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Toto

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Additional musicians

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  • Luis Conte – percussion
  • Alexandra Brown – backing vocals
  • Alfie Silas – backing vocals
  • Carmen Twillie – backing vocals
  • Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
  • Debbie Hall – backing vocals
  • Gene Morford – backing vocals
  • John Bahler – backing vocals
  • Luthur Waters – backing vocals
  • Lynn Davis – backing vocals
  • Maxine Waters – backing vocals
  • Oren Waters – backing vocals
  • Phillip Ingram – backing vocals
  • Phyllis St. James – backing vocals
  • Susan Boyd – backing vocals
  • Willie Green Jr. – backing vocals

Charts

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Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 44
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 80

References

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  1. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1 September 1990. p. 37.
  2. ^ "イズ・ゼア・サムシング" (Web). ORICON NEWS (in Japanese). Oricon Holdings Inc. 1990-09-21.
  3. ^ "Toto – Can You Hear What I'm Saying" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 19, 2025.