Synopsis
Toto perform "The Turning Point" in a studio setting, with the band surrounded by instruments and recording equipment. The performance footage is intercut with travel images from cities visited during the group's touring years, giving the video a documentary-like sense of movement and scale. Steve Lukather shares the vocal spotlight with Jenny Douglas-McRae, while the relaxed studio atmosphere emphasizes the ensemble's musicianship rather than building a separate narrative around the song.
Factoids & Trivia
- "The Turning Point" was released as a single from Toto's 1995 album "Tambu" in 1996.
- The song was written by the members of Toto with songwriter Stan Lynch.
- Jenny Douglas-McRae appears in the video and shares lead vocals with Steve Lukather on the song. John James is also featured.
- The studio performance reflects the lineup and production period surrounding "Tambu," Toto's first album to feature Simon Phillips on drums.
- The video is notably performance-based, contrasting with several of Toto's earlier clips that used more elaborate fictional storylines.
- The touring footage connects the song to Toto's international live activity during the "Tambu" era.
- Douglas-McRae and James were among the additional vocalists associated with Toto during this period, before Bobby Kimball returned to the group's lineup.