I'll Be Over You

"I'll Be Over You"
Single by Toto
from the album Fahrenheit
B-side"In a Word"
ReleasedAugust 1986
Recorded1985
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length3:51
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Toto
Toto singles chronology
"Endless"
(1985)
"I'll Be Over You"
(1986)
"Till The End"
(1986)

"I'll Be Over You" is a hit single by the American rock band Toto. Released as the lead single from their 1986 album, Fahrenheit, the song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986. Lead vocals were sung by guitarist Steve Lukather, who co-wrote the song with hit songwriter Randy Goodrum (one of several collaborations between the two). Guest musician Michael McDonald provided the vocal counterpoint on the recording.

"I'll Be Over You" spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart, Toto's second song to top this chart (following 1983's "I Won't Hold You Back").[2]

  1. ^ Deggans, Eric (August 20, 2014). "Review: Toto, Michael McDonald showcase stellar '70s chops at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)