Joseph Williams (musician)

Joseph Stanley Williams (born September 1, 1960) is an American movie score composer and singer-songwriter. He is a lead vocalist in the rock band Toto from 1986 to 1988 and again from 2010 to the present day.

Joseph Williams
Williams in 2013
Born	Joseph Stanley Williams 1 September 1960 (aged 65) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Singer songwriter composer
Spouse(s)	Amy Troyer ​ ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	3
Parents	John Williams (father) Barbara Ruick (mother)
Relatives	Johnny Williams (paternal grandfather) Melville Ruick (maternal grandfather) Lurene Tuttle (maternal grandmother)
Musical career
Genres	Hard rock pop rock film score adult contemporary
Instruments	Vocals keyboards
Years active	1982–present

Toto albums

• 1986: Fahrenheit
• 1988: The Seventh One
• 1998: Toto XX (lead vocals on "Last Night" and “In A Word”)
• 2006: Falling in Between (co-lead vocals and background vocals on "Bottom Of Your Soul")
• 2015: Toto XIV
• 2018: Old Is New

Solo albums

• 1982: Joseph Williams (re-released 2002)
• 1996: I Am Alive
• 1997: 3
• 1999: Early Years
• 2003: Vertigo
• 2006: Two of Us
• 2006: Vertigo 2
• 2007: Smiles
• 2007: Tears
• 2008: This Fall
• 2021: Denizen Tenant

with Peter Friestedt

• 2011: Williams/Friestedt

with CWF - Bill Champlin / Peter Friestedt / Joseph Williams

• 2015: CWF
• 2018: 10 Miles
• 2020: CWF 2
• 2023: Carrie

Guest vocals (excerpt)

• 1983: Lapti Nek (Urth)
• 1984: Which One of Us Is Me (Jay Gruska)
• 1985: Save the Night (The Goonies soundtrack)
• 1985: Sleepess Nights (Alan Gorrie)
• 1985: Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Theme Song Vocals)
• 1988: In the City of Angels (Jon Anderson)
• 1989: My Heart in Red (Ijiima Mari)
• 1990: Tatsuro Songs from L.A. (Compilation)
• 1990: Toy Matinee (Toy Matinee)
• 1991: Tatsuro Songs from L.A. 2 (Compilation)
• 1991: Fade in Love (Compilation)
• 1992: Re-Import (Compilation)
• 1992: Goody's (Compilation)
• 1992: The Radical Light (Vonda Shepard)
• 1993: Airplay for the Planet (Jay Graydon)
• 1993: L.A. Cowboys / Endless Summer (Compilation)
• 1994: Love Stories 3 (Compilation)
• 1994: The Lion King (Original Movie Soundtrack)
• 1997: California Dreamin' (West Coast All Stars)
• 1998: Naturally (West Coast All Stars)
• 1999: ELT Songs from L.A. (Compilation)
• 1999: In a Dream (Lionel's Dad)
• 2001: Radioactive (Ceremony Of Innocence)
• 2002: LA Project (Peter Friestedt)
• 2006: Avalon (The Richie Zito Project)
• 2008: LA Project II (Peter Friestedt)
• 2008: Holy God (Brian Doerksen)
• 2014: My Kind O' Lovin' (Intelligent Music Project II)
• 2015: Touching the Divine' (Intelligent Music Project III)
• 2015: CWF (Champlin, Williams, Friestedt)
• 2018: 10 Miles/CWF (Champlin, Williams, Friestedt)
• 2020: CWF II (Champlin, Williams, Friestedt)
• 2023: Carrie (Champlin, Williams, Friestedt)

Source music (excerpt)

• 1983: Return of the Jedi (lyrics for "Lapti Nek" and an unused source cue)

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	The Lion King	Adult Simba (singing voice)
2001	Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse	Simba	Direct-to-video

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Lion King II: Simba's Pride: Activity Play	Simba (singing voice)

Joseph Williams (musician) Media

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  Williams (left) with Toto in Copenhagen in 2010

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  Williams in Sweden, 2013, Toto's 35th Anniversary Tour

Other websites

• Joseph Williams on IMDb