Description

The brainchild of producer Frank Farian, Far Corporation was an assembly of German session musicians and several better-known rockers, including members of Toto. Having most notably been the producer for Boney M. in the late 70s and early 80s (and later Milli Vanilli), Farian brought together musicians he had utilized in the studio like guitarist Steve Lukather, keyboardist David Paich, and singer Bobby Kimball (all of Toto fame); drummer Simon Phillips (Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend); and vocalist Robin McAuley. The quasi-supergroup’s debut, Division One, was released in the spring of 1986 and consisted primarily of outside material, including a cover of Free’s Fire And Water. However, it was Far Corporation’s interpretation of Led Zeppelin’s Stairway To Heaven that garnered a modicum of interest for the act. The song earned Far Corporation some posterity as the answer to a trivia question when the song scraped into the bottom of the U.S. singles chart and, briefly, entered the U.K. Top Ten, making it the durable epic’s first chart appearance (Led Zeppelin had never released their version commercially). Everybody knows Led Zeppelin’s version and for those who think that one is raw and edgy then this is for you. Far Corporations’ version is more rounded and fuller in sound and is well produced. It would be nine years before the next Far Corporation album was released, Solitude in 1994. But in those grunge years nobody cares except the most ardent fans of Toto’s talented players. This cd version featuring the original long 9:54 version of Stairway To Heaven.

Track list:
1. Stairway To Heaven
2. You Are The Woman
3. One Of Your Lovers
4. Live Inside Your Dreams
5. Johnny Don’t Go The Distance
6. Fire And Water
7. If You Could See You Through My Eyes
8. No One Else Will Do
9. Rock N Roll Connection