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.

### 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)||

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **years active**: 1982–present
- **current member of**: Toto (band), Toto
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## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Joseph Williams
- **image**: Joseph Williams Orebro Sweden 2013.jpg
- **caption**: Williams in 2013
- **birth name**: Joseph Stanley Williams
- **birth place**: Santa Monica, California, U.S.
- **father**: John Williams
- **mother**: Barbara Ruick
- **children**: 3