Far Corporation-Division One (1985)

One of the great parallel projects that many members of established bands would create, were "Far Corporation", formed by the components of Toto; Steve Lukather, Bobby Kimball, and David Paich in the mid-eighties.
Those will be joined by Curt Cress from Saga and Simon Phillips (curiously, this would become part of Toto some time later as official drummer to replace the late Jeff Porcaro).
The rest of the components was a luxury team where Mel Collins, Robin McAuley and Frank Farian stood out among others.
This project would have an overwhelming success in different European countries thanks in part to a "modernized" version of the Led Zeppelin classic "Stairway To Heaven".
Undoubtedly the sound was heir to the style of Toto, great harmonies, perfect melodies, with a high school AOR thanks to songs such as the addictive "One Of Your Lovers", the operatic "Johnny Don't Go The Distance", electronic rock "Fire and Water" or the fast-paced "Rock ´n´Roll Connection".
The album later became a collector's item and a cult item for lovers of AOR and classic rock.
Nine years later they would release another album under the name "Solitude" but they would not get the same success as with "Division One".