A prolific writer of chart-performing songs, Paich wrote or co-wrote such tracks as “Hold the Line”, “99”, “Lowdown”, “Lido Shuffle”, “Georgy Porgy”, “Rosanna”, “Hydra”, “Holyanna”, “Pamela”, “Got To Be Real”, “Lady Love Me (One More Time)”, and “Miss Sun”. He also performed lead vocals on the Toto hits “Africa”, “Lovers in the Night”, and “Stranger in Town”.