Lukather
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| Studio album by Steve Lukather | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 58:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Steve Lukather, Steve Stevens, Richard Marx, Eddie Van Halen, Danny Kortchmar, Richie Zito | |||
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Lukather is the first solo album from Toto guitarist Steve Lukather released in 1989.
History
Lukather came about after Toto had been recording and playing for eleven years and the band consensus was to take a break. Since Lukather had a number of songs written that did not appear on Toto albums, he decided to pursue a solo album. His intention was to present a dimension of his musical work that fans would not be familiar with, and he collaborated with many notable musicians.[1] Among the people involved in Lukather were Eddie Van Halen, Steve Stevens, Richard Marx, Jan Hammer, and fellow Toto members Jeff Porcaro and David Paich. Lukather has stated that the album is produced in a very simple manner and that one can hear a lot of ambient studio noise such as counting off on various tracks.[1] He also credits bands Pink Floyd, Cream, Led Zeppelin, and guitarists Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton as influences on the album. Much of the material was debuted live in late 1988 when Lukather did a number of solo live dates in the Los Angeles area while the album was being recorded.
Track listing
Side A
- "Twist The Knife" (Lukather, Eddie Van Halen) – 5:24
- "Swear Your Love" (Lukather, Richard Marx) – 4:00
- "Fall Into Velvet" (Lukather, Cy Curnin, Steve Stevens) – 9:03
- "Drive A Crooked Road" (Lukather, Danny Kortchmar) – 5:20
- "Got My Way" (Lukather, Randy Goodrum, Mike Landau) – 4:57
Side B
- "Darkest Night Of The Year" (Lukather, Stevens) – 5:19
- "Lonely Beat Of My Heart" (Lukather, Diane Warren) – 4:17
- "With A Second Chance" (Goodrum, Lukather) – 4:36
- "Turns To Stone" (Goodrum, Lukather) – 5:35
- "It Looks Like Rain" (Tom Kelly, Lukather, Billy Steinberg) – 4:21
- "Steppin' On Top Of Your World" (Kortchmar, Lukather) – 5:41
Personnel
- Steve Lukather - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Synthesizers, Keyboards
- Steve Stevens - Guitar
- Michael Landau - Guitar
- Jan Hammer - Synthesizer, Hammond Organ
- Kim Bullard - Keyboards
- C.J. Vanston - Keyboards
- Eric Rehl - Synthesizers
- Jai Winding - Syntheizers
- Aaron Zigman - Synthesizers
- David Paich: Organ
- Eddie Van Halen - Bass
- Neil Stubenhaus - Bass
- Randy Jackson - Bass
- Will Lee - Bass
- John Pierce - Bass
- Carlos Vega - Drums
- Prairie Prince - Drums
- Jeff Porcaro - Drums
- Lenny Castro - Percussion
- Thommy Price - Drums
- John Keane - Drums
- Richard Marx - Background Vocals
- Warren Ham - vocals, ad-libs
- Tom Kelly - backing vocals
- Tommy Funderburk - Background Vocals
Production
- Produced By Steve Lukather, Richard Marx, Steve Stevens, Danny Kortchmar, Richie Zito & Eddie Van Halen
- Production Co-ordination: Shari Sutcliffe
- Assistant Engineers: Michael Bosley, Charlie Brocco, Rick Clifford, Paul Dieter, Ken Felton, Clark Germain, Mike Kloster, Jay Lean, Bob Loftus, Danny Mormando, Duane Seykora, Brett Swain, Mike Tacci