1989 studio album by Steve Lukather
Lukather Released August 28, 1989 (1989-08-28 ) Recorded 1989 Studio
One on One (North Hollywood, California ) Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, California ) Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California ) Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California ) The Complex (Los Angeles, California ) Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California ) Record One (Sherman Oaks, California ) The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California ) Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California ) California Phase Studios (Los Angeles, California ) Right Track Recording (Manhattan )
Genre Rock , hard rock Length 58 :39 Label Columbia Producer
Lukather is the first solo studio album by Toto guitarist Steve Lukather , released on August 28, 1989 through Columbia Records .
History [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
"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 , Michael Landau ) – 4:57
"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 [ edit ]
Adapted from album's liner notes .[2]
Steve Lukather – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), guitars (1–3, 5-9), guitar solo (3, 4, 10), "backwards" guitar (3), synthesizers (4, 7–9), keyboards (9), drum programming (9), acoustic guitar (10), 12-string guitar (10), lead guitar (11), rhythm guitar (11)
Additional musicians
C.J. Vanston – keyboards (2)
Jan Hammer – Hammond B3 organ (3), synth solo (3)
Eric Rehl – synthesizers (3, 6), effects (3, 6)
Randy Goodrum – synthesizers (5, 9), synthesizer programming (8), drum programming (8, 9), backing vocals (9)
Aaron Zigman – synthesizers (5)
Kim Bullard – keyboards (7)
David Paich – organ (7)
Jai Winding – keyboards (10)
Steve Stevens – guitars (3), guitar solo (3)
Danny Kortchmar – rhythm guitar (4, 11), backing vocals (4), keyboards (11), percussion (11), sequencing (11)
Michael Landau – guitars (5, 10)
Eddie Van Halen – bass (1)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass (2, 7)
Will Lee – bass (3, 6)
John Pierce – bass (4, 11)
Randy Jackson – bass (5, 10)
Leland Sklar – bass (9)
Carlos Vega – drums (1)
Prairie Prince – drums (2)
Thommy Price – drums (3, 6)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (4, 11)
John Keane – drums (5, 7, 10), backing vocals (5, 9)
Lenny Castro – percussion (1, 3, 5, 10)
Warren Ham – backing vocals (1), ad-libs (1)
Richard Marx – backing vocals (2, 7)
Cindy Mizelle – backing vocals (3), ad-libs (3)
Stan Lynch – backing vocals (4, 11)
Tom Kelly – backing vocals (5, 10)
Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (7)
Ivan Neville – backing vocals (12)
Production [ edit ]
Steve Lukather – producer
Eddie Van Halen – producer (1)
Richard Marx – producer (2)
Steve Stevens – producer (3, 6)
Danny Kortchmar – producer (4, 11)
Randy Goodrum – producer (lead vocal on 5), producer (8, 9)
Richie Zito – producer (7)
Tom Kelly – producer (10)
Billy Steinberg – producer (10)
Michael Bosley – assistant engineer
Charlie Brocco – assistant engineer
Rick Clifford – assistant engineer
Paul Dieter – assistant engineer
Ken Felton – assistant engineer
Clark Germain – assistant engineer
Mike Kloster – assistant engineer
Jay Lean – assistant engineer
Bob Loftus – assistant engineer
Danny Mormando – assistant engineer
Duane Seykora – assistant engineer
Brett Swain – assistant engineer
Mike Tacci – assistant engineer
Shari Sutcliffe – production coordinator, music contractor
An Rafferty – art direction, design
Jeff Katz – photography
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Lukather" . Steve Lukather Official Website . Retrieved Jun 27, 2021 .
^ Lukather (booklet). Columbia . 1989.
External links [ edit ]
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