1989 Steve Lukather – Lukather
Lukather is the first solo album from Toto guitarist Steve Lukather released in 1989.
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. 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. 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.
The song Twist The Knife was orginal a Van Halen song called I Want Some Action, but never made an album.
Tracks
1 Twist The Knife (Eddie van Halen, Steve Lukather) 5:24
2 Swear Your Love (Steve Lukather, Richard Marx) 4:00
3 Fall Into Velvet (Steve Lukather, Steve Stevens, Cy Curnin) 9:04
4 Drive A Crooked Road (Steve Lukather, Danny Kortchmar) 5:21
5 Got My Way (Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, Randy Goodrum) 4:57
6 Darkest Night Of The Year (Steve Lukather, Steve Stevens) 5:20
7 Lonely Beat Of My Heart (Steve Lukather, Diane Warren) 4:17
8 With A Second Chance (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) 4:37
9 Turns To Stone (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) 5:36
10 It Looks Like Rain (Steve Lukather, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) 4:22
11 Steppin’ On Top Of Your World (Steve Lukather, Danny Kortchmar) 5:40
Musicians
1 Twist The Knife
| Bass | Eddie van Halen |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Warren Ham |
2 Swear Your Love
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Prairie Prince |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | CJ Vanston |
| Background Vocals | Richard Marx |
3 Fall Into Velvet
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Tommy Price |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Steve Stevens |
| Organ | Jan Hammer |
| Synthesizer | Eric Rehl |
| Synthesizer | Jan Hammer |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
4 Drive A Crooked Road
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Kortchmar |
| Background Vocals | Kortchmar |
| Background Vocals | Stan Lynch |
5 Got My Way
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | John M Keane |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Synthesizer | Aaron Zigman |
| Synthesizer | Randy Goodrum |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
| Background Vocals | John Keane |
6 Darkest Night Of The Year
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Tommy Price |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Synthesizer | Eric Rehl |
7 Lonely Beat Of My Heart
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | John M Keane |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | Kim Bullard |
| Organ | David Paich |
| Synthesizer | Steve Lukather |
| Background Vocals | Richard Marx |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
8 With A Second Chance
| Drums (programming) | Randy Goodrum |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Synthesizer | Steve Lukather |
| Synthesizer | Randy Goodrum |
9 Turns To Stone
| Drums (programming) | Randy Goodrum |
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Synthesizer | Steve Lukather |
| Synthesizer | Randy Goodrum |
| Background Vocals | John Keane |
| Background Vocals | Randy Goodrum |
10 It Looks Like Rain
| Bass | Randy Jackson |
| Drums | John M Keane |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | Jai Winding |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Tom Kelly |
11 Steppin’ On Top Of Your World
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Danny Kortchmar |
| Keyboards | Kortchmar |
| Background Vocals | Ivan Neville |
| Background Vocals | Stan Lynch |
| Percussion | Danny Kortchmar |
Liner Notes
Producer – Steve Lukather
Producer – Eddie van Halen (Track 1)
Producer – Richard Marx (Track 2)
Producer – Steve Stevens (Tracks 3, 6)
Producer – Danny Kortchmar (Tracks 4, 11)
Producer – Richie Zito (Track 7)
Producer – Randy Goodrum (Tracks 8, 9)
Producer (Lead Vocal) – Randy Goodrum (Track 5)
Production Manager, Contractor – Shari Sutcliffe
Engineer (Assistant) – Bob Loftus, Brett Swain, Charlie Brocco, Clark Germain, Danny Mormando, Duane Seykora, Jay Lean, Ken Felton, Mike Bosley, Mike Kloster, Mike Tacci, Paul Dieter, Rail Rogut, Rick Clifford
Art Direction – An Rafferty
Design – Doug Brown (ImageWorks)
Photography – Jeff Katz
Recorded At One On One Studios
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Sunset Sound Recorders
Recorded At Right Track Recording
Recorded At The Complex
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles
Recorded At Record One, Los Angeles
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Devonshire Studios
Recorded At California Phase Studios
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