1997 Steve Lukather – Luke

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Luke is the third solo album by Steve Lukather released in 1997. It was a much different and more introspective album than Lukather’s previous two solo efforts. The album is a concentrated collection of many of Lukather’s musical influences, and he deliberately let those influences come out on the album. Luke is an experimental album, and like Candyman it was recorded mostly in live sessions with minimal overdubbing and processing afterward. Luke also features instrumentation not heard on previous Lukather albums such as pedal steel, harmonicas, Mellotrons, and experimental guitar, bass, and drum sounds.

The US version of Luke includes a version of the Jeff Beck song “The Pump.” The song “Hate Everything About You” was released as a single.

Tracks

1  The Real Truth (Steve Lukather; Fee Waybill) 5:10
2  Broken Machine (Steve Lukather; Phil Soussan) 4:54
3  Tears Of My Own Shame (Steve Lukather; Phil Soussan) 5:38
4  Love The Things You Hate (Steve Lukather; Phil Soussan) 5:44
5  Hate Everything About U (Steve Lukather; Rodney Crowell) 5:56
6  Reservations To Live (The Way It Is) (Steve Lukather; Fee Waybill) 4:49
7  Don’t Hang Me On (Steve Lukather; Phil Soussan) 4:40
8  Always Be There For Me (Steve Lukather) 5:38
9  Open Your Heart (Steve Lukather; Randy Goodrum) 4:27
10  Bag O’tales (Steve Lukather; Phil Soussan) 5:50
11  Bluebird (Stephen Stills) 6:42

Musicians

1 The Real Truth

Bass John Pierce
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather
Hammond Organ Jim Cox
Mellotron Steve Lukather
Wurlitzer Steve Lukather


2 Broken Machine

Bass Phil Soussan
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather
Keyboards Steve Lukather
Background Vocals Phil Soussan


3 Tears Of My Own Shame

Bass Phil Soussan
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather
Background Vocals Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals Alfie Silas


4 Love The Things You Hate

Bass Phil Soussan
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather
Sitar Steve Lukather
Background Vocals Phil Soussan


5 Hate Everything About U

Bass John Pierce
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather
Acoustic Guitar Steve Lukather
Pedal Steel Guitar Jay Dee Maness
Hammond Organ Jim Cox
Wurlitzer Jim Cox
Harmonica Steve Lukather


6 Reservations To Live (The Way It Is)

Bass John Pierce
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather
Acoustic Guitar Steve Lukather
Pedal Steel Guitar Jay Dee Maness
Fender Rhodes Jim Cox
Hammond Organ Jim Cox


7 Don’t Hang Me On

Bass Phil Soussan
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather
Mellotron Steve Lukather
Background Vocals Phil Soussan


8 Always Be There For Me

Bass John Pierce
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather
Hammond Organ Steve Lukather
Wurlitzer Steve Lukather


9 Open Your Heart

Bass Pino Palladino
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather
Acoustic Guitar Steve Lukather
Wurlitzer David Paich


10 Bag O’tales

Bass Phil Soussan
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather
Percussion Gregg Bissonette
Background Vocals Phil Soussan


11 Bluebird

Bass John Pierce
Drums Gregg Bissonette
Guitar Steve Lukather

Liner Notes

Producer – Steve Lukather, Tom Fletcher
Arranged By – Steve Lukather, Tom Fletcher
Engineer – Bill Smith, Tom Fletcher
Engineer – Tom Fletcher
Engineer (Assistant) – Bodie Olmos
Engineer (Second) – David Nottingham, Lee Bench
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Elliot Scheiner

Mastered At Precision Mastering
Mixed At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Steakhouse Studios
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