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 Engineer) – David Nottingham, Lee Bench
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Elliot Scheiner
Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Recorded At – Steakhouse Studios
Mixed At – The Village Recorder
Mastered At – Precision Mastering
Manufactured By – Sony Music
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.
February 18, 2016 @ 08:22
Tears of My Own Shame ❤️❤️❤️
February 18, 2016 @ 17:01
I love everything about this?..song!
Love the waltz feel, and the guitars, melotron, B3, and harmonica all at once in the song came together so well it seemed to shout an “àlleLÚKEyeah!!!”
SL…if you’re reading this, your virtuosity, versatility, heart, soul, and resilience amazes me.