Bridges (Steve Lukather album) explained
| Bridges |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Steve Lukather |
| Cover: | Bridges.png |
| Released: | June 16, 2023 |
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| Length: | 35:45 |
| Label: | The Players Club |
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| Prev Title: | I Found the Sun Again |
| Prev Year: | 2021 |
Bridges is the ninth studio album by Steve Lukather, released by The Players Club (Mascot Label Group). It was released on June 16, 2023. The album heavily features Toto bandmates Joseph Williams and David Paich and noted alumni Leland Sklar, Simon Phillips and Shannon Forrest.
Background
The album comes sort of as a means to release new material without releasing it under the Toto name, following a lawsuit filed by Susan Porcaro-Goings (Jeff Porcaro's widow) against Lukather and David Paich, the sole directors of Toto Corporation, because she had not been paid money she believed was due her late husband's estate.[1] Following this lawsuit, Toto are not releasing any new studio material, a decision seemingly made in the vested interest of the band. In an April 2023 interview, Lukather stated "As Toto will never record another studio album, this is as close as we will get" and that he sees it "as a bridge between [his] solo music and Toto Music."[2]
Personnel
- Steve Lukather – guitars (all tracks), bass (tracks 3, 5), piano (track 4), lead vocals (all tracks)
- Trev Lukather – guitars (track 1), bass (track 1), background vocals (track 1), synths (track 1)
- Joseph Williams – background vocals (all tracks), synths (tracks 1, 2, 6), keyboards (tracks 3–5, 7, 8), percussion (tracks 3, 4, 7)
- David Paich – keyboards (tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Steve Maggiora – keyboards (track 6), background vocals (track 6)
- Leland Sklar – bass (tracks 2, 4, 7)
- Jorgen Carlsson – bass (tracks 6, 8)
- Simon Phillips – drums (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7)
- Shannon Forrest – drums (tracks 3, 4, 6, 8)
Technical
- Joseph Williams – production (all tracks)
- Trev Lukather – production (track 1)
- Steve Lukather – executive producer
- Ken Freeman – engineering, mixing
- John Greenham – mastering
- Doug Brown – album design
- Shaz Rydstedt – AI arts tech
- Alessandro Solca – photography
- Megan Gagnon – packaging
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Steve Lukather Reveals Percentage of Toto Earnings He Has to Give Drummer's Widow After Lawsuit, Widow Responds, Calls Him 'Delusional' . 2023-06-14 . . en.
- Web site: Lewrypublished . Fraser . 2023-04-14 . Steve Lukather announces new solo album Bridges and it's gonna make Toto fans happy . 2023-06-14 . . en.
- Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of June 28, 2023. Billboard Japan. ja. June 28, 2023.
