Transition (Steve Lukather album) explained

Transition
Type:	studio
Artist:	Steve Lukather
Cover:	Transition cover.jpg
Released:	January 21, 2013
Recorded:	December 06, 2011 – September 2012
Studio:	Steakhouse Studios, North Hollywood and The Treehouse, North Hollywood
Genre:	Rock
Length:	45:55
Label:	Mascot Records
Prev Title:	All's Well That Ends Well
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	I Found the Sun Again
Next Year:	2021

Transition is the seventh studio album by Steve Lukather, released on vinyl and as a jewel case CD on January 21, 2013, by Mascot Records. In Europe a limited edition Digibook was also released, containing a booklet with studio pictures and liner notes from Lukather and producer C. J. Vanston.

Track listing

1. "Judgement Day" (Steve Lukather, C. J. Vanston) – 7:17
2. "Creep Motel" (S. Lukather, Vanston, Fee Waybill) – 5:46
3. "Once Again" (S. Lukather, Vanston) – 4:57
4. "Right the Wrong" (S. Lukather, Vanston, Trev Lukather) – 6:20
5. "Transition" (S. Lukather, Vanston, Steve Weingart) – 5:32
6. "Last Man Standing" (S. Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 5:21
7. "Do I Stand Alone" (S. Lukather, Vanston) – 4:10
8. "Rest of the World" (Jack Raines, Vanston) – 4:01
9. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, arr. by S. Lukather, Weingart, Vanston) (Instrumental) – 2:30

Personnel

• Steve Lukather – all guitars, lead vocals (1–4, 6–8), lead guitar (5), backing vocals (5, 6, 7), arrangements
• C. J. Vanston – keyboards, backing vocals (1–7), arrangements
• Steve Weingart – keyboards (5, 9), keyboard solo (5), arrangements (9)
• Trevor Lukather – muted guitar (4)
• Leland Sklar – bass (1, 2), bass solo (1)
• Renee Jones – bass (3), backing vocals (8)
• John Pierce – bass (4, 6, 7)
• Tal Wilkenfeld – bass (5)
• Nathan East – bass (8)
• Toss Panos – drums (1, 3)
• Gregg Bissonette – drums (2, 5)
• Chad Smith – drums (4)
• Eric Valentine – drums (6, 7, 8)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 3, 6, 8)
• Phil Collen – backing vocals (1)
• Jenny Douglas – backing vocals (2, 7)
• Kristina Helene – backing vocals (4)
• Richard Page – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Jack Raines – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Steve Lukather – producer
• CJ Vanston – producer, engineer, mixing, studio photography
• Tina Lukather – assistant producer
• Ross Hogarth – bass and drum engineer
• John Cranfield – assistant engineer
• Adrian Van Velsen – digital editing
• Peter Doell – mastering
• Universal Mastering Studios (Los Angeles, California) – mastering location
• Roy Koch – graphic design, artwork
• Rob Shanahan – photography

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
German Albums Chart^[1]	29
Swedish Albums Chart	22
Finland Albums Top 50 ^[2]	20
Norway Albums Top 40 ^[3]	24
Swiss Albums Top 100 ^[4]	25
Dutch Albums Top 100 ^[5]	26
Austria Albums Top 75 ^[6]	28
Denmark Albums Top 40 ^[7]	32
France Albums Top 150 ^[8]	90
Billboard Heatseekers ^[9]	18

External links

• Album page on stevelukather.net

Notes and References

1. Web site: Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche . musicline.de . 2012-01-04.
2. Web site: Transition by Steve Lukather - Music Charts . αCharts .
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9. Web site: Steve Lukather: Awards. AllMusic.