Lukather
Studio album by Steve Lukather
Released	August 28, 1989 (1989-08-28)
Recorded	1989
Studio	Various One on One (North Hollywood, California) Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, California) Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California) Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California) The Complex (Los Angeles, California) Studio 55 (Los Angeles, California) Record One (Sherman Oaks, California) The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California) Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California) California Phase Studios (Los Angeles, California) Right Track Recording (Manhattan)
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	58:39
Label	Columbia
Producer	Steve Lukather Richard Marx Steve Stevens Danny Kortchmar Richie Zito Randy Goodrum Tom Kelly Billy Steinberg
Steve Lukather chronology
Lukather (1989) Candyman (1994)

Lukather is the first solo studio album by Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, released on August 28, 1989 through Columbia Records.

History

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.^[1] 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.^[1] 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.

Track listing

1. "Twist the Knife" (Lukather, Eddie Van Halen) – 5:24
2. "Swear Your Love" (Lukather, Richard Marx) – 4:00
3. "Fall into Velvet" (Lukather, Cy Curnin, Steve Stevens) – 9:03
4. "Drive a Crooked Road" (Lukather, Danny Kortchmar) – 5:20
5. "Got My Way" (Lukather, Randy Goodrum, Michael Landau) – 4:57
6. "Darkest Night of the Year" (Lukather, Stevens) – 5:19
7. "Lonely Beat of My Heart" (Lukather, Diane Warren) – 4:17
8. "With a Second Chance" (Goodrum, Lukather) – 4:36
9. "Turns to Stone" (Goodrum, Lukather) – 5:35
10. "It Looks Like Rain" (Tom Kelly, Lukather, Billy Steinberg) – 4:21
11. "Steppin' on Top of Your World" (Kortchmar, Lukather) – 5:41

Personnel

Adapted from album's liner notes.^[2]

• Steve Lukather – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), guitars (1–3, 5-9), guitar solo (3, 4, 10), "backwards" guitar (3), synthesizers (4, 7–9), keyboards (9), drum programming (9), acoustic guitar (10), 12-string guitar (10), lead guitar (11), rhythm guitar (11)

Additional musicians

Production