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| Released | June 16, 2023 | |||
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| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | The Players Club | |||
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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 fellow Toto bandmates Joseph Williams and David Paich and noted alumni Leland Sklar, Simon Phillips and Shannon Forrest.
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 due her former 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]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Far from Over" (feat. Joseph Williams) | Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams, Trevor Lukather | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Not My Kind of People" (feat. David Paich & Joseph Williams) | S. Lukather, David Paich, Williams, Stan Lynch | 3:56 |
| 3. | "Someone" (feat. David Paich & Joseph Williams) | S. Lukather, Paich, Williams | 4:09 |
| 4. | "All Forevers Must End" (feat. Joseph Williams) | S. Lukather, Randy Goodrum | 4:20 |
| 5. | "When I See You Again" | S. Lukather, Paich, Williams | 4:55 |
| 6. | "Take My Love" (feat. Joseph Williams) | Steve Maggiora, Warren Huart | 5:23 |
| 7. | "Burning Bridges" (feat. David Paich & Joseph Williams) | S. Lukather, Lynch | 4:00 |
| 8. | "I'll Never Know" (feat. David Paich & Joseph Williams) | S. Lukather, Williams | 5:04 |
| Total length: | 35:45 | ||
Technical
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [3] | 30 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [4] | 138 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [5] | 5 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [6] | 105 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [7] | 27 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [8] | 27 |
| Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [9] | 27 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] | 45 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] | 11 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [12] | 40 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] | 15 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [14] | 73 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard) [15] | 44 |
Steven Lee Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to a steady flow of session work beginning in the 1970s that has since established him as a prolific session musician, recording guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums spanning a broad array of artists and genres. He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger and producer. Notably, Lukather played guitar on Boz Scaggs' albums Down Two Then Left (1977) and Middle Man (1980), and was a prominent contributor to several studio albums by Michael Jackson, including Thriller (1982). Lukather has released nine solo albums, the latest of which, Bridges, was released in June 2023.
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