Ever Changing Times

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Ever Changing Times
Ever Changing Times album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2008
Recorded2007
StudioSteakhouse Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Genre Hard rock, neo-prog, pop rock
Length54:32
Label Ride Records (Japan)
Ride Records/GMA Records (Philippines)
Frontiers Records (Europe)
Producer Steve Lukather and Steve MacMillan
Steve Lukather chronology
Santamental
(2003)
Ever Changing Times
(2008)
All's Well That Ends Well
(2010)

Ever Changing Times is the fifth studio album by American musician Steve Lukather, and his first since leaving Toto. In March 2008, a site was launched in order to promote the album. [1] According to Lukather, the album shows a lot of his influences and music he likes. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Ever Changing Times" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 5:29
  2. "The Letting Go" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 5:52
  3. "New World" (Steve Lukather, Trevor Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 4:32
  4. "Tell Me What You Want from Me" (Steve Lukather, Trevor Lukather, Phil Soussan) – 5:13
  5. "I Am" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 3:15
  6. "Jammin' with Jesus" (John Sloman administered by Steve Lukather) – 5:55
  7. "Stab in the Back" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 5:59
  8. "Never Ending Nights" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 5:35
  9. "Ice Bound" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 4:19
  10. "How Many Zeros" (Steve Lukather, Jeff Babko, Stan Lynch) – 4:33
  11. "The Truth" (Steve Lukather featuring Steve Porcaro) – 3:50

Bonus DVD (Japan only): Everchanging Times (Music Video) Everchanging Times (Document)

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ever changing times (2008)". stevelukather.net. February 22, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2012.