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, David Paich and Simon Phillips, as well as noted alumni Leland Sklar, 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. 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."
Track listing
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
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