Transition (Steve Lukather album)

Transition
Studio album by
Steve Lukather
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2013
RecordedDecember 06, 2011 – September 2012
StudioSteakhouse Studios, North Hollywood and The Treehouse, North Hollywood
GenreRock
Length45:55
LabelMascot Records
Producer
Steve Lukather chronology
All's Well That Ends Well
(2010) 		Transition
(2013) 		I Found the Sun Again
(2021)
Singles from Transition
  1. "Right The Wrong"
    Released: 2012

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 (5–7), 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 (6–8)
  • 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

References

  1. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
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