Bridges (Steve Lukather album)

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.

Bridges
Studio album by
Steve Lukather
ReleasedJune 16, 2023
Genre
Length35:45
LabelThe Players Club
Producer
Steve Lukather chronology
I Found the Sun Again
(2021)		 Bridges
(2023)
Singles from Bridges
  1. "When I See You Again"
    Released: April 12, 2023
  2. "Someone"
    Released: May 24, 2023

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 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]

Track listing
Bridges track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Far from Over" (feat. Joseph Williams)Steve Lukather, Joseph Williams, Trevor Lukather3:58
2."Not My Kind of People" (feat. David Paich & Joseph Williams)S. Lukather, David Paich, Williams, Stan Lynch3:56
3."Someone" (feat. David Paich & Joseph Williams)S. Lukather, Paich, Williams4:09
4."All Forevers Must End" (feat. Joseph Williams)S. Lukather, Randy Goodrum4:20
5."When I See You Again"S. Lukather, Paich, Williams4:55
6."Take My Love" (feat. Joseph Williams)Steve Maggiora, Warren Huart5:23
7."Burning Bridges" (feat. David Paich & Joseph Williams)S. Lukather, Lynch4:00
8."I'll Never Know" (feat. David Paich & Joseph Williams)S. Lukather, Williams5:04
Total length:35:45

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

Charts
Chart performance for Bridges
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

References
  1. "Steve Lukather Reveals Percentage of Toto Earnings He Has to Give Drummer's Widow After Lawsuit, Widow Responds, Calls Him 'Delusional'". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. Lewrypublished, Fraser (April 14, 2023). "Steve Lukather announces new solo album Bridges and it's gonna make Toto fans happy". Louder. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  3. "Longplay Charts Woche 25 / 2023". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Lukather – Bridges" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Lukather – Bridges" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  6. "Top Albums (Week 25, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Steve Lukather feat. Joseph Williams – Bridges" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  8. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-07-03/p/3" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  9. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of June 28, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  10. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Lukather – Bridges". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  12. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  13. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  14. "Steve Lukather Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  15. "Steve Lukather Chart History (Top Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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