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 Toto bandmates Joseph Williams, David Paich and Simon Phillips, as well as noted alumni Leland Sklar, and Shannon Forrest.

Bridges
Studio album by Steve Lukather
Released	June 16, 2023
Genre	Hard rock pop rock melodic rock
Length	35:45
Label	The Players Club
Producer	Steve Lukather Joseph Williams Trev Lukather
Steve Lukather chronology
I Found the Sun Again (2021) Bridges (2023)
Singles from Bridges
"When I See You Again" Released: April 12, 2023 "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 she believed was due her late 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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

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

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