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 "Judgement Day" (Steve Lukather, C. J. Vanston) – 7:17 "Creep Motel" (S. Lukather, Vanston, Fee Waybill) – 5:46 "Once Again" (S. Lukather, Vanston) – 4:57 "Right the Wrong" (S. Lukather, Vanston, Trev Lukather) – 6:20 "Transition" (S. Lukather, Vanston, Steve Weingart) – 5:32 "Last Man Standing" (S. Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 5:21 "Do I Stand Alone" (S. Lukather, Vanston) – 4:10 "Rest of the World" (Jack Raines, Vanston) – 4:01 "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 C. J. 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)PeakpositionGerman Albums Chart29Swedish Albums Chart22Finland Albums Top 50 20Norway Albums Top 40 24Swiss Albums Top 100 25Dutch Albums Top 100 26Austria Albums Top 75 28Denmark Albums Top 40 32France Albums Top 150 90Billboard Heatseekers 18
References
External links Album page on stevelukather.net