Ever Changing Times is the fifth studio album by American musician Steve Lukather, and his first since leaving Toto. In March 2008, a site was launched in order to promote the album.[1] According to Lukather, the album shows a lot of his influences and music he likes.[1]

Ever Changing Times
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2008
Recorded2007
StudioSteakhouse Studios (North Hollywood, California)
GenreHard rock, neo-prog, pop rock
Length54:32
LabelRide Records (Japan)
Ride Records/GMA Records (Philippines)
Frontiers Records (Europe)
ProducerSteve Lukather and Steve MacMillan
Steve Lukather chronology
Santamental
(2003)
Ever Changing Times
(2008)
All's Well That Ends Well
(2010)

Track listing

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  1. "Ever Changing Times" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 5:29
  2. "The Letting Go" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 5:52
  3. "New World" (Steve Lukather, Trevor Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 4:32
  4. "Tell Me What You Want from Me" (Steve Lukather, Trevor Lukather, Phil Soussan) – 5:13
  5. "I Am" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 3:15
  6. "Jammin' with Jesus" (John Sloman administered by Steve Lukather) – 5:55
  7. "Stab in the Back" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 5:59
  8. "Never Ending Nights" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 5:35
  9. "Ice Bound" (Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum) – 4:19
  10. "How Many Zeros" (Steve Lukather, Jeff Babko, Stan Lynch) – 4:33
  11. "The Truth" (Steve Lukather featuring Steve Porcaro) – 3:50

Bonus DVD (Japan only): Everchanging Times (Music Video) Everchanging Times (Document)

Personnel

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  • Steve Lukather – vocals (1–10), guitars (1–10), guitar solo (11)
  • Jeff Babko – keyboards (1–6, 8–10), synthesizers (2, 4–7), Rhodes piano (7)
  • Randy Goodrum – synthesizers (1, 2, 5, 10), backing vocals (5)
  • Jyro Xhan – synthesizers (1), atmospheric sounds (1)
  • Steve MacMillan – additional synthesizers (1, 3, 5, 9)
  • Greg Mathieson – Hammond organ (6, 7)
  • Steve Weingart – synthesizer fills (7), synth solo (9)
  • Olle Romo – synthesizers (8)
  • Steve Porcaro – keyboards (11), orchestration (11), arrangements (11)
  • Trevor Lukather – guitars (3), backing vocals (3, 6), guitar riffs (4)
  • John Pierce – bass (1)
  • Leland Sklar – bass (2, 3, 5–10)
  • Phil Soussan – bass (4), backing vocals (4)
  • Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums (1–10)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 6–10)
  • Joseph Williams – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 8, 9)
  • Bernard Fowler – backing vocals (3, 6)
  • Bill Champlin – backing vocals (6, 10)
  • Sharolette Gibson – backing vocals (6)
  • Tina Lukather – backing vocals (7), ooh's and laughter (7)

Production

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  • Randy Goodrum – executive producer
  • Steve Lukather – producer
  • Steve MacMillan – producer, recording, mixing
  • John Silas Cranfield – assistant engineer
  • Ken Eisennagel – assistant engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Naoki Nomura – A&R
  • Micky Suzuki – A&R
  • Rhoda Neal – album coordinator
  • Amy McGuire Lynch – album coordinator
  • Ricky Rodriguez – creative direction
  • Satoshi Hasegawa – CD artwork
  • Maryanne Bilham-Knight – photography
  • Robert Knight – photography
  • Sonny Abelardo – management
  • Mixed at MacMan Digital
  • Mastered at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California).

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ever changing times (2008)". stevelukather.net. February 22, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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