''Luke'' is the third solo studio album by American musician Steve Lukather, released in 1997. It was a much different and more introspective album than Lukather's previous two solo efforts. The album is a concentrated collection of many of Lukather's musical influences, and he deliberately let those influences come out on the album. ''Luke'' was recorded mostly in live sessions with minimal

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and processing afterward. It features instrumentation not heard on previous Lukather albums such as pedal steel,

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s, and experimental guitar, bass, and drum sounds. The US version of ''Luke'' includes a version of the

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song "The Pump" which was recorded live in Stuttgart, Germany on June 30, 1997 during the pre-promotional tour of the album. The song "Hate Everything About You" was released as a single.

Track listing

# "The Real Truth" (Lukather, Fee Waybill) – 5:10 # "Broken Machine" (Lukather,

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) - 4:54 # "Tears Of My Own Shame" (Lukather,

) - 5:38 # "Love The Things You Hate" (Lukather,

) - 5:44 # "Hate Everything About U" (Lukather, Rodney Crowell) - 5:56 # "Reservations To Live (The Way It Is)" (Lukather, Waybill) - 4:49 # "Don't Hang Me On" (Lukather,

) - 4:40 # "Always Be There For Me" (Lukather) - 5:38 # "Open Your Heart" (Lukather, Randy Goodrum) - 4:27 # "Bag O' Tales" (Lukather,

) - 5:50 # "Bluebird" ( Stephen Stills) - 6:42 # "The Pump (Live)" ( Simon Phillips, Tony Hymas) - 9:33 (US and Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

Adapted from album’s

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. * Steve Lukather – lead vocals, all guitars , Wurlitzer organ ,

, keyboards , electric sitar , acoustic guitar , electric guitar ,

, backing vocals * Jim Cox – Hammond organ , Wurlitzer organ ,

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* David Paich –

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, Wurlitzer organ * Brett Tuggle – keyboards * Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar * John Pierce – bass *

– bass , backing vocals * Pino Palladino – bass * Gregg Bissonette – drums, percussion * Maxi Anderson – backing vocals * Alfie Silas Durio – backing vocals

Production

* Steve Lukather – producer, arrangements * Tom Fletcher – producer, arrangements, engineer * Bill Smith – engineer * Lee Bench – second engineer * David Nottingham – second engineer * Bodie Olmos – assistant engineer * Elliot Scheiner – mixing * Stephen Marcussen – mastering * Anita Heilig – production coordinator * Doug Brown – creative direction * Eric Scott – art direction, design * Mixed at The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California). * Mastered at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California).

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Album information
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