Steve LUKATHER


All's Well That Ends Well

(2010)



1. Darkness In My World 6'59
(Steve Lukather / CJ Vanston)
2. On (My Way Home 5'22
(Steve Lukather / CJ Vanston)
3. Can't Look Back 4'43
(Steve Lukather / Trevor Lukather / CJ Vanston)
4. Don't Say It's Over 5'39
(Steve Lukather / Trevor Lukather / CJ Vanston)
5. Flash In The Pan 4'54
(Steve Lukather / Fee Waybill)
6. Watching The World 4'51
(John Sloman, administered by Steve Lukather / CJ Vanston)
7. You'll Remember 5'15
(Steve Lukather / Fee Waybill)
8. Brody's 5'36
(Steve Lukather / Randy Goodrum)
9. Tumescent (instrumental) 4'02
(Steve Lukather / Steve Weingart / Carlitos Del Puerto / / Eric Valentine)

Total Time: 47:21


  • Steve Lukather ~ All Guitars, Lead and Background Vocals
  • CJ Vanston - Keys and Atmospheres
  • Steve weingart - Keys
  • Carlitos Del Puerta - Bass
  • Eric Valentine - Drums
  • Lenny Castro - Percussion
  • Joseph Williams, Phil Collen and CJ Vanston - Background Vocals

    Additional Musicians:

  • Trevor Lukather - Power Guitars on "Don't Say It's Over"
  • Tina Lukather - Background Vocals on "Darkness In My World"
  • Fee Waybill - Background Vocals on "Flash In The Pan" & "You'll remember"
  • Jory Steinberg - Background Vocals on "Darkness In My World", "On My Way Home" & "Brody's"
  • Bernard Fowler - Background Vocals on "Darkness In My World"
  • Jake Hays - Handclaps and "Heys" (get it LOL)
  • Phil Collen - Background Vocals on "Don't Say It's Over" & "Can't Look Back"
  • CJ Vanston - Background Vocals on "Can't Look Back"
  • Glenn Berger - Saxophone on "On My Way Home"

    Produced by: Steve Lukather, CJ Vanston & Steve MacMillan
    Recorded by: Steve Macmillan
    Additional Recording by: CJ Vanston
    Mixed by: С J Vanston
    Assistant Mastering Engineer: Reuben Cohen
    Music Mix Preparation: Adrain Van Velsen
    Logic Pro Consultant: Jay Asher
    Arrangements by: Luke, CJ Vanston, and "the cats"
    Photography by: Ash Newell
    Constant Video Stream and Direction: Nigel Dick
    Management: Mark Hartley & Anita Heilig

    Recorded at STEAKHOUSE SIUDIOS, North Hollywood
    Mastered by: Gavin Lurssen at
    LURSSEN MASTERING, Hollywood, CA

    I dedicate this record to the memory of my Mom, Kathy, who was the first and last to believe in me and i hope she likes the music from where she is now as she has always inspired it.

    Thanks To

    Special Thanks

    To my children who mean everything in the world to me, tlna, trev and lily. life would not be worth living without you and to my sister lora who is my rock.

    Thanks for always being there for me and love to Jerry and Luke too.
    Thank you Ed van Zijl, for believing in me and giving me the chance to do the record i have had in my head and thanks to everyone at mascot records.
    Thanks To CJ Vanston for making the record sound so great,
    ADDING THE "SPECIAL TOUCHES", CO-WRITING MOST OF THE ALBUM WITH ME, AND FOR BAILING ME OUT LAST MINUTE.

    Thanks Also To Lee Bench, Rick Bench, John Cranfield, Kenny Eisennagel and everyone at Steakhouse Studios. Also, Chris and all the folks at Hollywood Rentals, thanks for all of your support, and to bob bradshaw for being bob. big huge thanks to nigel dick for the film, the "making of" and his general good vibe and his almost 25 years of friendship.

    To all the people in my band crew, steve weingart (my right arm), eric "biggie" valentine, Carlitos Del Puerto, Fee Waybill and special guests for bringing your best to this project. My managers, Mark Hartley and Anita Heilig and everyone at The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. SO great to be back where I belong. You guys RULE. To my main man, Ron Remis at Haber Corp. for being a close friend and looking after my biz with love and care, Gary Haber and Amy Beeson and ALL at Haber Corp for 25+ great years. I have deep gratitude. Thanks to Jory for helping me copy the lyrics on the road. Also, thanks to Alec Leslie for booking me everywhere he can and working his ASS off for me, and Mr. Udo , Так, Tommy and staff for always welcoming me and supporting me. Thanks to Merril Wasserman and David Stimson at Kobalt and last but not least Arend Slagman, Gea and Kay for their dedication and support and everything they do for my website.

    Endorsements & Gear:

    MUSIC MAN Guitars
    ERNIE BALL Strings
    YAMAHA Acoustic Guitars
    EMG Pickups
    Custom Audio Electronics - Вов Bradshaw reinholdt bogner amps (used for the whole record) - thank you everyone!
    RADIAL ELECTRONICS
    T REX
    PROVIDENCE Pedals
    J+J Pedals
    Ernie Ball Volume Pedals
    A&S Case Co. ~ Jim Turner
    Digitech Delay / Chorus / TUNER Pedals
    Hardwire Series - Jason Lamb
    Power Supply / VOLUME Pedal / GATE Pedal
    Wah and Cool Stuff: Dunlop/MXR/CAE ~ Scott Uchida
    VIBE Pedal: Moollon (Seoul, Korea)
    TREMOLO Pedal ~ Custom Audio Japan ~ Nao Yanagishima
    IBANEZ Tube Screamer
    NINJA Stereo Pickup on bridge of "Watching The World"

    Special Thanks To Chris and everyone at Hollywood Rentals

    CJ Vanston would like to dedicate this record to Greg Ladanyi

    CJ would also like to Thank:
    Everyone at LURSSEN MASTERING, Dot Bustelo, Casey Young Marsha Vdovin, David Paich & Steve Porcaro <[>CJ Endorsements & Gear:
    Tom Krajecki and SHURE Microphones, Peter Chaiken and JBL Speakers, Erica McDaniel and UNIVERSAL AUDIO Plugins, Rikk Currence and TOONTRACK MUSIc

    WEBSITES: www.stevelukather.net

    MASCOT RECORDS
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    1. Darkness In My World

      Don't forget me when I'm gone Please forgive me if I was wrong Don't forget me when I'm gone Find the strength to carry on
      Woke up this morning
      With an emptiness inside my heart
      That never dies
      No one seems to care at all 10,000 miles away, tears in my eyes
      As i fall on the broken glass of my hopes and my dreams And the truth starts to unfurl There's a darkness in my world There's a darkness in my world
      52 it sure came fast Decades seem to pass, i'm looking deep inside myself Wonder what my life is worth i question every move i make my mortal sins, and life itself
      As i question the how's and why's Could we be near the end i'm praying for differal There's a darkness in my world
      Don't forget me when I'm gone

    2. On (My Way Home

      It's 11 AM
      Where the hell am l It's that time again

      It seems I just close my eyes as i wipe off the sweat Of the last night's disguise
      Osaka at noon i hear the lobby call The light burns my eyes as i start to crawl
      The bus leaves here soon And I don't care at all
      And as the years begin to show me My life and times a legacy The years out here are
      Well it's just another endless drive There's something dying deep inside I never felt so tired and all alone (so tired and all alone)
      It's just 10, 000 lonely miles Till I hold your hand and see you smile a month has passed and i'm a little stoned i'm on my way home
      And as the years begin to show on me
      My life and times, the man I see
      The years out here are 33 and change
      Well it's just another endless drive There's something dying deep inside i never felt so tired and all alone
      It's just 10,000 lonely miles
      Til i hold your hand and see you smile
      A month has passed and i'm a little stoned
      i'm on my way home
      And as the years begin to show on me
      My life and times, the man I see
      The years out here are 33 and change

      Well it's just another endless drive There's something dying deep inside i never felt so tired and all alone (so tired and all alone)
      It's just 10 ,000 lonely miles
      Til I hold your hand and see you smile
      A month has passed and I'm a little
      Stoned
      I'm on my way home

    3. Can't Look Back

      I'M HOLDING ON
      TO THE DREAMS I HAD WHEN I WAS YOUNG
      GUESS I NEVER SAW THAT THINGS WERE
      WRONG
      The game has changed
      And what once was fact aint
      Where it's at
      I never really felt like l belonged
      I was thinking how it might have been if things had stayed the same nothing would have made me more confused than that and i gotta get back on my feet
      I'm driving down a road
      About to lose my mind
      Gotta keep moving and
      I can't look back
      The past is the past and
      The future is so unsure
      Well there's a blue sky coming
      Now we're feeling better
      The dark skies are gone
      But never say never
      Whoah, whoah oh yeah
      You know you can't look back
      I turned and reached for things
      I know i should not ever do Those painful choices turned my life into the laughing fool Gotta grab the chance i have to turn it all around so much to live for, nothing left to lose gotta get thru to myself
    Chorus

    Bridge

    Chorus

    4. Don't Say It's Over

      As I lie here out of breath and the tears start to fall In my empty room
      My heart just melts away Cause l got nothing left to hold Inside this lonely tomb
      There's a hole in my heart as my life rips apart
      Don't say it's over Over, cause it's not the end Don't tell me that it's over Over, all over, the end
      Is it ever gonna change This emptiness inside The shadow follows me
      Time is standing still This love has been denied

      i've lost my sanity
      As I scream out your name

      I'm never gonna be the same
      Don't say it's over Over, cause it's not the end Don't tell me that it's over Over, all over, the end
      Don't say it's over Over, cause it's not the end Don't tell me that it's over Over, all over, the end

    5. Flash In The Pan

      We wait with baited breath and Oh my god her shit is so hot
      With all the latest threads Don't care if you get it or not Oh no, yea
      It's all about the look
      And making sure you're
      quaffing your quim
      Just need to set the hook and wait
      Till someone reels you in
      It doesn't matter if it's Paris or Perez,
      It's only Hilton we hear
      And you don't care if you're
      From Texas or Juarez
      Or if you're straight or you're queer
      You may be a headline on tmz Cause Harvey Levin's your man One things for sure You're a hunk of meat Your manager won't tell you

      Your agent just sells you
      Your publicist.......Hell?
      You're just a flash in the pan
      Don't have a record deal
      Or any movie to push
      You got a demo reel
      You're good at flashing your bush
      OH YEA
      Just hoping that your 15 minutes Can generate a career If you're lucky you'll get 15 seconds Then get thrown out on your ear
    Chorus
      It doesn't matter if it's Paris or Perez,
      It's only Hilton we hear
      And you don't care if you're
      From Texas or Juarez
      Or if you're straight or you're queer
      You may be a headline on tmz Cause Harvey Levin's your man One things for sure You're a hunk of meat Your manager won't tell you Your agent just sells you Your publicists... Hell?
      You may be a star, the celeb de jour With your whole new legion of fans But you won't get far on this fantasy tour Cause your manager won't tell you, Your agent just sells you,
      You're publicist......hell
      You're just a flash in the pan

    6. Watching The World

      It's been many years so much has changed it's not the same i'm so full of pain Bout the things that I see But who can I blame
      See the road that we're on that never changes People turn their heads and walk from the truth is there any hope at all
      Sitting here watching the world falling apart Oh, what can we do Standing in the shadows of lies and deceivers When does it end
      Promises made, by people we trust
      Are all in vain
      The things that we're told
      The lives that are lost
      it seems insane
      And the news we get is serving their agenda And the talking heads just read another screen is their any hope at all
      Sitting here watching the world falling apart Oh, what can we do Standing in the shadows of lies and deceivers When does it end
      it's just a matter of time
      There's nothing left for us to say
      In a world so unkind
      Reach out your hand Let's try a change of heart is there any hope at all
    Chorus

    7. You'll Remember

      If you find it hard to tell Daylight from the dream It might just be another toxic symptom
      It aint no magic spell Or cosmic laser beam It might just be a crucial lack of wisdom
      You've been chasing
      your fortune for years
      Had an ace up your short sleeved shirt
      Now you're surprised
      That your cards disappeared
      It's a drag but the truth hurts
      The time rushes by like a leaf on the wind Cast with no path no direction and then Leaving no trace that it ever has been Death to the right and the wrong Don't know what you've got till it's gone But you'll remember
      If you think there's something more than a shadow of a doubt You've just got one more thing to figure out
      You've been chasing
      Your fortune for years
      Had an ace up your short sleeved shirt
      Now you're surprised
      That your cards disappeared
      It's a drag but the truth hurts

    8. Brody's

      Tryin to reinvent myself in a fucked up world Watching CNN doing 12 once curls i said yeah
      The antichrist is screaming from the wide screen he's living in a mansion near the Hollywood sign
      Another right wing cat getting busted for blow He's cheating on his lady with Tiger Woods' ho i said yeah
      He's lying to the people with a straight face Tripping up the truth every step he takes
      Why it had to die
      i can hear the roar and rage
      On my facebook page
      From my back booth at Brody's
      A chick's walking by
      She's had a nip and tuck
      Got a tattoo on her ass that says
      You wanna....
      I said yeah
      Trying to fight a war that we can't win Trying to pass the blame with a Glen Beck spin
      What about the age
      Of peace and love we tried
      Text me with the reason why it had to die
      I can hear the roar and rage
      On my facebook page
      From my back booth at Brody's What about the age Of peace and love we tried
      Text me with the reason

    9. Tumescent

      (instrumental)