Candyman (album)

Candyman
Studio album by Steve Lukather
Released	March 29, 1994
Recorded	March–November 1993
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood) Devonshire (North Hollywood)
Genre	Hard rock, jazz fusion, heavy metal, neo-progressive rock
Length	72:59
Label	Columbia
Producer	Steve Lukather & Tom Fletcher
Steve Lukather chronology
Lukather (1989) Candyman (1994) Luke (1997)

Candyman is the second studio album by American rock musician Steve Lukather, released on March 29, 1994, by Columbia Records. It was a collaboration of musicians who were for the most part also in Lukather's band Los Lobotomys. Toto familiars Simon Phillips and David Paich participated as well as David Garfield, John Peña, Chris Trujillo, Lenny Castro, Larry Klimas, Fee Waybill, Richard Page and Paul Rodgers. Lukather recorded the album in mostly live takes with little overdubbing.

There was some confusion about whether Candyman was a Steve Lukather album or a Los Lobotomys album. The Japanese and US releases of Candyman were under the Los Lobotomys name rather than Lukather's; the Japanese release also featured a version of the Hendrix song "Red House." The European release of Candyman was credited to Lukather alone. Additionally, the touring band for the album was sometimes introduced as "Steve Lukather and Los Lobotomys" and sometimes as just "Los Lobotomys."

The song "Borrowed Time" was released as a single in Europe and included "Red House" as a B-side.

Track listing

1. "Hero with a 1000 Eyes" (Lukather, Garfield, Fee Waybill) - 6:31
2. "Freedom" (Jimi Hendrix) - 4:08
3. "Extinction Blues" (Lukather, Garfield, Waybill) - 4:59
4. "Born Yesterday" (Lukather, Garfield, Waybill) - 7:08
5. "Never Walk Alone" (Lukather, Garfield) - 9:42
6. "Party in Simon's Pants" (Lukather, Simon Phillips) - 5:45
7. "Borrowed Time" (Lukather, Garfield, Waybill) - 7:20
8. "Never Let Them See You Cry" (Lukather, Garfield, Waybill) - 5:03
9. "Froth" (Lukather, Garfield) - 9:41
10. "The Bomber" (Joe Walsh, Vince Guaraldi) - 5:32
11. "Song for Jeff" (Lukather, Garfield) - 7:07
12. "Red House" (Jimi Hendrix) (US and Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

• Steve Lukather – lead vocals, backing vocals, all guitars
• David Garfield – keyboards, acoustic piano
• David Paich – organ (5)
• John Peña – bass
• Simon Phillips – drums
• Lenny Castro – percussion
• Chris Trujillo – percussion
• Larry Klimas – saxophones
• Kevin Curry – backing vocals
• Richard Page - backing vocals
• Fee Waybill – backing vocals
• Paul Rodgers – vocals (2)

Production

• Steve Lukather – producer
• Tom Fletcher – producer, recording, mixing
• Erich Gobel – overdub recording
• Lee Waters – overdub recording
• Peter Doell – assistant engineer, tracking
• Sean O'Dwyer – assistant engineer
• Charlie Paakkari – assistant engineer, tracking
• Bill Airey Smith – assistant engineer, tracking, mixing
• Arnie Acosta – mastering
• Joe Birkman – technician
• Mike Guerra – technician
• Tom Ketterer – technician
• Jeff Minnich – technician
• Danny Thomas – technician
• Gina Zangla – package design
• Jack Andersen – cover photography
• Armando Gallo – additional photography

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California).
• Overdubbed at Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California).
• Mastered at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California).

External links

• Album information