Someday/Somehow is the debut solo album from Steve Porcaro.

History

Steve Porcaro worked on the album for many years with collaborator Michael Sherwood.[1][2] Several members of Porcaro's band Toto guest on the album, including his two brothers Mike and Jeff Porcaro, who had died before the album was released, and Steve Lukather, Lenny Castro, Shannon Forrest and Mabvuto Carpenter.

Two songs planned for the album were used instead on Toto's Toto XIV: "The Little Things" and, as a Japan-only bonus track, "Bend".[2] "Back to You" was worked on by Toto in 1983 and finished in 2015.

Track listing

1. "Ready or Not" (Porcaro, Michael Sherwood, Jamie Kimmett) – 5:18
2. "Loved by a Fool" (Porcaro, Sherwood) – 4:20
3. "Someday/Somehow" (Porcaro, Sherwood) – 4:33
4. "Swing Street" (Porcaro, Sherwood) – 4:48
5. "She's So Shy" (Porcaro, Sherwood, Kimmett) – 3:49
6. "Back to You" (Porcaro) – 4:02
7. "Face of a Girl" (Porcaro, Sherwood, Kimmett) – 4:30
8. "To No One" (Porcaro, Sherwood) – 4:28
9. "Make Up" (Porcaro, Sherwood) – 4:20
10. "She's the One" (Porcaro, Sherwood) – 3:21
11. "Night of Our Own" (Porcaro, Sherwood, Kimmett) – 3:35
12. "Painting by Numbers" (Porcaro, Sherwood, Julius Robinson) – 4:32
13. "More Than I Can Take" (Porcaro) – 4:04

Personnel

Musicians

• Steve Porcaro – keyboards (all tracks), lead vocals (1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13), backing vocals (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12), acoustic piano (13)
• John Van Tongeren – synthesizers (11)
• Marc Bonilla – guitars (1, 5, 7)
• Jimmy Haun – guitars (3, 4, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (11)
• Steve Lukather – guitars (4, 10, 11, 12)
• Mike Porcaro – bass guitar (1, 4-7, 9)
• Sam Porcaro – bass guitar (3)
• Shannon Forrest – drums (1, 5, 10)
• Robin Dimaggio – drums (2, 7, 12), percussion (3, 9, 12)
• Toss Panos – drums (4)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (6)
• Rick Marotta – drums (11)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1-5, 7, 10, 11, 12)
• Mike Biardi – loops (5, 7)
• Don Markese – clarinet (3), tin whistle (6), flute (9, 10)
• Chuck Manning – saxophones
• Scott Whitfield – trombone
• Carl Saunders – trumpet, trumpet solo (4)
• Timothy Loo – cello
• Darrin McCann – viola
• Marisa Kuney – violin
• Songa Lee – violin
• Michael Sherwood – backing vocals (1-10, 12), lead vocals (9)
• Michael McDonald – lead vocals (4, 11)
• Jamie Kimmett – lead vocals (5, 7), backing vocals (5, 7, 11, 12)
• Mabvuto Carpenter – lead vocals (12)

Production

• Steve Porcaro – producer
• Michael Sherwood – co-producer
• Mike Ging – engineer
• Ryan Johnson – engineer
• Forrest Riege – engineer
• David Davis – recording
• Marc Bonilla – recording (1, 5, 7)
• Shannon Forrest – recording (1, 5, 10)
• Ed Cherney – recording (2)
• Oscar "Ozzy" Doniz – recording (4)
• Greg Ladanyi – recording (6)
• Julian Chan – recording (7)
• John Paterno – mixing, mastering
• Heather Porcaro – design, photography

References