The Very Day
2025 studio album by Steve Porcaro
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The Very Day is the second studio album by Steve Porcaro. It was announced on July 3, 2025, and released on October 3, 2025.[1]
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| Released | October 3, 2025 | |||
| Genre | Pop, art rock | |||
| Length | 47:59 | |||
| Label | Green Hill Music | |||
| Producer | Steve Porcaro | |||
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History
The album is Porcaro's first solo release since Someday/Somehow (2016).[2] Several members of Porcaro's former band Toto perform on the album, including David Paich, Shannon Forrest, Lenny Castro, and Leland Sklar.
The song "Change" was originally written in 2009 with intent for it to be recorded by Michael Jackson. Porcaro commented that the song had "been in the vault a long time. I wrote it during a really charged moment in the world – and somehow, it feels just as relevant now."[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Marilyn" | Steve Porcaro, Stan Lynch | 5:35 |
| 2. | "Miss Jane Sinclair" | Porcaro, David Kamp | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Change" | Porcaro, Michael Sherwood, Julius Robinson | 5:12 |
| 4. | "The El" | Porcaro | 1:14 |
| 5. | "Does It Really Matter?" | Porcaro | 5:44 |
| 6. | "Listen to My Heart" | Porcaro, Gardner Cole | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Water from the Sky" | Porcaro, Marc Bonilla | 7:47 |
| 8. | "Prelude" | Porcaro | 0:43 |
| 9. | "2x Lover" | Porcaro, Jude Cole | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Tonight" | Porcaro, Joo Kraus, Hellmut Hattler | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Saints and Angels" | Porcaro, Lynch, David Paich | 5:03 |
| Total length: | 47:59 | ||
Personnel
Musicians
Source:[4]
- Steve Porcaro – keyboards (all tracks), lead vocals (1, 2, 5–7, 10), backing vocals (9)
- Michael McDonald – lead vocals (3), backing vocals (9)
- Jason Scheff – lead vocals (11), backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 9)
- Gardner Cole – lead vocals (6), additional drums (6)
- Jude Cole – lead vocals (9)
- Francesca Falcone – backing vocals (9)
- Westin Wilson – acoustic guitar (11), backing vocals (11)
- Michael Landau – guitar (1–3, 5–7, 9, 10)
- Marc Bonilla – guitar (5, 7, 10)
- Jimmy Haun – guitar (9)
- Scott Van Zen – guitar (11)
- David Paich – Hammond organ (track 3), keyboards (track 11), horn arrangements (track 11)
- Patrick Leonard – string cloud (track 1)
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar (3)
- Tim Lefebvre – bass guitar (5)
- Hellmut Hattler – bass guitar (10)
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar (11)
- Shannon Forrest – drums (1–9)
- Juergen Schlachter – drums (10)
- Stan Lynch – drums (11)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (all tracks)
- Robin DiMaggio – additional percussion (6)
- Chuck Findley – trumpet (1–3, 9)
- Mark Pender – trumpet (1–3, 9, 11)
- Carl Saunders – trumpet (4)
- Joo Kraus – trumpet (10)
- Joe Sublett – tenor saxophone (1–3, 9, 11)
- Larry Williams – saxophone (1–3, 9)
- Andy Martin – trombone (1–3, 9)
- Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (3)
Production
- Steve Porcaro – producer
- Mike Malchicoff – mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 10)
- Bill Schnee – mixing (3, 9, 11)
- Mitchell Miller – mixing (4, 7)
- Mastered by Gavin Lurssen
- Heather Porcaro – art direction
- Nic Taylor – art direction