2025 Steve Porcaro – The Very Day
The Very Day is the second studio album by Steve Porcaro. It was announced on July 3, 2025, and released on October 3, 2025.
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.”
Tracks
1 Marilyn (Steve Porcaro; Stan Lynch) 05:35
2 Miss Jane Sinclair (Steve Porcaro; David Kamp) 04:22
3 Change (Steve Porcaro; Steve Porcaro; Michael Sherwood; Julius Robinson) 05:12
4 The El (Steve Porcaro) 01:14
5 Does It Really Matter (Steve Porcaro) 05:44
6 Listen To My Heart (Steve Porcaro; Gardner Cole) 04:21
7 Water From The Sky (Steve Porcaro; Marc Bonilla) 07:46
8 Prelude (Steve Porcaro) 00:42
9 2x Lover (Steve Porcaro; Jude Cole) 04:02
10 Tonight (Steve Porcaro; Joo Kraus; Hellmut Hattler) 03:57
11 Saints And Angels (Steve Porcaro; Stan Lynch; David Paich) 05:01
Musicians
1 Marilyn
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Sax | Joe Sublett |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Trombone | Andy Martin |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Mark Pender |
| Strings | Patrick Leonard |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Steve Porcaro |
2 Miss Jane Sinclair
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Sax | Joe Sublett |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Trombone | Andy Martin |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Mark Pender |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Steve Porcaro |
3 Change
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Hammond Organ | David Paich |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Sax | Joe Sublett |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Trombone | Andy Martin |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Mark Pender |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Michael McDonald |
4 The El
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Trumpet | Carl Saunders |
5 Does It Really Matter
| Bass | Tim Lefebvre |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Marc Bonilla |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Steve Porcaro |
6 Listen To My Heart
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Drums | Gardner Cole |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Percussion | Robin DiMaggio |
| Vocals | Steve Porcaro |
| Vocals | Gardner Cole |
7 Water From The Sky
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Marc Bonilla |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Vocals | Steve Porcaro |
8 Prelude
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
9 2x Lover
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Jimmy Haun |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Sax | Joe Sublett |
| Sax | Larry Williams |
| Trombone | Andy Martin |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Trumpet | Mark Pender |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Steve Porcaro |
| Background Vocals | Michael McDonald |
| Background Vocals | Jason Scheff |
| Background Vocals | Francesca Falcone |
| Vocals | Jude Cole |
10 Tonight
| Bass | Hellmut Hattler |
| Drums | Juergen Schlachter |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Marc Bonilla |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Trumpet | Joo Kraus |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Steve Porcaro |
11 Saints And Angels
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Stan Lynch |
| Guitar | Scott Van Zen |
| Acoustic Guitar | Westin Wilson |
| Keyboards | Steve Porcaro |
| Keyboards | David Paich |
| Sax | Joe Sublett |
| Trumpet | Mark Pender |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Westin Wilson |
| Vocals | Jason Scheff |
Liner Notes
Producer – Steve Porcaro
Mastered By – Gavin Lurssen
Mixed By – Mike Malchicoff (Tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 10)
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Tracks 3, 9, 11)
Mixed By – Mitchell Miller (Tracks 4, 7)
Art Direction – Heather Porcaro, Nic Taylor
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