Steve Smith's Discography


Last Updated: June 23, 1999


Journey

  • GREATEST HITS LIVE (1998, Columbia Records)
  • TRIAL BY FIRE (1996, Columbia Records)
  • TIME3 (1992, Columbia Records)
  • THE BALLADE (1991, Sony Japan)
  • WHEEL IN THE SKY (1991, Austria)
  • GREATEST HITS (1988, Columbia Records)
  • RAISED ON RADIO (1986, Columbia Records) - Drums on "Positive Touch", "The Eyes Of A Woman", and "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever"
  • FRONTIERS (1983, Columbia Records)
  • ESCAPE (1981, Columbia Records)
  • CAPTURED (1981, Columbia Records)
  • DREAM, AFTER DREAM (1980, Sony Records)
  • DEPARTURE (1980, Columbia Records)
  • EVOLUTION (1979, Columbia Records)

Steve Smith and Vital Information

  • WHERE WE COME FROM (1998, Intuition Records)
  • RAY OF HOPE (1996, Intuition Records)
  • EASIER DONE THAN SAID (1992, Blue Note Records)
  • VITALIVE! (1991, Blue Note Records)
  • FIAFIAGA (1988, Columbia Records)
  • GLOBAL BEAT (1987, Columbia Records)
  • ORION (1984, Columbia Records)
  • VITAL INFORMATION (1983, Columbia Records)

Tone Center (recording label)

  • SHOW ME WHAT YOU CAN DO (1998, Tone Center)
    Gamble, Hamm, Smith
    Plays drums and co-produces entire album

  • VITAL TECH TONES (1998, Tone Center)
    Henderson, Smith, and Wooten
    Plays drums and co-produces entire album

  • CAUSE AND EFFECT (1998, Tone Center)
    Coryell, Coster, Smith
    Plays drums and produces album

The Storm

  • THE STORM (1991, Interscope)

Steps Ahead

  • N.Y.C. (1992, NYC Records)
    Drums

  • LIVE IN TOKYO (1986, Intuition Records)
    Drums, and co-wrote "Stick Jam"

Jean-Luc Ponty

  • EIGMATIC OCEAN (1977, Atlantic)
  • IMAGINARY VOYAGE (1976, Atlantic)

Guest Appearances

  • CROSSROADS (1998, Denon)
    Jeff Berlin

  • PIPES & FLOWERS (1997, Sugar/Universal)
    Elisa
    Plays drums on entire CD.

  • BURNING FOR BUDDY: A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF BUDDY RICH VOL. 2 (1997, Atlantic Records)
    Drums on John Coltrane's "Moment's Notice"

  • ELECTRIC WORLD (1997, Higher Octave Music)
    Neal Schon
    Drums on "Midnight Express" and "A Prayer For Peace"

  • BODY LANGUAGE (1997, Higher Octave Music)
    Jonathan Cain
    Drums on "Paradise," "Moonlight at Marabella," "I'll Always Remember," "Eyes of Chacmool," and "With your Love"

  • MONTREAL DRUM FEST '95 (1996, UXMAL DISC)
    Various Artists
    Drums on "Interdependance"

  • FOREIGN MATTER (1995, unknown)
    Peter Horvath

  • SPIRITO DI VINO (1995, Polygram Italia)
    Zucchero
    Plays drums on entire album.

  • HALLUCINATION (1995, Warner Brothers)
    Shaw/Blades
    Drums

  • BEYOND THE THUNDER (1995, Higher Octave Music)
    Neal Schon
    Drums on "Bandalero," "Zanzibar," "Send Me An Angel," "Espanique," "Call Of The Wild."

  • BACK TO THE INNOCENCE (U.S.) (1995, Intersound)
    Jonathan Cain
    Drums on "Something Sacred", "Little River", "My Old Man", "Distant Shores", and "When The Spirit Comes"

  • BACK TO THE INNOCENCE (Europe) (1994, Empire Records)
    Jonathan Cain
    Drums on "Something Sacred", "My Old Man", "The Great Divide", "When The Spirit Comes", "The Waiting Years", "Distant Shores", and "Little River"

  • THONK (1994, BMG/Windham Hill/High Street)
    Michael Manring

  • BURNING FOR BUDDY: A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF BUDDY RICH (1994, Atlantic)
    Buddy Rich Big Band
    Drums on "Nutville"

  • LONE RANGER (1992, Shrapnel Records)
    Jeff Watson

  • EMOTIONS (1991, Columbia Records)
    Mariah Carey

  • NOTE WORKER (1991, unknown)
    Frank Cambale

  • TEN (1990, Geffen)
    Y&T

  • METROPOLIS (1989, Windham Hill Jazz)
    Turtle Island String Quartet
    Drums on the song "Four On The Floor"

  • FIRE IN THE LAKE (1989, unknown)
    Kit Walker

  • RICHIE KOTZEN (1989, Shrapnel/Roadrunner)
    Richie Kotzen

  • LATE NITE (1989, Columbia Records)
    Neal Schon
    Drums or percussion on "Softly", "The Theme", "I'll Be Waiting", "Rain's Comin' Down", and "Blackened Bacon"

  • MY GUITAR WANTS TO KILL YOUR MAMA (1988, Chrysalis Records)
    Dweezil Zappa
    Drums

  • THE PLAYERS (1987, Passport Jazz)
    The Players

  • STORY TIME (1986, Passport Jazz)
    T. Lavitz

  • TALKING IN CODE (1986, A & M)
    Glen Burtnick

  • EDGE OF INSANITY (1986, Shrapnel Records)
    Tony Macalpine

  • CHAMPION (1985, Passport Jazz)
    Jeff Berlin & Vox Humana

  • RECKLESS (1984, A & M)
    Bryan Adams
    Drums on "Heaven"

  • HERE TO STAY (1982, Columbia Records)
    Neal Schon & Jan Hammer
    Drums on "Self Defense"

  • IVORY EXPEDITION (1982, unknown)
    Tom Coster

  • T.C. (1981, unknown)
    Tom Coster

  • FOCUS CON PROBY (1978, Unknown)
    Focus

Soundtracks

  • WHITE WATER SUMMER (1987): "Be Good to Yourself"
  • VISION QUEST (1985): "Only the Young"
  • TWO OF A KIND (1983): "Ask The Lonely"
  • RISKY BUSINESS (1983): "After the Fall"
  • TRON (1982): "Only Solutions" and "1990's Theme"
  • THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN (1982): "Open Arms"
  • HEAVY METAL (1981): "Open Arms"
  • CADDYSHACK (1980): "Anyway You Want It"
  • DREAM, AFTER DREAM (1980): Album "Dream, After Dream"

Covers

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