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1975
“LA Expression” (single “A” side)
“Love is Stronger Far Than We” (“B” side)
Lin Biviano Big Band
Creative World Records
1977
Enigmatic Ocean
Jean-Luc Ponty
Atlantic Records
Focus con Proby
Focus
EMI Records
Pure As Rain
Gil Goldstein
Chiaroiscuro
1979
Evolution
Journey
Columbia Records
1980
Departure
Journey
Columbia Records
Captured
Journey
Columbia Records
Dream After Dream
Journey
Columbia Records
1981
T.C.
Tom Coster
Fantasy Records
Changes
Marlon McClain
Fantasy Records
Escape
Journey
Columbia Records
1983
Ivory Expedition
Tom Coster
Fantasy Records
Frontiers
Journey
Columbia Records
Vital Information
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Columbia Records
1984
“Heaven” (single from Reckless album)
Bryan Adams
A&M Records
Orion
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Columbia Records
1985
We Are The World
The Children of the World Project
George Duke / Stanley Clarke
Sony
(A rerecording of We Are The World with a choir of children. Nominated for a Grammy in 1986.)
Raised On Radio
Journey
Columbia Records
Champion
Jeff Berlin
Passport Jazz
Storytime
T Lavitz
Passport Jazz
1986
Players
Players
Passport Jazz
Global Beat
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Columbia Records
Live In Tokyo 1986
Steps Ahead
NYC Records
1987
A Present For The Future
Frank Gambale
Wombat
One Mind
Joaquin Lievano
Global Pacific Records
Dancing On The Edge Of The World
Kit Walker
Windham Hill Records
1988
Edge Of Insanity
Tony McAlpine
Shrapnel Records
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
Dweezil Zappa
Chrysalis Records
Greatest Hits
Journey
Columbia Records
Fiafiaga (Celebration)
Vital Information
Columbia Records
1989
Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen
Shrapnel Records
One
Minoru Niihara
Triad Records
Late Night
Neal Schon
Columbia Records
NYC
Steps Ahead
Intuition Records
Metropolis
Turtle Island String Quartet
Windham Hill Records
One
Woodworks
Mesa/Bluemoon Records
Fire In The Lake
Kit Walker
Windham Hill Records
1990
10
Y&T
Geffen Records
1991
Note Worker
Frank Gambale
Samson Records
The Storm
The Storm
Interscope Records
The Ballade
Journey
Sony Records
Vitalive!
Vital Information
Intuition Records
Emotions
Mariah Carey
Columbia Records
1992
Lone Ranger
Jeff Watson
Shrapnel Records
Yin Yang
Steps Ahead
NYC Records
Not Afraid To Serenade
Anton Verhagen
Columbia Records
Easier Done Than Said
Vital Information
Blue Note
Time 3
Journey
Columbia Records
1993
Now You’re Talkin’
Carol Knauber
101 South
Indian Summer
Matalex
Lipstick
People Who Speak With Their Hands
Zildjian Compilation Album
Steve Smith & Vital Information “The Perfect Date”
Sony Records
Let’s Set The Record Straight
Tom Coster
Samson
1994
Thonk
Michael Manning
Windham Hill
Malatesta
Malatesta
Visa
Burning For Buddy Vol. 1
Buddy Rich Big Band
Atlantic Records
1995
The Heartist
Corrado Rustici
Visa
Back To The Innocence
Jonathan Cain
Intersound Records
Hallucination
Shaw/Blades
Warner Bros.
Emotions In Motion
Mel Graves
Adamsound
Fortza Paris
Tazenda
Visa
Foreign Matter
Peter Horvath
Lake Street Records
Interdependence
Mondreal Drum Fest
Uxmal
Beyond The Thunder
Neal Schon
Higher Octave
Spirito Di Vino
Zucchero
Polydor Records
1996
Ray of Hope
Vital Information
Intuition Records
Greatest Hits
Zucchero
Polydor
Prende E Lasciare
Francesco De Gregori
Columbia Records
Trial By Fire
Journey
Columbia Records
1997
Electric World
Neal Schon
Higher Octave
Body Language
Jonathan Cain
Higher Octave
Pipes & Flowers
Elisa
Sugar Records
Hey Hey Yeah…
Glassmaker
Glassmaker Records
Vol. 1
Modern Rock
Megatrax
Para “Peachy”
Peter Welker
Take One Records
Burning For Buddy Vol. 2
Buddy Rich Big Band
Atlantic Records
1998
Where We Come From
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Intuition Records
Greatest Hits Live
Journey
Columbia Records
Global Beat (5.1 DTS Remix)
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Columbia Records/HDS
012 Viva Amigos!
Smap
Victor
Vital Tech Tones
Steve Smith, Scott Henderson and Victor Wooten
Tone Center Records
Show Me What You Can Do
Frank Gambale, Stu Hamm and Steve Smith
Tone Center Records
Cause and Effect
Larry Coryell, Tom Coster and Steve Smith
Tone Center
Merry Axemas (Sleigh Ride)
Stu Hamm
Epic Records
Swamp Tea
Stef Burns
Bareknuckle
In Deep (No Shame)
Tina Arena
Columbia Records
1999
Viaggiatore Sulla Coda Del Tempo
Claudio Baglioni
Columbia Records
Invisible City
Andre Bush
QuickSilver Records
The Stranger’s Hand
Jerry Goodman/ Steve Smith/ Howard Levy/ Oteil Burbridge
Tone Center
Staring At The Sun
Neil Zaza
Nuerra
Two Coasts
Michael Zilber
IGMOD
Steve Smith & Buddy’s Buddies
Steve Smith & Buddy’s Buddies
Tone Center
Timescape
Aydin Esen
EMI/Double Moon
We’ll Be Together Again
Peter Welker
Brownstone
Affirmation
Savage Garden
Columbia Records
2000
Rhythmic Journey
Steve Smith
East/West
Prisoner of Love
Ray Price
Buddha
Live Around The World
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Intuition Records
Vital Tech Tones II
Scott Henderson/ Steve Smith/ Victor Wooten
EMI/Double Moon
Lara Fabia (You Are My Heart)
Lara Fabia
Columbia Records
Pit of Fashion
Peter Barshay
Platform
The Light Beyond
Frank Gambale/ Stu Hamm/ Steve Smith
Tone Center
Fuse It Or Lose It
Blusion
Rough Jazz
Paradigm Shift
Vernon Black
Ice Black
Outbound
Stu Hamm
Favored Nations
2001
Count’s Jam Band
Larry Coryell/Steve Marcus/ Steve Smith/ Kai Eckhardt
Tone Center
Defying Gravity
Vinnie Moore
Shrapnel Records
Chromaticity
Tony MacAlpine
Shrapnel Records
Show ‘Em Where You Live
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Intuition Records
The Essential Journey
Journey
Sony BMG
2002
Reimagined: Jazz Standards Vol. 1
Steve Smith/ Michael Zilber
Bluejay
GH3
Frank Gambale/ Stu Hamm/ Steve Smith
Tone Center
Old Man Jazz
Frankie Laine
Score Records
2003
Summit
George Brooks’ Summit
Earth Brother Music
Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle Soundtrack Album
Journey
Sony Music
Very Live at Ronnie Scott’s, Set One
Steve Smith & Buddy’s Buddies
Tone Center
Very Live at Ronnie Scott’s, Set Two
Steve Smith & Buddy’s Buddies
Tone Center
2004
Come On In
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Tone Center
Modern Drummer Presents Drum Nation Vol. 1
Steve Smith & Zakir Hussain “Mad Tea Time” Part 1 & Part 2
Magna Carta
Andrea
Andrea Bocelli
Sugar Records
2005
Flashpoint
Steve Smith, Dave Liebman, Aydin Esen & Anthony Jackson
Tone Center
Live In Houston, 1981 (DVD/CD)
Journey
Columbia Legacy
2007
Vitalization
Steve Smith & Vitalization
Hudson Music
2008
Live On Tour Vol. 1
Steve Smith’s Jazz Legacy
Drum Legacy Records
2009
The Best of Steve Smith
The Tone Center Collection
Tone Center
The Best of GHS - Gambale / Hamm / Smith
The Tone Center Collection
Tone Center
Live On Tour Vol. 2
Steve Smith’s Jazz Legacy
Drum Legacy Records
2010
Raga Bop Trio
Steve Smith/George Brooks/Prasanna
Abstract Logix
2011
Journey Greatest Hits Volume 2
Journey
Columbia Records
2012
Live! One Great Night
Steve Smith & Vital Information
BFM Jazz
The Calling
Neal Schon
Frontiers Records
2015
Viewpoint
Steve Smith & Vital Information
BFM Jazz
Vortex
Neal Schon
Mascot/Music Theories Recordings
2016
Steppin’ Out
Steps Ahead
Sunnyside Records
Groove: Blue
Tony Monaco/Vinny Valentino/Steve Smith
Q-rious Music
2017
Heart of the City
Steve Smith & Vital Information
BFM Jazz
2019
Escape & Frontiers Live in Japan (CD & DVD)
Journey
Eagle Rock Entertainment
2022
The Complete Columbia Recordings
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Wounded Bird Records
2023
Time Flies/A Prayer for The Generations
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Wounded Bird Records
2025
New Perspective
Steve Smith & Vital Information
Drum Legacy Records