List of songs recorded by Steps
The British group Steps have recorded songs for seven studio albums (including a Christmas album), nine greatest hits and a tribute album. The band formed in 1997 after responding to an advert in the magazine The Stage, which asked for people to audition for a place in a pop band. Out of the thousands who applied, Lee Latchford-Evans, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, Claire Richards, and Ian "H" Watkins were successful in securing a place.[1] The techno-pop song "5,6,7,8" was released as their debut single in 1997 and was followed by their debut album Step One the following year.[2] "5,6,7,8" has been noted for being distinctly different from their subsequent releases due to its novelty line-dancing style and male lead vocals, whereas their songs thereafter are mostly sung by Richards.[2]
Their songs and musical style have often been compared to ABBA but with modern and speedy sound as Pete quoted as ABBA on speed, with tracks such as "After the Love Has Gone" and "One for Sorrow" being so likened.[3][4][5] The band members have occasionally co-written some of their songs, with all of them receiving songwriting credits for "Only in My Dreams" from their first greatest hits album, Gold: Greatest Hits (2001), while a large number of songs were written by Karl Twigg, Mark Topham, Andrew Frampton, and Pete Waterman.[6] The group achieved thirteen consecutive top-five singles in the United Kingdom, including "Better Best Forgotten", "Say You'll Be Mine", "Deeper Shade of Blue", "It's the Way You Make Me Feel", and one of their two number-ones, "Stomp".[7]
The group have covered a variety of well-known songs throughout their career, including their first number-one song "Tragedy" by the Bee Gees,[2] "Chain Reaction" by Diana Ross, "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" by The Temptations, and "Better the Devil You Know" by Kylie Minogue. In 1999, Steps recorded their own versions of "I Know Him So Well" and "Lay All Your Love on Me", as well as a medley entitled "Thank ABBA for the Music" for the ABBA tribute album; they also recorded "Dancing Queen" for their second greatest hits album, The Ultimate Collection (2011), and "Story of a Heart" for their fifth studio album, Tears on the Dancefloor (2017). Steps covered a selection of Christmas classics for their fourth studio album, Light Up the World (2012). They also had some notable cover tracks for their sixth album What the Future Holds (2020) and its sequel, the seventh album, What the Future Holds Pt. 2 (2021), as well as for the number-one anthology Platinum Collection (2022).
Songs
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| 0–9 · A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · L · M · N · O · P · S · T · U · V · W · Y |
| ‡ | Indicates songs co-written by one or more band member(s) |
| # | Indicates songs covered by Steps |
Cover versions and notes
[edit]- ^ "A House Is Not a Home" is a cover version originally performed by Dionne Warwick.
- ^ "Better the Devil You Know" is a cover version originally performed by Kylie Minogue.
- ^ "Chain Reaction" is a cover version originally performed by Diana Ross.
- ^ "Dancing Queen" is a cover version originally performed by ABBA.
- ^ "Dancing with a Broken Heart" is a cover version originally performed by Delta Goodrem.
- ^ "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a cover version originally performed by Judy Garland.
- ^ "Hard 2 Forget" is a cover version originally performed by Vincint.
- ^ "Here and Now" is a cover version originally performed by Worlds Apart.
- ^ "History Is Made at Night" is a cover version originally performed by the Smash cast featuring Megan Hilty and Will Chase.
- ^ "I Know Him So Well" is a cover version originally performed by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson.
- ^ "I Will Love Again" is a cover version originally performed by Lara Fabian.
- ^ "It May Be Winter Outside" is a cover version originally performed by Felice Taylor.
- ^ "Last Thing on My Mind" is a cover version originally performed by Bananarama.
- ^ "Lay All Your Love on Me" is a cover version originally performed by ABBA.
- ^ "Love U More" is a cover version originally performed by Sunscreem.
- ^ "Make It Easy on Me" is a cover version originally performed by Sybil.
- ^ "Merry Xmas Everybody" is a cover version originally performed by Slade.
- ^ "Movin' On" is a cover version originally performed by Bananarama.
- ^ "No More Tears on the Dancefloor" is a cover version originally performed by Anders|Fahrenkrog.
- ^ "One Less Bell to Answer" is a cover version originally performed by The 5th Dimension.
- ^ "Overjoyed" is a cover version originally performed by Stevie Wonder.
- ^ "Please Come Home for Christmas" is a cover version originally performed by Charles Brown.
- ^ "Something in Your Eyes" is a cover version originally performed by Jenny Silver.
- ^ "Steptro" is a fifty-six second introduction that leads into "Last Thing on My Mind".
- ^ "Stomp" is listed as being 'A Tribute to Bernard Edwards/Nile Rodgers' in the liner notes of Buzz, and samples "Everybody Dance by Chic.
- ^ "Story of a Heart" is a cover version originally performed by the Benny Anderssons orkester featuring Helen Sjöholm.
- ^ "The Runner" is a cover version originally performed by pop group The Three Degrees.
- ^ "The Slightest Touch" is a cover version originally performed by pop group Five Star.
- ^ "Thank ABBA for the Music" is a medley of cover versions originally performed by ABBA.
- ^ "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" is a cover version originally performed by The Temptations.
- ^ "Tragedy" is a cover version originally performed by the Bee Gees.
- ^ "Victorious" is a cover version originally performed by Lina Hedlund.
- ^ "Voulez-Vous" is a cover version originally performed by ABBA.
- ^ "When She Loved Me" is a cover version originally performed by Sarah McLachlan.
- ^ "You Make Me Whole" is a cover version originally performed by Aneta Sablik.
References
[edit]- ^ Akenny, Jason. "Steps". Billboard. Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c Copsey, Rob (14 March 2017). "Steps' biggest selling singles revealed". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Review: Steps, The Ultimate Collection". OK!. 18 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ Savage, Mark (6 March 2017). "Steps are coming back with an Abba song". BBC News. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ Waring, Olivia (6 March 2017). "Steps are returning with a total banger thanks to Abba's Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus". Metro. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Gold: Greatest Hits (Liner notes). Steps. Zomba Records. 2001. 9201412.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Myers, Justin (15 March 2014). "Official Charts Pop Gem #49: Steps – One For Sorrow". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Step One (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 1998. JIVE CD 438.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j Light Up the World (Liner notes). Steps. Steps Music LLP. 2012. 0 825646 548019.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Last Thing on My Mind (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 1998. 051849-4.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Step One (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 1999. 0519442.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f Tears on the Dancefloor: Crying at the Disco (Liner notes). Steps. Steps Music LLP. 2017.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Words Are Not Enough/I Know Him So Well (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 2001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Buzz (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 2000. 9201282.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l What the Future Holds (Liner notes). Steps. BMG. 2020. 4050538606034.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Ultimate Collection (Liner notes). Steps. Sony. 2011.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tears on the Dancefloor (Liner notes). Steps. Steps Music LLP. 2017.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c ABBAmania (Liner notes). Various Artists. Polydor Records. 1999. 5433592.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b It's the Way You Make Me Feel (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 2000. 9201232.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ The Last Dance (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 2002. 9201502.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ After the Love Has Gone (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 1999.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Chain Reaction (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 2001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Love's Got a Hold on My Heart (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 1999.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Hanily, Adel (13 June 2018). "What we learned at the Summer of Steps show". Ticketmaster. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Better Best Forgotten (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 1998.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ 5,6,7,8 (Liner notes). Steps. Jive Records. 1997.
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