Footsteps 2
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Studio album by Chris de Burgh | ||||
Released | 2011 | |||
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Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 49:38 | |||
Label | Ferryman Productions | |||
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Chris de Burgh chronology | ||||
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Footsteps 2 is British singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh's nineteenth album. It was released in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on 14 October 2011, and in the UK and Ireland on 17 October 2011.
Footsteps 2 follows the concept with that of Footsteps, creating cover versions of the songs which have inspired him over the years, along with a few new compositions.
As de Burgh said upon releasing Footsteps, "Listening to the great songwriters was the inspiration for me to try and become a good songwriter myself," he says. "I’m talking about the likes of Lennon & McCartney and Bob Dylan; people as good as that just don’t seem to exist any more. I learned my trade, my craft, almost at the feet of the Great Masters. And that is my musical journey. Those songs are my footsteps."[1]
This album peaked at number 10 in the German album chart,[2] and reached number 38 in the UK Albums Chart.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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1. | "While You See a Chance" |
| Steve Winwood | 4:58 |
2. | "Let It Be" |
| The Beatles | 4:07 |
3. | "The Living Years" |
| Mike and the Mechanics | 5:37 |
4. | "Blue Bayou" |
| Roy Orbison | 2:40 |
5. | "SOS" | ABBA | 3:21 | |
6. | "Seven Bridges" |
| Karat (band) | 3:53 |
7. | "Lady Madonna" |
| The Beatles | 2:21 |
8. | "Time in a Bottle" | Jim Croce | 2:33 | |
9. | "Already There" |
| 3:46 | |
10. | "In the Ghetto" | Elvis Presley | 3:46 | |
11. | "Long Train Running" |
| The Doobie Brothers | 3:39 |
12. | "On a Christmas Night" |
| 3:33 | |
13. | "Catch the Wind" (Special Edition only) | Donovan | 2:14 | |
14. | "Moonshadow" (Special Edition only) | Cat Stevens | 3:01 | |
15. | "Every Step of the Way" |
| 3:18 | |
16. | "The Footsteps 2 Theme" |
| 1:57 |
A version of the album released by Sony Music in Denmark has a different running order and includes a 25th anniversary version of "The Lady in Red", unavailable elsewhere.
Personnel
- Chris de Burgh – vocals, guitars
- Nigel Hopkins – keyboards, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals
- Phil Palmer – guitars, backing vocals
- Ed Poole – bass, backing vocals
- Geoff Dugmore – drums, percussion, hammered dulcimer
- Jakko Jakszyk – harmonica, backing vocals
- Gavin Fitzjohn – horns, horn arrangements
- Geoffrey Richardson – strings, string arrangements
- Suzanne Barbieri – backing vocals
- Django Jakszyk – backing vocals
- Vula Malinga – backing vocals
Production
- Chris de Burgh – producer, sleeve design
- Chris Porter – producer, engineer, mixing
- Jason Elliott – additional engineer
- Joe Kearns – additional engineer
- Alex Hutchinson – art direction
- Sarah Fulford – sleeve design, photography
- Kenny Thomson – sleeve design, management
- David Morley – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ "Notes". Chrisdeburgh.net. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "OFFICIAL ALBUMS CHART RESULTS MATCHING : CHRIS DE BURGH". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ ":: MTV | Album Jahrescharts 2011 | charts". MTV Germany. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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- Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1974)
- Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975)
- At the End of a Perfect Day (1977)
- Crusader (1979)
- Eastern Wind (1980)
- The Getaway (1982)
- Man on the Line (1984)
- Into the Light (1986)
- Flying Colours (1988)
- Power of Ten (1992)
- This Way Up (1994)
- Beautiful Dreams (1995)
- Quiet Revolution (1999)
- Timing Is Everything (2002)
- The Road to Freedom (2004)
- The Storyman (2006)
- Footsteps (2008)
- Moonfleet & Other Stories (2010)
- Footsteps 2 (2011)
- Home (2012)
- The Hands of Man (2014)
- A Better World (2016)
- Best Moves (1981)
- The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1984)
- Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1989)
- The Love Songs (1997)
- Notes from Planet Earth – The Ultimate Collection (2001)
- Now and Then (2008)
- "A Spaceman Came Travelling"
- "Don't Pay the Ferryman"
- "The Lady in Red"
- "Missing You"
- "You'll Never Walk Alone"
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