Footsteps 2
Footsteps 2 | ||||
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Released | 2011 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 49:38 | |||
Label | Ferryman Productions | |||
Producer | Chris de Burgh Chris Porter | |||
Chris de Burgh chronology | ||||
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Footsteps 2 is 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[]
- "While You See a Chance" (Steve Winwood, Will Jennings) - 4:58
- "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:07
- "The Living Years" (Mike Rutherford, B. A. Robertson) - 5:37
- "Blue Bayou" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) - 2:40
- "SOS" (Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson) - 3:21
- "Seven Bridges" (Helmut Richter, Ulrich Swillms, Chris de Burgh) - 3:53
- "Lady Madonna" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:21
- "Time in a Bottle" (Jim Croce) - 2:33
- "Already There" (Chris de Burgh) - 3:46
- "In the Ghetto" (Mac Davis, Elvis Presley) - 3:46
- "Long Train Running" (Tom Johnston) - 3:39
- "On a Christmas Night" (Chris de Burgh) - 3:33
- "Catch the Wind" (Donovan) [Special Edition only] - 2:14
- "Moonshadow" (Cat Stevens) [Special Edition only] - 3:01
- "Every Step of the Way" (Chris de Burgh) - 3:18
- "The Footsteps 2 Theme" (Chris de Burgh) - 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 – lead vocals, guitars
- Phil Palmer – guitars, backing vocals
- Nigel Hopkins – keyboards, orchestral arrangements, 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
- Studios
- Recorded at British Grove and Stanley House (London, UK).
- Mixed at Stanley House
Charts[]
Weekly charts[]
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Year-end 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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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