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Footsteps 2

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Footsteps 2
Studio album by
Released2011
Studio
GenrePop
Length49:38
LabelFerryman Productions
Producer
Chris de Burgh chronology
Moonfleet & Other Stories
(2010)
Footsteps 2
(2011)
Home
(2012)

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."While You See a Chance"Steve Winwood4:58
2."Let It Be"The Beatles4:07
3."The Living Years"Mike and the Mechanics5:37
4."Blue Bayou"
Roy Orbison2:40
5."SOS"ABBA3:21
6."Seven Bridges"
  • Helmut Richter
  • Ulrich Swillms
  • de Burgh
Karat (band)3:53
7."Lady Madonna"
  • Lennon
  • McCartney
The Beatles2:21
8."Time in a Bottle"Jim Croce2:33
9."Already There"
  • de Burgh
 3:46
10."In the Ghetto"Elvis Presley3:46
11."Long Train Running"The Doobie Brothers3:39
12."On a Christmas Night"
  • de Burgh
 3:33
13."Catch the Wind" (Special Edition only)Donovan2:14
14."Moonshadow" (Special Edition only)Cat Stevens3:01
15."Every Step of the Way"
  • de Burgh
 3:18
16."The Footsteps 2 Theme"
  • 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

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  • 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 Jakszykharmonica, 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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Notes". Chrisdeburgh.net. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL ALBUMS CHART RESULTS MATCHING : CHRIS DE BURGH". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  8. ^ ":: MTV | Album Jahrescharts 2011 | charts". MTV Germany. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 31 August 2020.