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Steptacular is the second studio album by British pop group Steps, released in the United Kingdom on 25 October 1999. It entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, where it remained on the position for three weeks, selling 260,000 copies in the same time frame. "Tragedy", "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart", "After the Love Has Gone", "Say You'll Be Mine", "Deeper Shade of Blue" and "When I Said Goodbye" were released as singles, all hitting the UK top 5, making Steptacular the first album to contain 6 consecutive UK top 5 hits. Many of the songs also appeared on the track list of the US version of their debut album Step One.

Like the group's debut album, Steptacular also contains covers, including a song originally released by female pop group Bananarama entitled "Movin' On", "Make It Easy On Me" originally recorded by Sybil and "Deeper Shade of Blue" originally recorded by Tina Cousins. The album also includes the group's version of Tragedy, which was originally recorded for the Bee Gees tribute album "Gotta Get A Message To You", which was released shortly after Step One.

It entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, selling 84,000 units in its first week – only 1,000 copies ahead of Westlife's debut album, Westlife, beating the Irish boy band. Early UK copies of the album featured a holographic silver "STEPS" logo on front. It was also released in cardboard and tin boxed sets, internationally.

Track listing

  1. "Tragedy" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 4:30
  2. "After the Love Has Gone" (Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, Lance Ellington) – 4:35
  3. "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart" (Andrew Frampton, Pete Waterman) – 3:19
  4. "Say You'll Be Mine" (Frampton, Waterman) – 3:33
  5. "I Think It's Love" (Claire solo) (Topham, Twigg, Ellington) – 4:28
  6. "Make It Easy on Me" (Lisa solo) (Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Waterman) – 3:34
  7. "Deeper Shade of Blue" (Topham, Twigg) – 4:16
  8. "Movin' On" (Stock, Waterman, Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward) – 3:29
  9. "Never Say Never Again" (Frampton, Waterman) – 3:51
  10. "When I Said Goodbye" (Topham, Twigg) – 3:30
  11. "I Surrender" (Topham, Twigg) – 3:42
  12. "Since You Took Your Love Away" (Faye solo) (Frampton, Waterman) – 4:35
  13. "My Best Friend's Girl" (H solo) (Topham, Twigg, Ellington) – 3:40
  14. "You're Everything That Matters to Me" (Jackie James) – 4:23

Canadian bonus tracks

     15. "Last Thing on My Mind" (Stock, Waterman, Dallin, Woodward) – 3:04
     16. "5, 6, 7, 8" (Barry Upton, Steve Crosby) – 3:22

Japanese bonus tracks

     15. "Just Like the First Time" (Frampton, Waterman) – 3:28
     16. "One for Sorrow" (Tony Moran's 7-inch remix) (Topham, Twigg, Ellington) – 3:30

Australian edition

Steptacular was released in Australia with a revised track listing, including two bonus tracks.

  1. "After the Love Has Gone" – 4:35
  2. "Say You'll Be Mine" – 3:33
  3. "Tragedy" – 4:30
  4. "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart" – 3:19
  5. "I Think It's Love" – 4:28
  6. "Make It Easy on Me" – 3:34
  7. "Deeper Shade of Blue" – 4:16
  8. "Movin' On" – 3:29
  9. "Never Say Never Again" – 3:51
  10. "When I Said Goodbye" – 3:30
  11. "I Surrender" – 3:42
  12. "Since You Took Your Love Away" – 4:35
  13. "My Best Friend's Girl" – 3:40
  14. "You're Everything That Matters to Me" – 4:23
  15. "Just Like the First Time" – 3:28 (bonus track)
  16. "One for Sorrow" (Tony Moran's 7-inch Remix) – 3:30 (bonus track)

Limited edition boxed set

Steptacular was released in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan in a boxed set limited edition, containing the UK track list of the album and the CD single for "After the Love Has Gone".

  1. "After the Love Has Gone" – 4:35
  2. "After the Love Has Gone" (W.I.P. mix) – 5:37
  3. "To Be Your Hero" (Frampton, Waterman) – 3:50
  4. "One for Sorrow" (Tony Moran's 7-inch remix) – 3:30

B-sides and remixes

Personnel

Chart positions and certifications

Release history

Country Release date Format Label Catalogue
Japan[13] 13 October 1999 Standard edition (CD + bonus tracks) Jive / AVEX AVCZ-95126
UK 25 October 1999 Limited Edition/Holographic logo (CD) Jive / Ebul 0519442
Standard edition (CD) 051994-2
Standard edition (cassette) 051994-4
Australia[13] 25 October 1999 Limited edition (CD + collector card and sticker) Jive / Zomba 051956-2
Netherlands[13] 25 October 1999 Standard edition (CD) Jive / EBUL 051994-2
Hong Kong[13] November 1999 Limited edition (2 CD + cardboard boxed set) ROD 9145-4
Taiwan[13] November 1999 Limited edition (2 CD + tin boxed set)
Canada[13] 22 February 2000 Standard edition (CD + bonus tracks) Jive / EBUL 01241-44167-2
Germany[13] 20 March 2000 Standard edition (CD)

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Strickland, Andy (21 October 1999). "Yahoo Music UK review". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Australian Charts > Steps". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Belgian Charts > Steps". ultratop.be Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Irish Charts > Steps". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  6. ^ "Oricon Style". Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Dutch Album Chart > Steps". dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  8. ^ "Chart Stats > Steps". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  9. ^ 1999 in British music#Top 40 Singles
  10. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  11. ^ "British album certifications – Steps – Seps One". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2011. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Seps One in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "Steptacular release dates, editions, tracks and information" gensteps.co.uk Retrieved 6 March 2010
  • "AllMusicGuide". Track listings, formats and chart positions. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
Preceded by UK number-one album
6 November 1999 – 26 November 1999
4 December 1999 – 10 December 1999 		Succeeded by
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