Footsteps 2

Footsteps 2
Footsteps 2
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	2011
Studio	British Grove Studios and Stanley House (London, UK);
Genre	Pop
Length	49:38
Label	Ferryman Productions
Producer	Chris de Burgh; Chris Porter;
Chris de Burgh chronology

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
1.	"While You See a Chance"	Steve Winwood Will Jennings	Steve Winwood	4:58
2.	"Let It Be"	Paul McCartney John Lennon	The Beatles	4:07
3.	"The Living Years"	Mike Rutherford B. A. Robertson	Mike and the Mechanics	5:37
4.	"Blue Bayou"	Orbison Joe Melson	Roy Orbison	2:40
5.	"SOS"	Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Stig Anderson	ABBA	3:21
6.	"Seven Bridges"	Helmut Richter Ulrich Swillms de Burgh	Karat (band)	3:53
7.	"Lady Madonna"	Lennon McCartney	The Beatles	2:21
8.	"Time in a Bottle"	Jim Croce	Jim Croce	2:33
9.	"Already There"	de Burgh		3:46
10.	"In the Ghetto"	Mac Davis Elvis Presley	Elvis Presley	3:46
11.	"Long Train Running"	Tom Johnston	The Doobie Brothers	3:39
12.	"On a Christmas Night"	de Burgh		3:33
13.	"Catch the Wind" (Special Edition only)	Donovan	Donovan	2:14
14.	"Moonshadow" (Special Edition only)	Cat Stevens	Cat Stevens	3:01
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

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

Chart (2011–12)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[4]	44
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[5]	12
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[6]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	62
Chart (2012)	Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	67

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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[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.

[ac_Austria_Chris_De_Burgh-4] "Austriancharts.at – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[ac_Denmark_Chris_De_Burgh-5] "Danishcharts.dk – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Chris_De_Burgh-6] "Offiziellecharts.de – Chris De Burgh – Footsteps 2" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Chris_De_Burgh-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.

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