Footsteps 2

Footsteps 2
Studio album by
Chris de Burgh
Released2011
Studios
GenrePop
Length49:38
LabelFerryman Productions
Producers
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."

This album peaked at number 10 in the German album chart, and reached number 38 in the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

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

Production

Charts

References

  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.