Footsteps (album)

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Footsteps
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Studio album by
Chris de Burgh
Released2008
Studio
Genre Rock
Length58:14
Label edel Records
Producer
Chris de Burgh chronology
Now and Then
(2008)		Footsteps
(2008)		 Moonfleet & Other Stories
(2010)

Footsteps is singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh's seventeenth album, released in 2008. This album includes two songs penned by de Burgh and cover versions of thirteen other songs that inspired and influenced him throughout his career. [1] The cover versions include well-known songs by bands and artists like the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Toto and Pete Seeger. [1] In 2011, de Burgh released a follow-up album, Footsteps 2 .

Contents

The album was released in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Russia and Ukraine on November 21, 2008, and in the UK in April 2009.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."First Steps"
 1:09
2."Turn, Turn, Turn"
Pete Seeger3:29
3."The Long and Winding Road"
 The Beatles 3:34
4."Africa"
 Toto 4:15
5."Without You"
 Badfinger 3:21
6."Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"
  • Pete Seeger
Pete Seeger3:43
7."Sealed with a Kiss"
  • Gary Geld
 The Four Voices 2:36
8."Blackbird"
  • Lennon
  • McCartney
The Beatles2:24
9."We Can Work It Out"
  • Lennon
  • McCartney
 2:12
10."All Along the Watchtower"
Bob Dylan3:18
11."Corrina Corrina"
 Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman 2:47
12."Rhythm of the Rain/Crying in the Rain" (UK version only)
 The Cascades/The Everly Brothers 3:08
13."Polly Von"
  • Traditional
 Peter, Paul and Mary 3:12
14."American Pie"
Don McLean4:22
15."The Last Thing on My Mind"
Tom Paxton3:27
16."The Bells of Christmas" (Special Edition only)
  • de Burgh
 2:52
17."You'll Never Walk Alone" (Special Edition only)
 2:49
18."Footsteps"
  • de Burgh
 3:01

Charts and certifications

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Rank
German Albums Chart [2] 38
CountryCertificationsSales/Shipments [3]
GermanyPlatinum [4] 200,000+

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. 1 2 "Footsteps – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Archived February 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Certification for every country in the world Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine IFPI . Retrieved December 29, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Footsteps')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
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