Footsteps 2

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Footsteps 2
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Studio album by
Chris de Burgh
Released2011
Genre Pop
Length49:38
Label Ferryman Productions
Producer Chris de Burgh Chris Porter
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.

Contents

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.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."While You See a Chance"
 Steve Winwood 4:58
2."Let It Be"
 The Beatles 4:07
3."The Living Years"
 Mike and the Mechanics 5:37
4."Blue Bayou"
 Roy Orbison 2:40
5."SOS"
 ABBA 3:21
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 Presley 3:46
11."Long Train Running"
 The Doobie Brothers 3:39
12."On a Christmas Night"
  • de Burgh
 3:33
13."Catch the Wind" (Special Edition only)
 Donovan 2:14
14."Moonshadow" (Special Edition only)
 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.

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References

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  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.
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