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
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." ^[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

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.