Steps in Time

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Steps in Time
King Steps in Time album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1984
StudioParkgate Studios (Catsfield)
The Manor (Shipton-on-Cherwell)
Trident One (Soho, London)
Genre New wave
Length37:25 (LP)
Label CBS
Producer
King chronology
Steps in Time
(1984)
Bitter Sweet
(1985)
Singles from Steps in Time
  1. "Love & Pride"
    Released: 1984
  2. "Soul On My Boots"
    Released: 1984
  3. "Won't You Hold My Hand Now"
    Released: 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Steps in Time is the debut studio album by English new wave band King, released in October 1984 by CBS Records. The album peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Gold by the BPI. Prior to this, lead singer Paul King's previous band the Reluctant Stereotypes had released an album, The Label in 1980

Contents

The album included three singles. "Love & Pride", "Soul On My Boots" and "Won't You Hold My Hand Now" were all released in 1984 but were initially unsuccessful. "Love and Pride" was then re-released in January 1985, this time becoming a hit and peaking at No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart. "Won't You Hold My Hand Now", was re-released in March 1985 and peaked at No. 24. A live videoclip was also released for the track "Trouble", and aired on MTV, though the song was never released as a single.

The cassette edition of the album was soon re-released with eight bonus tracks, including B-sides, previously unreleased songs and remixes.

The first CD edition was not released until 1993 and featured no bonus tracks but did, perhaps unintentionally, include the single remix of Won't You Hold My Hand Now instead of the standard album version.

The album was reissued on CD in 1994 by American company Oglio Records with 8 bonus tracks. A second reissue was released in the UK in 2010 by Cherry Red Records with 7 bonus tracks.

Track listing

LP

Side one

  1. "Fish" – 5:10 (P. King)
  2. "Love & Pride" – 3:20 (P. King, M. Roberts)
  3. "And As for Myself" – 3:22 (P. King, P. Haines)
  4. "Trouble" – 4:02 (P. King)
  5. "Won't You Hold My Hand Now" – 3:02 (P. King, M. Roberts, J. Lantsbery, T. Wall)

Side two

  1. "Unity Song" – 4:06 (P. King)
  2. "Cherry" – 4:15 (P. King, P. Haines, M. Roberts, J. Lantsbery, T. Wall)
  3. "Soul On My Boots" – 3:35 (P. King)
  4. "I Kissed the Spikey Fridge" – 4:05 (P. King)
  5. "Fish (Reprise)" – 2:28 (P. King)

MC/CD

  1. "Fish"
  2. "Love & Pride"
  3. "And As for Myself"
  4. "Trouble"
  5. "Won't You Hold My Hand Now"
  6. "Don't Stop"
  7. "Soul on My Boots (Rub-a-Dub Mix)"
  8. "Endlessly"
  9. "Fools"
  10. "Unity Song"
  11. "Cherry"
  12. "Soul on My Boots"
  13. "I Kissed the Spikey Fridge"
  14. "Fish (Reprise)"
  15. "Ain't No Doubt"
  16. "Love & Pride (Body & Soul Mix)"
  17. "Won't You Hold My Hand Now (Heavy Times Mix)"
  18. "Classic Strangers"

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Steps in Time liner notes. [2]

King

Additional musicians and production

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalogue
UK1984 CBS LP CBS26095
UK1984CBS MC 40-26095
UK1993CBS CD 982 972 2

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Steps in Time – King". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. Steps in Time (CD booklet). King. Columbia Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)