Steptacular

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Steptacular
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Studio album by
Released25 October 1999
Recorded1998–1999
StudioPWL Studios, Sarm East, The Workhouse (London)
Genre
Length55:25
Label Jive
Producer
  • Mark Topham
  • Karl Twigg
  • Pete Waterman
  • Andrew Frampton
  • Dan Sanders
  • W.I.P
Steps chronology
Step One
(1998)
Steptacular
(1999)
Buzz
(2000)
Singles from Steptacular
  1. "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart"
    Released: 12 July 1999
  2. "After the Love Has Gone"
    Released: 11 October 1999
  3. "Say You'll Be Mine"
    Released: 13 December 1999
  4. "Deeper Shade of Blue"
    Released: 3 April 2000
  5. "When I Said Goodbye/Summer of Love"
    Released: 3 July 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Yahoo! Music UK Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Steptacular is the second studio album by British pop group Steps, released in the United Kingdom on 25 October 1999, through Jive Records. [3] The album was accompanied by five singles; "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart", "After the Love Has Gone", "Say You'll Be Mine", "Deeper Shade of Blue" and "When I Said Goodbye" all hit the UK top 5, making Steptacular the first Steps album to contain six consecutive UK top-five hits. Steptacular debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, and it remained on the position for three weeks, selling 260,000 copies in the same time frame.

Contents

The album was reissued on vinyl for the first time ever in February 2024. [4] [5] It debuted at number 5 on the UK Vinyl Albums Chart. [6]

Background and release

Like the group's debut album, Steptacular also contains covers, including a song originally released by female pop group Bananarama entitled "Movin' On", "Make It Easy on Me" originally recorded by Sybil and "Deeper Shade of Blue" originally recorded by Tina Cousins. The album also includes the group's version of "Tragedy", which was originally recorded for the Bee Gees tribute album Gotta Get a Message to You, which was released shortly after Step One . Early UK copies of the album featured a holographic silver "STEPS" logo on front. It was also released in cardboard and tin boxed sets, internationally.

Commercial performance

On 31 October 1999, the album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom and remained for three consecutive weeks. [7] [8] [9] The album sold 84,000 units in its first week—only 1,000 copies ahead of Westlife's debut album, Westlife , beating the Irish boy band.

Track listing

Steptacular track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tragedy"
4:30
2."After the Love Has Gone"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
4:35
3."Love's Got a Hold on My Heart"
  • Andrew Frampton
  • Waterman
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
3:19
4."Say You'll Be Mine"
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
3:33
5."I Think It's Love" (Claire solo)
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Ellington
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
4:28
6."Make It Easy on Me" (Lisa solo)
  • Mike Stock
  • Matt Aitken
  • Waterman
Work in Progress3:34
7."Deeper Shade of Blue"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
4:16
8."Movin' On"Work in Progress3:29
9."Never Say Never Again"
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
3:51
10."When I Said Goodbye"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
3:30
11."I Surrender"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
3:42
12."Since You Took Your Love Away" (Faye solo)
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
4:35
13."My Best Friend's Girl" (H solo)
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Ellington
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Waterman
3:40
14."You're Everything That Matters to Me" Jackie James
  • Dan Sanders
  • Waterman
4:23
Canadian bonus tracks [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Last Thing on My Mind"
  • Stock
  • Waterman
  • Dallin
  • Woodward
3:04
16."5, 6, 7, 8"
  • Barry Upton
  • Steve Crosby
3:22
Japanese bonus tracks [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
15."Just Like the First Time"
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
3:28
16."One for Sorrow" (Tony Moran's 7-inch remix)
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Ellington
3:30
Australian edition [12]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."After the Love Has Gone"
4:35
2."Say You'll Be Mine"
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
3:33
3."Tragedy"4:30
4."Love's Got a Hold on My Heart"
3:19
5."I Think It's Love" (Claire solo)
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Ellington
4:28
6."Make It Easy on Me" (Lisa solo)
  • Stock Aitken Waterman
  • Mike Stock
  • Matt Aitken
  • Waterman
3:34
7."Deeper Shade of Blue"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
4:16
8."Movin' On"3:29
9."Never Say Never Again"
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
3:51
10."When I Said Goodbye"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
3:30
11."I Surrender"
  • Topham
  • Twigg
3:42
12."Since You Took Your Love Away" (Faye solo)
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
4:35
13."My Best Friend's Girl" (H solo)
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Ellington
3:40
14."You're Everything That Matters to Me" Jackie James 4:23
15."Just Like the First Time"
  • Frampton
  • Waterman
3:28
16."One for Sorrow" (Tony Moran's 7-inch remix)
  • Topham
  • Twigg
  • Ellington
3:30
Limited edition bonus CD [13] [14] [15]
No.TitleLength
1."After the Love Has Gone"4:35
2."After the Love Has Gone" (W.I.P. mix)5:37
3."To Be Your Hero"3:50
4."One for Sorrow" (Tony Moran's 7-inch remix)3:30

Notes

Personnel

Charts and certifications

Release history

Release history and formats for Steptacular
CountryRelease dateFormatLabelCatalogue
Japan [32] 13 October 1999Standard edition (CD + bonus tracks) Jive / AVEXAVCZ-95126
UK25 October 1999Limited Edition/Holographic logo (CD)Jive / Ebul0519442
Standard edition (CD)051994-2
Standard edition (cassette)051994-4
Australia [32] 25 October 1999Limited edition (CD + collector card and sticker)Jive / Zomba 051956-2
Netherlands [32] 25 October 1999Standard edition (CD)Jive / EBUL051994-2
Hong Kong [32] November 1999Limited edition (2 CD + cardboard boxed set)ROD9145-4
Taiwan [32] November 1999Limited edition (2 CD + tin boxed set)
Canada [32] 22 February 2000Standard edition (CD + bonus tracks)Jive / EBUL01241-44167-2
Germany [32] 20 March 2000Standard edition (CD)
Worldwide23 February 2024VinylJive

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