"Better the Devil You Know" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue,taken from her third studio album Rhythm of Love (1990). The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. The song was released as the album's lead single on 30 April 1990 by PWL and Mushroom Records. "Better the Devil You Know" is known as the song that re-invented Minogue with more sex appeal,as her previous albums were presented with her "girl next door" persona. Her music onwards presented a more independent approach.
"Tragedy" is a song released by the Bee Gees,written by Barry,Robin &Maurice Gibb,included on their 1979 album Spirits Having Flown. The single reached number one in the UK in February 1979 and repeated the feat the following month on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1998,it was covered by British pop group Steps,whose version also reached number one in the UK.
"Stomp" is a song by British pop group Steps,released as a single on 16 October 2000. The song features a modified orchestral riff from "Everybody Dance",released by Chic in 1978,but Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers did not receive songwriting credits until the release of Gold:Greatest Hits in 2001. "Stomp" was the group's second and final single to hit number one on the UK Singles Chart. The track was later released in Australia,Japan,and Europe.
"Better Best Forgotten" is a song by British pop group Steps,released on 8 March 1999. It was the final single to be taken from their debut album,Step One. The song became the group's fourth top-10 hit in the UK,peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart,and it also reached the top 20 in Ireland and the Flanders region of Belgium.
"Love's Got a Hold on My Heart" is a song by British pop music group Steps. It was released as the lead single from the band's second album,Steptacular (1999). The song features Faye Tozer and Claire Richards on lead vocals. The single peaked at number two in the United Kingdom and became a top-20 hit in Finland,Flanders,Ireland,and New Zealand.
"It's the Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by British dance-pop group Steps,released as their 12th single on 1 January 2001. It is the second track to be released from their third album,Buzz,and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. This was the first song the band performed following their official reformation in October 2011. One of the single's B-sides,a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby",was taken from the Motown Mania compilation.
"Chain Reaction" is a song by American singer Diana Ross,released on November 12,1985,as the second single from her sixteenth studio album,Eaten Alive (1985). The song was written by the Bee Gees and contains additional vocals from Barry Gibb. Sonically,"Chain Reaction" is an R&B and dance-pop song. According to the Gibbs' biography,the brothers had initial reservations about offering the song to Ross in case it was too Motown-like for her.
"Say You'll Be Mine" is a song by British dance-pop group Steps,released as a double A-side with a cover version of Kylie Minogue's "Better the Devil You Know". Steps' cover of "Better the Devil You Know" was later included as the opening track on their third studio album,Buzz (2000),but did not serve as a lead single. A limited-edition single was released as a digipack that was included with a doubled-sided poster in the sleeve. The song is the first to feature all five members on lead vocals.
"Last Thing on My Mind" is by English girl group Bananarama from their sixth studio album,Please Yourself (1993). It was released on 16 November 1992 by London Records as the album's second single. The track was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman,two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) trio. Waterman stated in 2002 the song was influenced by Mozart. The single peaked at number 72 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1998,British group Steps released a cover version of the song as a single,peaking at number six on the UK Singles Chart.
"Deeper Shade of Blue" is a song by British dance-pop group Steps,released as the fourth single from their second studio album,Steptacular (1999),on 3 April 2000. The song was originally recorded by English singer-songwriter Tina Cousins,but aside from a few promotional 12-inch vinyl discs pressed in 1998,her version remains unreleased. "Deeper Shade of Blue" entered the UK Singles Chart at number four and spent one more week in the top 10 before falling down the charts. After a total of nine weeks,it left the top 100.
"When I Said Goodbye" / "Summer of Love" is a double A-side single released by British pop music group Steps. "When I Said Goodbye" is taken from their second studio album,Steptacular (1999),while "Summer of Love" was a previously unavailable track,later included on their third album,Buzz (2000). Following its release on 3 July 2000,the double A-side peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and number 18 in Ireland.
"5,6,7,8" is a song by British group Steps from their debut studio album,Step One (1998). A techno-pop and country pop song written by Barry Upton and Steve Crosby and produced by Karl Twigg,Mark Topham and Pete Waterman,it was released as their debut single in November 1997 by Jive and EBUL following their formation after each group member responded to a magazine advert looking for people to audition to be in a pop band.
"Heartbeat" is a song by British pop group Steps,from their debut studio album Step One (1998). Issued as a double A-side with their cover of the 1979 Bee Gees single "Tragedy",it was released on 9 November 1998 as the fourth single off the album. "Heartbeat" was solely written by Jackie James,and it was the first ballad released as a single by the group. While promoting the 2012 Hit Factory Live event,Pete Waterman revealed that the song had sat in a drawer for years before he gave it to the band to record.
"Here and Now" and "You'll Be Sorry" are two songs by British pop group Steps. Both tracks appear their third studio album,Buzz (2000). Released on 4 June 2001,the songs were the band's fourth double A-side single. In Europe,the song "Here and Now" was released alongside "Summer of Love" instead. The single reached number four in the United Kingdom and number 23 in Ireland.
"Thank ABBA for the Music" is a medley of songs originally released by pop group ABBA,performed by Steps,Tina Cousins,Cleopatra,B*Witched and Billie. The medley consists of "Take a Chance on Me","Dancing Queen","Mamma Mia",and "Thank You for the Music". It was originally performed during the 1999 Brit Awards,which occurred on 16 February,and its release coincided with the debut of the ABBA musical Mamma Mia!. The medley peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart in April 1999 and reached the top 10 in Australia,Ireland,New Zealand,and Sweden.
"Words Are Not Enough" is a song by British dance-pop musical group Steps,written by Andreas Carlsson and Pelle Nylén. The track was included on the group's first compilation album,Gold:Greatest Hits (2001),and was released as a double A-side single with a cover of the 1984 song "I Know Him So Well",from the musical Chess (1986).
"We've Got It Goin' On" is the debut single of American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on September 11,1995,as the lead single from their self-titled debut album (1996). The song was recorded at Cheiron Studios in Sweden during a week in June 1995. It was written and produced by Max Martin and his then-mentor Denniz Pop,with extra writing from Herbert Crichlow and was later included in the US album and achieved success worldwide. The single peaked at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 20 weeks on the chart. It was released across Europe,where it reached the top five in several countries,including Austria,Belgium,France,Germany,the Netherlands,Switzerland and the United Kingdom. On the Eurochart Hot 100,the song reached number five.
"Shakespeare's Words" is a song by Popstars:The Rivals male winners One True Voice,released on 2 June 2003. The song was the second and final release by the band,as they split up in August 2003 without having released an album. The song reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and number 39 in Ireland.
"After the Love Has Gone" is a song by Steps,released as their seventh single,and the third from their second album Steptacular. The track continues the group's pop sound but has clear Asian musical influences. Claire Richards provides lead vocals.
