Steptacular
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::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Steptacular |
| type | Studio |
| artist | Steps |
| cover | Steptacular.jpg |
| border | yes |
| released | 25 October 1999 |
| recorded | 1998–1999 |
| studio | PWL Studios, Sarm East, The Workhouse (London) |
| genre | |
| length | 55:25 |
| label | Jive |
| producer | |
| prev_title | Step One |
| prev_year | 1998 |
| next_title | Buzz |
| next_year | 2000 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Steptacular |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Love's Got a Hold on My Heart |
| single1date | 12 July 1999 |
| single2 | After the Love Has Gone |
| single2date | 11 October 1999 |
| single3 | Say You'll Be Mine |
| single3date | 13 December 1999 |
| single4 | Deeper Shade of Blue |
| single4date | 3 April 2000 |
| single5 | When I Said Goodbye/Summer of Love |
| single5date | 3 July 2000 |
| :: |
| name = Steptacular | type = Studio | artist = Steps | cover = Steptacular.jpg | border = yes | alt = | released = 25 October 1999 | recorded = 1998–1999 | studio = PWL Studios, Sarm East, The Workhouse (London) | genre = | length = 55:25 | label = Jive | producer = | prev_title = Step One | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = Buzz | next_year = 2000 | misc = {{Singles | name = Steptacular | type = studio | single1 = Love's Got a Hold on My Heart | single1date = 12 July 1999 | single2 = After the Love Has Gone | single2date = 11 October 1999 | single3 = Say You'll Be Mine | single3date = 13 December 1999 | single4 = Deeper Shade of Blue | single4date = 3 April 2000 | single5 = When I Said Goodbye/Summer of Love | single5date = 3 July 2000 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Yahoo! Music UK | rev2score = Steptacular is the second studio album by British pop group Steps, released in the United Kingdom on 25 October 1999, through Jive Records. 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.
The album was reissued on vinyl for the first time ever in February 2024. It debuted at number 5 on the UK Vinyl Albums Chart.
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. 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
| headline = Steptacular track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length =
| title1 = Tragedy | writer1 = | extra1 = | length1 = 4:30
| title2 = After the Love Has Gone | writer2 = | extra2 = | length2 = 4:35
| title3 = Love's Got a Hold on My Heart | writer3 = | extra3 = | length3 = 3:19
| title4 = Say You'll Be Mine | writer4 = | extra4 = | length4 = 3:33
| title5 = I Think It's Love | note5 = Claire solo | writer5 = | extra5 = | length5 = 4:28
| title6 = Make It Easy on Me | note6 = Lisa solo | writer6 = | extra6 = Work in Progress | length6 = 3:34
| title7 = Deeper Shade of Blue | writer7 = | extra7 = | length7 = 4:16
| title8 = Movin' On | writer8 = | extra8 = Work in Progress | length8 = 3:29
| title9 = Never Say Never Again | writer9 = | extra9 = | length9 = 3:51
| title10 = When I Said Goodbye | writer10 = | extra10 = | length10 = 3:30
| title11 = I Surrender | writer11 = | extra11 = | length11 = 3:42
| title12 = Since You Took Your Love Away | note12 = Faye solo | writer12 = | extra12 = | length12 = 4:35
| title13 = My Best Friend's Girl | note13 = H solo | writer13 = | extra13 = | length13 = 3:40
| title14 = You're Everything That Matters to Me | writer14 = Jackie James | extra14 = | length14 = 4:23 | headline = Canadian bonus tracks
| title15 = Last Thing on My Mind | writer15 = | length15 = 3:04
| title16 = 5, 6, 7, 8 | writer16 = | length16 = 3:22 | headline = Japanese bonus tracks
| title15 = Just Like the First Time | writer15 = | length15 = 3:28
| title16 = One for Sorrow | note16 = Tony Moran's 7-inch remix | writer16 = | length16 = 3:30 | headline = Australian edition
| title1 = After the Love Has Gone | writer1 = | length1 = 4:35
| title2 = Say You'll Be Mine | writer2 = | length2 = 3:33
| title3 = Tragedy | writer3 = | length3 = 4:30
| title4 = Love's Got a Hold on My Heart | writer4 = | length4 = 3:19
| title5 = I Think It's Love | note5 = Claire solo | writer5 = | length5 = 4:28
| title6 = Make It Easy on Me | note6 = Lisa solo | writer6 = | length6 = 3:34
| title7 = Deeper Shade of Blue | writer7 = | length7 = 4:16
| title8 = Movin' On | writer8 = | length8 = 3:29
| title9 = Never Say Never Again | writer9 = | length9 = 3:51
| title10 = When I Said Goodbye | writer10 = | length10 = 3:30
| title11 = I Surrender | writer11 = | length11 = 3:42
| title12 = Since You Took Your Love Away | note12 = Faye solo | writer12 = | length12 = 4:35
| title13 = My Best Friend's Girl | note13 = H solo | writer13 = | length13 = 3:40
| title14 = You're Everything That Matters to Me | writer14 = Jackie James | length14 = 4:23
| title15 = Just Like the First Time | writer15 = | length15 = 3:28
| title16 = One for Sorrow | note16 = Tony Moran's 7-inch remix | writer16 = | length16 = 3:30 | headline = Limited edition bonus CD
| title1 = After the Love Has Gone | length1 = 4:35
| title2 = After the Love Has Gone | note2 = W.I.P. mix | length2 = 5:37
| title3 = To Be Your Hero | length3 = 3:50
| title4 = One for Sorrow | note4 = Tony Moran's 7-inch remix | length4 = 3:30
Notes
- Steptacular was released in Australia with a revised track listing, including two bonus tracks.
- Steptacular was released in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan in a boxed set limited edition, containing the UK track list of the album and the CD single for "After the Love Has Gone".
Personnel
- Producers
- Topham, Twigg and Waterman (for tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 and 13)
- Frampton and Waterman (for tracks 2, 4, 9 and 12)
- Work in Progress (W.I.P) (for tracks 6 and 8)
- Sanders and Waterman (for track 14)
- Engineers
- Chris McDonnell (for tracks 1, 3, 5, 10 and 11)
- McDonnell and Tim "Spag" Speight (for tracks 7 and 13)
- Dan Frampton (for tracks 2, 4, 9 and 12)
- Paul Waterman (for tracks 6 and 8)
- Speight and Al Unsworth (for track 14)
- Mixing
- Tim "Spag" Speight (for tracks 1, 5 and 7)
- Dan Frampton and Paul Waterman (for track 3)
- Frampton (for tracks 2, 4, 9, 12 and 14)
- Waterman (for tracks 6 and 8)
- Chris McDonnell (for tracks 10, 11 and 13)
- Backing vocals: Mary Carewe, Mae McKenna, Andrew Frampton, Lance Ellington, Bernadette Barlow
- Assistant engineers: Al Unsworth and Roe Waterman
- Photography: Mike Owen
- Mastered by Richard Dowling at Transfermation
- All tracks were recorded and mixed at PWL studios in London and Manchester.
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for ''Steptacular''"] | Chart (1999) | Peak position | European Albums Chart | Irish Albums (IRMA) | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | |---|---|---|---|---| | 10 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 25 | | | | | ::
::data[format=table] | Chart (2024) | Peak position | UK Vinyl Albums | |---|---|---| | 5 | | | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table title="1999 year-end chart performance for ''Steptacular''"]
| Chart (1999) | Position | Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | UK Albums (OCC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | |||
| 7 | |||
| :: |
::data[format=table title="2000 year-end chart performance for ''Steptacular''"]
| Chart (2000) | Position | UK Albums (OCC) |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | ||
| :: |
Certifications
Release history
::data[format=table title="Release history and formats for ''Steptacular''"]
| Country | Release date | Format | Label | Catalogue | Japan | UK | Australia | Netherlands | Hong Kong | Taiwan | Canada | Germany |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 1999 | Standard edition (CD + bonus tracks) | Jive / AVEX | AVCZ-95126 | |||||||||
| 25 October 1999 | Limited Edition/Holographic logo (CD) | Jive / Ebul | 0519442 | |||||||||
| Standard edition (CD) | 051994-2 | |||||||||||
| Standard edition (cassette) | 051994-4 | |||||||||||
| 25 October 1999 | Limited edition (CD + collector card and sticker) | Jive / Zomba | 051956-2 | |||||||||
| 25 October 1999 | Standard edition (CD) | Jive / EBUL | 051994-2 | |||||||||
| November 1999 | Limited edition (2 CD + cardboard boxed set) | ROD | 9145-4 | |||||||||
| November 1999 | Limited edition (2 CD + tin boxed set) | |||||||||||
| 22 February 2000 | Standard edition (CD + bonus tracks) | Jive / EBUL | 01241-44167-2 | |||||||||
| 20 March 2000 | Standard edition (CD) | |||||||||||
| Worldwide | 23 February 2024 | Vinyl | Jive | |||||||||
| :: |
References
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- (1 March 2024). "Official Vinyl Albums Chart on 1/3/2024 1 March 2024 - 7 March 2024".
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- Gumble, Daniel. (6 March 2017). "Steps confirm comeback album, tour and ABBA-penned new song". Intent Media.
- "[http://gensteps.co.uk/archive/discography/steptacular.php Steptacular release dates, editions, tracks and information]" ''gensteps.co.uk'' Retrieved 6 March 2010
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