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Steptacular
''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 fix 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. 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 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deeper Shade Of Blue
"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. In October 2011, following the band's reformation, Steps performed the track on ''Lorraine'' and ''Loose Women''. The song was included on Steps's compilation albums ''Gold: Greatest Hits'' (2001), ''The Last Dance'' (2002), and ''The Ultimate Collection'' (2011). On 1 September 2015, Claire Richards Richards premiered a stripped-backed piano recording of the track via her social media pages. Composition The first two verses of the song are performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tragedy (Steps Song)
"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 successfully covered by British pop group Steps, whose version also reached number one in the UK. Origin Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb wrote this song and " Too Much Heaven" in an afternoon off from making the ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' movie, in which they were starring. In the same evening, they wrote " Shadow Dancing", which was performed by Andy Gibb (and reached number one in the US). Though not originally in ''Saturday Night Fever'', it has subsequently been added to the musical score of the West End version of the movie- musical. The song knocked " I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor off the top spot in the US for two weeks before that song again returned to number one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When I Said Goodbye / Summer Of Love
"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. Critical reception Can't Stop the Pop described "Summer of Love" as "an obvious nod" to the Latin-pop craze which dominated the charts at the time. They added that "everything about this track is ramped up to the max" and "moves with such pace that you’d scarcely believe it’s almost four minutes long because it zips by in a flash." Chart performance "When I Said Goodbye" / "Summer of Love" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart and spent 11 weeks in the top 75, two of which were spent in the top 10. It is their earliest single release (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steps (group)
Steps are a British dance-pop group consisting of Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer and Ian "H" Watkins. Steps were formed in May 1997 and achieved a series of charting singles between 1997 and 2001 including two number-one singles in the UK (one a double A-side), two number-one albums in the UK, 14 consecutive top 5 singles in the UK and a string of hits throughout Europe. The group has sold over 22 million records worldwide in addition to acquiring a BRIT Award nomination in 1999 for Best Newcomer while supporting Britney Spears on tour the same year. When Richards and Watkins departed to form a recording duo, the group disbanded on 26 December 2001. Their penultimate single reached number five in the UK charts while their final album of greatest hits, ''Gold'' (2001), was the group's second number-one album in the UK. Steps re-formed in May 2011 for a four-part documentary series on Sky Living titled ''Steps: Reunion''. The series st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love's Got A Hold On My Heart (song)
"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. Critical reception Can't Stop the Pop stated that "the one thing that immediately jumps out with this single – from that first keyboard whizz in the intro – is how summery it sounds. The track is not without a trademark hint of melodrama, but on the whole, it’s a much lighter production which exudes sunshine and warmth." They added that the chorus is "deceptively – and enduringly – catchy." Scottish newspaper '' Daily Record'' said it is "their best tune yet. A Europop sound, ABBA-tinged melody and they even supply the dance moves on the CD box". They also wrote, "This song sounds like the band looks - cheesy. The tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Say You'll Be Mine (Steps Song)
"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. "Say You'll Be Mine" / "Better the Devil You Know" was released on 13 December 1999 and reached number four on the UK Singles Chart in January 2000. The double A-side also reached the top 40 in Australia and Ireland. A new Matt Pop's Old Skool Mix was included on the remix album ''Stomp All Night: The Remix Anthology'' as the first track on the second disc. Critical reception Scottish newspaper ''Aberdeen Evening Express'' noted that "this is the first track where the Stepsters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After The Love Has Gone (Steps Song)
"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. Critical reception AllMusic editor Jon O'Brien described the song as "melancholic dance-pop". Scottish newspaper ''Aberdeen Evening Express'' stated that it "has all the trademark Steps piano bits", noting that it "does sound a bit too much" like " Love's Got a Hold on My Heart". Can't Stop the Pop said that the most distinctive element of the track is that it's "proudly dressed up as an oriental number." They also complimented its "beautiful melancholy" lyrics. '' Sunday Mirror'' commented, "Net more ABBA sound-aliking from the Steps crew. This dance routine's a bit tricky though." Chart performance The song spent 11 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number five. It fell out of the top 75 after nine weeks but rose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buzz (Steps Album)
''Buzz'' is the third studio album by British pop group Steps, released on 30 October 2000. It reached number four on the UK Albums Chart. The album saw the group starting to move away from the PWL sound to a more mature sound, working with producers from Sweden and songwriters such as Cyndi Lauper. This more mature sound was also echoed in the new material from '' Gold: Greatest Hits''. Each member of the group co-wrote a track on the album, consequently doing lead vocals on their respective track. The lead single from the album " Stomp", a funky upbeat song with lyrics about partying at the weekend and having a good time, features a sample from Chic's single " Everybody Dance" and topped the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's second number 1 hit after "Heartbeat"/"Tragedy". The songs "Better the Devil You Know" and "Summer of Love", were included on the album after they were released earlier that year as part of double A-side singles with "Say You'll Be Mine" and "When I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westlife (album)
''Westlife'' is the debut studio album by Irish boy band Westlife. The album was released on 1 November 1999 through RCA. The album spawned the five UK number-one hit singles " Swear It Again", "If I Let You Go", "Flying Without Wings", the double A-side "I Have a Dream"/" Seasons in the Sun", and "Fool Again". Background and release Westlife signed to RCA in November 1998 and immediately flew to Stockholm to commence recording their debut album. Their lead single " Swear It Again" was released in April 1999. Two further singles followed and the album was released in November 1999. The album's standard edition features 17 tracks, while the band said they had recorded 22 songs for their debut album. For North America, Westlife signed to Arista Records after auditioning for the label's founder, Clive Davis. Westlife released "Swear It Again" as their debut there on 7 March 2000. The album was released on 4 April 2000 with an altered track listing that included the new song, "My P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sybil (singer)
Sybil Lynch, known simply as Sybil,(14 May 1992Celebrating with Sybil Up-And-Coming Pop Singer's a Familiar Face to Local Folks ''News & Record (Greensboro)'', Retrieved October 28, 2010 is an American R&B and pop singer–songwriter. Sybil gained notable success in her career with songs during the mid-1980s into the mid-1990s. She is the cousin of former En Vogue singer Maxine Jones. Career Sybil signed to Next Plateau Records in the United States (with a licensing deal with Champion Records in the United Kingdom) and began recording in 1986 with the release of her first single "Falling in Love". The record reached the top 30 on the Dance charts and began a successful career for Sybil, releasing her debut album ''Let Yourself Go'' a year later, which was a minor hit. Sybil achieved worldwide crossover hits with her cover versions of Dionne Warwick's hits " Don't Make Me Over" and " Walk On By", which were released in 1989 and 1990, respectively. The former became Sybil's bigg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Make It Easy On Me
"Make It Easy on Me" is a song by American R&B singer Sybil, written and produced by the British team Stock Aitken & Waterman. It was released as the lead single from her third album, '' Sybilization'', in 1990. While Sybil had landed a deal in the UK with Pete Waterman's PWL Records for her previous album, ''Sybil'', the song was her first direct involvement with the producers Stock Aitken & Waterman, although some of her previous singles had been remixed by the production team and their associates on PWL Records. Sybil later worked with Mike Stock and Pete Waterman on her 1993 album '' Good 'N' Ready'', on which a remixed version of the song is included. "Make It Easy on Me", a mid-tempo R&B jam, received good reviews (especially for signalling a different, more soulful and mature sound atypical of the producers' Europop fare), but failed to make an impact on the charts, barely making the UK top 100 peaking at #99, and peaking at #52 on the ''Billboard'' R&B charts. Critica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movin' On (Bananarama Song)
"'Movin' On" is a song written and performed by English girl group Bananarama. Released on 17 August 1992, it was the first single from their sixth album, '' Please Yourself'' (1993). It was produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman, two-thirds of the Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW) trio who had produced a number of Bananarama's past hits. "Movin' On" is an uptempo dance ballad. The single was met with mixed reviews and moderate success when released, peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was later covered by English band Steps on their second album, ''Steptacular''. In 2012, the song was re-released by Bananarama on their ''Now or Never'' EP in a new version. Critical reception Quentin Harrison from Albumism wrote, "Now as a duo, their voices and songwriting perspectives were even more closely aligned and that translated to the music as heard on the uptempo ballad of "Movin' On", a thematically timely tune capturing their post-'' Pop Life'' mindset." Larry Flick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |