''Steps in Time'' is the debut studio album by English new wave band

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, released in November 1984 by

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. The album peaked at No. 6 on the

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and was certified Gold by the BPI. The album included three singles. "

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", "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

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. "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

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, though the song was never released as a single. The cassette edition of the album was soon re-released with eight

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s, including

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s, 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

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with 8 bonus tracks. A second reissue was released in the UK in 2010 by

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with 7 bonus tracks.

Track listing

LP

Side one #"Fish" – 5:10 (P. King) #"

" – 3:20 (P. King, M. Roberts) #"And As for Myself" – 3:22 (P. King, P. Haines) #"Trouble" – 4:02 (P. King) #"Won't You Hold My Hand Now" – 3:02 (P. King, M. Roberts, J. Lantsbery, T. Wall) Side two #

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

MC/CD

#"Fish" #"Love & Pride" #"And As for Myself" #"Trouble" #"Won't You Hold My Hand Now" #"Don't Stop" #"Soul on My Boots (Rub-a-Dub Mix)" #"Endlessly" #"Fools" #"Unity Song" #"Cherry" #"Soul on My Boots" #"I Kissed the Spikey Fridge" #"Fish (Reprise)" #"Ain't No Doubt" #"Love & Pride (Body & Soul Mix)" #"Won't You Hold My Hand Now (Heavy Times Mix)" #"Classic Strangers"

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the ''Steps in Time'' liner notes. King * Paul King –

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*Mick Roberts –

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*Anthony "Tony" Wall –

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*Jim "Jackal" Lantsbery –

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Additional musicians and production *

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– producer,

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*Phill Brown –

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, mixing *Liam Henshall – producer (track 5) * Andy Jackson – engineer *

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– engineer *Dave Bascombe – engineer (track 5) *Aaron – recording *Perry Haines – management *Assorted iMaGes – sleeve design *Sheila Rock – photography *Clare Muller – photography *James Palmer – photography

Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Steps In Time 1984 debut albums King (band) albums Albums produced by Richard James Burgess CBS Records albums