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Footsteps is singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh's seventeenth album, released in 2008. This album includes two songs penned by de Burgh and cover versions of thirteen other songs that inspired and influenced him throughout his career.[1] The cover versions include well-known songs by bands and artists like the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Toto and Pete Seeger.[1] In 2011, de Burgh released a follow-up album, Footsteps 2.

Footsteps
Studio album by
Released2008
GenreRock
Length58:14
Labeledel Records
ProducerChris de Burgh Chris Porter
Chris de Burgh chronology
Now and Then
(2008)
Footsteps
(2008)
Moonfleet & Other Stories
(2010)

The album was released in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Russia and Ukraine on November 21, 2008, and in the UK in April 2009.


Track listing


  1. "First Steps" (Chris de Burgh) – 1:09
  2. "Turn, Turn, Turn" (Pete Seeger) – 3:29
  3. "The Long and Winding Road" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:34
  4. "Africa" (David Paich, Jeff Porcaro) – 4:15
  5. "Without You" (Peter Ham, Thomas Evans) – 3:21
  6. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (Pete Seeger) – 3:43
  7. "Sealed with a Kiss" (Gary Geld) – 2:36
  8. "Blackbird" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:24
  9. "We Can Work It Out" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:12
  10. "All Along the Watchtower" (Bob Dylan) – 3:18
  11. "Corrina Corrina" (Bo Chatmon, J. Mayo Williams, Mitchell Parish) – 2:47
  12. "Rhythm of the Rain/Crying in the Rain" (John Gummoe, Howard Greenfield) – 3:08 (UK version only)
  13. "Polly Von" (Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey, Mary Travers) – 3:12
  14. "American Pie" (Don McLean) – 4:22
  15. "The Last Thing on My Mind" (Tom Paxton) – 3:27
  16. "The Bells of Christmas" (Chris de Burgh) – 2:52 (Special Edition only)
  17. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:49 (Special Edition only)
  18. "Footsteps" (Chris de Burgh) – 3:01

Charts and certifications



Year-end charts


Chart (2009) Rank
German Albums Chart[2] 38
Country Certifications Sales/Shipments[3]
Germany Platinum [4] 200,000+

Personnel



Production



References


  1. "Footsteps – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. Archived February 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Certification for every country in the world Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine IFPI. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
  4. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Footsteps')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.



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