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Footsteps 2 is singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh's nineteenth album. It was released in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on 14 October 2011, and in the UK and Ireland on 17 October 2011.

Footsteps 2
Studio album by Chris de Burgh
Released	2011
Genre	Pop
Length	49:38
Label	Ferryman Productions
Producer	Chris de Burgh Chris Porter
Chris de Burgh chronology
Moonfleet & Other Stories (2010) Footsteps 2 (2011) Home (2012)

Footsteps 2 follows the concept with that of Footsteps, creating cover versions of the songs which have inspired him over the years, along with a few new compositions.

As de Burgh said upon releasing Footsteps, "Listening to the great songwriters was the inspiration for me to try and become a good songwriter myself," he says. "I’m talking about the likes of Lennon & McCartney and Bob Dylan; people as good as that just don’t seem to exist any more. I learned my trade, my craft, almost at the feet of the Great Masters. And that is my musical journey. Those songs are my footsteps."[1]

This album peaked at number 10 in the German album chart,[2] and reached number 38 in the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Track listing

1. "While You See a Chance" (Steve Winwood, Will Jennings) - 4:58
2. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:07
3. "The Living Years" (Mike Rutherford, B. A. Robertson) - 5:37
4. "Blue Bayou" (Roy Orbison, Joe Melson) - 2:40
5. "SOS" (Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson) - 3:21
6. "Seven Bridges" (Helmut Richter, Ulrich Swillms, Chris de Burgh) - 3:53
7. "Lady Madonna" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 2:21
8. "Time in a Bottle" (Jim Croce) - 2:33
9. "Already There" (Chris de Burgh) - 3:46
10. "In the Ghetto" (Mac Davis, Elvis Presley) - 3:46
11. "Long Train Running" (Tom Johnston) - 3:39
12. "On a Christmas Night" (Chris de Burgh) - 3:33
13. "Catch the Wind" (Donovan) [Special Edition only] - 2:14
14. "Moonshadow" (Cat Stevens) [Special Edition only] - 3:01
15. "Every Step of the Way" (Chris de Burgh) - 3:18
16. "The Footsteps 2 Theme" (Chris de Burgh) - 1:57

A version of the album released by Sony Music in Denmark has a different running order and includes a 25th anniversary version of "The Lady in Red", unavailable elsewhere.

Personnel

• Chris de Burgh – lead vocals, guitars
• Phil Palmer – guitars, backing vocals
• Nigel Hopkins – keyboards, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals
• Ed Poole – bass, backing vocals
• Geoff Dugmore – drums, percussion, hammered dulcimer
• Jakko Jakszyk – harmonica, backing vocals
• Gavin Fitzjohn – horns, horn arrangements
• Geoffrey Richardson – strings, string arrangements
• Suzanne Barbieri – backing vocals
• Django Jakszyk – backing vocals
• Vula Malinga – backing vocals

Production

• Chris de Burgh – producer, sleeve design
• Chris Porter – producer, engineer, mixing
• Jason Elliott – additional engineer
• Joe Kearns – additional engineer
• Alex Hutchinson – art direction
• Sarah Fulford – sleeve design, photography
• Kenny Thomson – sleeve design, management
• David Morley – photography

Studios

• Recorded at British Grove and Stanley House (London, UK).
• Mixed at Stanley House

Charts

References

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