Footsteps 2 Explained

Footsteps 2
Type:	Album
Artist:	Chris de Burgh
Cover:	Footsteps 2.jpg
Released:	2011
Studio:	British Grove Studios and Stanley House (London, UK)
Genre:	Pop
Length:	49:38
Label:	Ferryman Productions
Producer:	Chris de Burgh Chris Porter
Prev Title:	Moonfleet & Other Stories
Prev Year:	2010
Next Title:	Home
Next Year:	2012

Footsteps 2 is British 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 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

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 – vocals, guitars
• Nigel Hopkins – keyboards, orchestral arrangements, backing vocals
• Phil Palmer – guitars, 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

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	62
Chart (2012)	Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[5]	67

Notes and References

1. Web site: Notes. Chrisdeburgh.net. 23 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111011124224/http://www.chrisdeburgh.net/english/notes.html. 11 October 2011. dead.
2. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts – Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Offiziellecharts.de. 7 August 2017.
3. Web site: OFFICIAL ALBUMS CHART RESULTS MATCHING : CHRIS DE BURGH. Officialcharts.com. 7 August 2017.
4. Web site:

   MTV | Album Jahrescharts 2011 | charts

   . MTV Germany . 15 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111012418/http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2011. 11 January 2012.
5. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2012. hitparade.ch. 31 August 2020.