| Step by Step | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Chisato Moritaka |
| Cover: | Chisato Moritaka - Step by Step.jpg |
| Recorded: | 1994 |
| Label: | One Up Music |
| Producer: | Yukio Seto |
| Prev Title: | Lucky 7 |
| Prev Year: | 1993 |
| Next Title: | Do the Best |
| Next Year: | 1996 |
is the ninth studio album by the Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on July 25, 1994. This was Moritaka's first album under One Up Music. The album includes the song "Kaze ni Fukarete", which became her first No. 1 hit on the Oricon singles chart. Step by Step is Moritaka's first album in to include a cover version of a Beatles song. A limited edition release included a 32-page photo book.[1] [2]
Before the album's release, Moritaka was forced to stop touring after she suffered a temporomandibular joint dysfunction in spring 1994. She did not tour or release another studio album until 1996.[3]
The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 573,000 copies.[4] [5] It was certified Platinum by the RIAJ.