# Footsteps (album)

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This article is about the Chris de Burgh album. For the Buckethead album, see [Buckethead discography § Pike Series](/source/Buckethead_discography#Pike_Series).

2008 studio album by Chris de Burgh

Footsteps Studio album by Chris de Burgh Released 2008 Studio British Grove Studios and Stanley House Studios (London, UK) Genre Rock Length 58:14 Label Edel Producer Chris de Burgh Chris Porter Chris de Burgh chronology Now and Then (2008) Footsteps (2008) Moonfleet & Other Stories (2010)

***Footsteps*** is singer-songwriter [Chris de Burgh](/source/Chris_de_Burgh)'s seventeenth album, released in 2008. This album includes two songs penned by de Burgh and [cover versions](/source/Cover_version) 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](/source/The_Beatles), [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan), [Toto](/source/Toto_(band)) and [Pete Seeger](/source/Pete_Seeger).[1] In 2011, de Burgh released a follow-up album, *[Footsteps 2](/source/Footsteps_2)*.

The album was released in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Russia and Ukraine on 21 November 2008, and in the UK in April 2009.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Original artist Length 1. "First Steps" Chris de Burgh 1:09 2. "Turn, Turn, Turn" Pete Seeger Pete Seeger 3:29 3. "The Long and Winding Road" John Lennon Paul McCartney The Beatles 3:34 4. "Africa" David Paich Jeff Porcaro Toto 4:15 5. "Without You" Peter Ham Thomas Evans Badfinger 3:21 6. "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" Pete Seeger Pete Seeger 3:43 7. "Sealed with a Kiss" Gary Geld The Four Voices 2:36 8. "Blackbird" Lennon McCartney The Beatles 2:24 9. "We Can Work It Out" Lennon McCartney 2:12 10. "All Along the Watchtower" Bob Dylan Bob Dylan 3:18 11. "Corrina Corrina" Bo Chatmon, J. Mayo Williams, Mitchell Parish Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman 2:47 12. "Rhythm of the Rain/Crying in the Rain" (UK version only) John Gummoe Carole King Howard Greenfield The Cascades/The Everly Brothers 3:08 13. "Polly Von" Traditional Peter, Paul and Mary 3:12 14. "American Pie" Don McLean Don McLean 4:22 15. "The Last Thing on My Mind" Tom Paxton Tom Paxton 3:27 16. "The Bells of Christmas" (Special Edition only) de Burgh 2:52 17. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Special Edition only) Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II 2:49 18. "Footsteps" 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

- Chris de Burgh – vocals, guitars

- [Peter Gordeno](/source/Peter_Gordeno_(musician)) – keyboards, backing vocals

- Chris Cameron – acoustic piano, orchestra arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 6, 18)

- Nigel Hopkins – keyboards (16)

- [Phil Palmer](/source/Phil_Palmer) – guitars

- [Neil Taylor](/source/Neil_Taylor_(guitarist)) – guitars

- Hubie Davison – additional guitars (8)

- Jerry Meehan – bass guitar

- [Geoff Dugmore](/source/Geoff_Dugmore) – drums, percussion

- [The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra](/source/The_Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra) – orchestra (3, 5, 6, 18)

- [Geoffrey Richardson](/source/Geoffrey_Richardson_(musician)) – string quartet (13, 16, 17)

- [Jakko Jakszyk](/source/Jakko_Jakszyk) – backing vocals

- Reclaim the Kop Choir – choir (17)

**Production**

- Chris de Burgh – producer, sleeve design, sleeve notes

- Chris Porter – producer, engineer, mixing

- Joe Kearns – additional engineer

- Alex Hutchinson – art direction

- SJ Johnson – sleeve design

- Kenny Thomson – sleeve design, management

- David Morley – photography

- Russell Kord – front cover photography

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-allmusic_1-1) ["Footsteps – Chris de Burgh"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/footsteps-mw0000819477). *AllMusic*. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Album Jahrescharts 2009"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100212123802/http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2009). Germany: MTV. 29 December 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2009) on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Certification for every country in the world"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190545/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf) (PDF). [IFPI](/source/IFPI). Archived from [the original](http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf) (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Footsteps')"](https://www.musikindustrie.de/wie-musik-zur-karriere-werden-kann/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Footsteps&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked) (in German). [Bundesverband Musikindustrie](/source/Bundesverband_Musikindustrie).

v t e Chris de Burgh Studio albums Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1974) Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975) At the End of a Perfect Day (1977) Crusader (1979) Eastern Wind (1980) The Getaway (1982) Man on the Line (1984) Into the Light (1986) Flying Colours (1988) Power of Ten (1992) This Way Up (1994) Beautiful Dreams (1995) Quiet Revolution (1999) Timing Is Everything (2002) The Road to Freedom (2004) The Storyman (2006) Footsteps (2008) Moonfleet & Other Stories (2010) Footsteps 2 (2011) Home (2012) The Hands of Man (2014) A Better World (2016) Compilation albums Best Moves (1981) The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1984) Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh (1989) The Love Songs (1997) Notes from Planet Earth – The Ultimate Collection (2001) Now and Then (2008) Singles "A Spaceman Came Travelling" "Don't Pay the Ferryman" "The Lady in Red" "Missing You" "You'll Never Walk Alone" Related Discography Rosanna Davison

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