The British group Steps have recorded songs for seven studio albums (including a Christmas album), ten greatest hits and a tribute album. The band formed in 1997 after responding to an advert in the magazine The Stage, which asked for people to audition for a place in a pop band. Out of the thousands who applied, Lee Latchford-Evans, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, Claire Richards, and Ian "H" Watkins were successful in securing a place. The techno-pop song "5,6,7,8" was released as their debut single in 1997 and was followed by their debut album Step One the following year. "5,6,7,8" has been noted for being distinctly different from their subsequent releases due to its novelty line-dancing style and male lead vocals, whereas their songs thereafter are mostly sung by Richards.
Their songs and musical style have often been compared to ABBA but with modern and speedy sound as Pete quoted as ABBA on speed, with tracks such as "After the Love Has Gone" and "One for Sorrow" being so likened. The band members have occasionally co-written some of their songs, with all of them receiving songwriting credits for "Only in My Dreams" from their first greatest hits album, Gold: Greatest Hits (2001), while a large number of songs were written by Karl Twigg, Mark Topham, Andrew Frampton, and Pete Waterman. The group achieved fourteen consecutive top-five singles in the United Kingdom, including "Better Best Forgotten", "Say You'll Be Mine", "Deeper Shade of Blue", "It's the Way You Make Me Feel", and one of their two number-ones, "Stomp".
The group have covered a variety of well-known songs throughout their career, including their first number-one song "Tragedy" by the Bee Gees, "Chain Reaction" by Diana Ross, "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" by The Temptations, and "Better the Devil You Know" by Kylie Minogue. In 1999, Steps recorded their own versions of "I Know Him So Well" and "Lay All Your Love on Me", as well as a medley entitled "Thank ABBA for the Music" for the ABBA tribute album; they also recorded "Dancing Queen" for their second greatest hits album, The Ultimate Collection (2011), and "Story of a Heart" for their fifth studio album, Tears on the Dancefloor (2017). Steps covered a selection of Christmas classics for their fourth studio album, Light Up the World (2012). They also had some notable cover tracks for their sixth album What the Future Holds (2020) and its sequel, the seventh album, What the Future Holds Pt. 2 (2021), as well as for the number-one anthology Platinum Collection (2022).
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+Key Indicates songs co-written by one or more band member(s) Indicates songs covered by Steps
+ Name of song, songwriter(s), album or B-side, duration of song and year of releaseSongSongwriter(s)Album/B-sideLengthYear"5,6,7,8"Barry UptonSteve Crosby1998"" "A House Is Not a Home" is a cover version originally performed by Dionne Warwick.Burt BacharachHal David2012""Barry UptonSteve Crosby1998"After the Love Has Gone"Lance EllingtonKarl TwiggMark Topham1999"A Hundred Years of Winter"Darren HayesWalter Afanasieff2021"A Million Years"G:sonJohanna JanssonPeter Boström2021"Baby Don't Dance"Peter CunnahSimon Ellis2001"Back to You"Karl TwiggMark Topham1998"Beautiful Battlefield"Gordon PogodaGloria SklerovDavid Chamberlin2017"Better Best Forgotten"Andrew FramptonPete Waterman1998"Better the Devil You Know" "Better the Devil You Know" is a cover version originally performed by Kylie Minogue.Mike StockMatt AitkenPete Waterman2000"Bittersweet" Lisa Scott-LeeJon CohenDeni Lew2001"Buzzz"Andy GoldmarkMark Mueller2000"Chain Reaction" "Chain Reaction" is a cover version originally performed by Diana Ross.Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb2001"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"(Ian "H" Watkins solo)Jeff BarryEllie GreenwichPhil Spector2012"Clouds"Emma RohanGrace BarkerJez Ashurst2020"Come and Dance with Me"Carl RydenFiona Bevan2020"Dancing Queen" "Dancing Queen" is a cover version originally performed by ABBA.Benny AnderssonBjörn UlvaeusStig Anderson2011"Dancing with a Broken Heart" "Dancing with a Broken Heart" is a cover version originally performed by Delta Goodrem.Delta GoodremVince PizzingaJohn Shanks2017"Dear Santa"Barry StoneJulian GingellUna Healy2017"Deeper Shade of Blue"Karl TwiggMark Topham1999"Don't Leave us Halfway"Christian FastMärta GrauersTania Doko2020"Experienced"(Ian "H" Watkins solo)Andrew FramptonPete Waterman1998"Father's Eyes"Arnthor BirgissonIna Wroldsen2020"Firefly"Steve MacIna Wroldsen2017"Fool for You"Carl RydenFiona Bevan2017"Glitter & Gold"Barry StoneJulian Gingell2017"Hand on Your Heart" Andrew FramptonClaire Richards2000"Happy"Steve MacIna Wroldsen2017"Happy Go Lucky"Andy GoldmarkBrad DaymondAlex Greggs2000"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is a cover version originally performed by Judy Garland.Hugh MartinRalph Blane2012"Hard 2 Forget" "Hard 2 Forget" is a cover version originally performed by Vincint.Vincint CannadyJames Abrahart2022"Heartbeat"Jackie James1998"Heartbreak in This City"Karl TwiggStella Attar2020"" "Here and Now" is a cover version originally performed by Worlds Apart.Andreas CarlssonAli Thomson2000"High"Dan OlsenChris Wahle2021"History Is Made at Night" "History Is Made at Night" is a cover version originally performed by the Smash cast featuring Megan Hilty and Will Chase.Marc ShaimanScott Wittman2012"Hold My Heart"Isa MolinRobin Stjernberg2020"Human Touch"Karl TwiggMark Topham2000"I Know Him So Well" "I Know Him So Well" is a cover version originally performed by Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson.Benny AnderssonTim RiceBjörn Ulvaeus1999"I Surrender"Karl TwiggMark Topham1999"I Think It's Love"(Claire Richards solo)Lance EllingtonKarl TwiggMark Topham1999"I Will Love Again" "I Will Love Again" is a cover version originally performed by Lara Fabian.Mark TaylorPaul Barry2017"If You Believe" Faye TozerCyndi LauperJan PulsfordJasper Irn2000"In It For Love" Andrew FramptonClaire Richards2000"It May Be Winter Outside" "It May Be Winter Outside" is a cover version originally performed by Felice Taylor.Barry WhitePaul Politi2012"It's the Way You Make Me Feel"Jörgen Elofsson2000"Just Like the First Time"Andrew FramptonPete Waterman1999"Kiss of Life"Sara Ann MathesBendik MøllerCharlie Bryce Wallace2021"Last Thing on My Mind" "Last Thing on My Mind" is a cover version originally performed by Bananarama.Keren WoodwardMike StockPete WatermanSara Dallin1998"Lay All Your Love on Me" "Lay All Your Love on Me" is a cover version originally performed by ABBA.Benny AnderssonBjörn Ulvaeus1999"Learn to Love Again" Andrew FramptonIan "H" Watkins2000"Light Up the World"Karl TwiggYamit Mamo2012"Living in a Lie"Thomas G:sonHenrik Sethsson2021"" "Love U More" is a cover version originally performed by Sunscreem.Lucia HolmPaul Cannell1998""Andrew FramptonPete Waterman1999"Mars & Venus (We Fall in Love Again)"Dane DeVillerSean HoseinJörgen ElofssonAndy Goldmark2000"Make It Easy on Me"(Lisa Scott-Lee solo) "Make It Easy on Me" is a cover version originally performed by Sybil.Mike StockMatt AitkenPete Waterman1999"Merry Xmas Everybody" "Merry Xmas Everybody" is a cover version originally performed by Slade.Noddy HolderJim Lea2002"Movin' On" "Movin' On" is a cover version originally performed by Bananarama.Keren WoodwardMike StockPete WatermanSara Dallin1999"My Best Friend's Girl"(Ian "H" Watkins solo)Lance EllingtonKarl TwiggMark Topham1999"Neon Blue"Carl RydenFiona Bevan2017"Never Get Over You" Lisa Scott-LeeRay HedgesNigel Butler2000"Never Say Never Again"Andrew FramptonPete Waterman1999"No More Tears on the Dancefloor" "No More Tears on the Dancefloor" is a cover version originally performed by Anders|Fahrenkrog.Carl FalkDarren Hayes2017"One for Sorrow"Lance EllingtonKarl TwiggMark Topham1998"One Less Bell to Answer" "One Less Bell to Answer" is a cover version originally performed by The 5th Dimension.Burt BacharachHal David2012"One Touch"Chris WahleLaura WhiteNeil Treppas2020"Only in My Dreams" Lee Latchford-EvansClaire RichardsLisa Scott-LeeFaye TozerIan "H" WatkinsAndrew Frampton2001"Overjoyed" "Overjoyed" is a cover version originally performed by Stevie Wonder.Stevie Wonder2012"Paradise Lost"Karl TwiggMark Topham2000"Please Come Home for Christmas" (Lee Latchford-Evans solo) "Please Come Home for Christmas" is a cover version originally performed by Charles Brown.Charles BrownGene Redd2012"Say You'll Be Mine"Andrew FramptonPete Waterman1999""Carl RydenFiona Bevan2017"" (Acoustic)Carl RydenFiona Bevan2017"September Sun"Barry StoneJulian Gingell2017"Since You Took Your Love Away"(Faye Tozer solo)Andrew FramptonPete Waterman1999"Something in Your Eyes" "Something in Your Eyes" is a cover version originally performed by Jenny Silver.Erik BernholmThomas G:sonHenrik Sethsson2020"Space Between Us"Barry StoneJulian Gingell2017"Stay with Me"Craig JoinerRobert John LangeAnthony Mitman1998"Steptro" "Steptro" is a fifty-six second introduction that leads into "Last Thing on My Mind".Keren WoodwardMike StockPete WatermanSara Dallin1998"Stomp" "Stomp" is listed as being 'A Tribute to Bernard Edwards/Nile Rodgers' in the liner notes of Buzz, and samples "Everybody Dance by Chic.Karl TwiggMark TophamRita Campbell2000"Stop Me From Loving You" Claire RichardsIan "H" WatkinsSteve Anderson2001"Story of a Heart" "Story of a Heart" is a cover version originally performed by the Benny Anderssons orkester featuring Helen Sjöholm.Benny AnderssonBjörn Ulvaeus2017""Karl TwiggMark Topham2000"Take Me for a Ride"Mark TophamKarl Twigg2021"The Runner" "The Runner" is a cover version originally performed by pop group The Three Degrees.Giorgio MoroderSheila Ferguson2022"The Slightest Touch" "The Slightest Touch" is a cover version originally performed by pop group Five Star.Michael JayMarvin Morrow2021"This Heart Will Love Again"Andrew FramptonPete Waterman1998"Thank ABBA for the Music" "Thank ABBA for the Music" is a medley of cover versions originally performed by ABBA.Benny AnderssonBjörn UlvaeusStig Anderson1999"To Be Your Hero"Lance EllingtonKarl TwiggMark Topham1999"To the Beat of My Heart"Sarah ThompsonUzoechi EmenikeAnnie YuillBenjamin TaylorBrian HigginsKeir MacCullochKyle MackenzieLee VossMatthew GreyMiranda CooperMollie King2020"To the One"Hannah RobinsonBarry StoneJulian Gingell2020"Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" is a cover version originally performed by The Temptations.Norman WhitfieldBarrett StrongJanie Bradford2000"Too Weak to Resist"(Ian "H" Watkins solo)Andrew FramptonPete Waterman1998"Tragedy" "Tragedy" is a cover version originally performed by the Bee Gees.Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb1999"Trouble & Love"Fiona BevanCarl Ryden2021"Turn Around" Lee Latchford-EvansMichael GarvinOskar Paul2000"Under My Skin"Charlie WalsheFarley ArvidssonRachel Furner2020"Victorious" "Victorious" is a cover version originally performed by Lina Hedlund.JanssonRichard EdwardsDino MedanhodzicMelanie Wehbe2021"Voulez-Vous" "Voulez-Vous" is a cover version originally performed by ABBA.Benny AnderssonBjörn UlvaeusSummer of Steps Tour2018"Wasted Tears"Christian FastMärta GrauersMalin Johansson2021"What the Future Holds"Greg KurstinSia Furler2020"When I Said Goodbye"Karl TwiggMark Topham1999"When She Loved Me" "When She Loved Me" is a cover version originally performed by Sarah McLachlan.Randy Newman2012"Why?"Karl TwiggMark Topham1998"Words Are Not Enough"Andreas CarlssonPelle Nylén2001"Words of Wisdom"Barry UptonSteve Crosby1997"Wouldn't Hurt So Bad"Andy GoldmarkMark Mueller2000"You Make Me Whole" "You Make Me Whole" is a cover version originally performed by Aneta Sablik.Ina WroldsenWayne HectorBen Kohn,Tom Barnes& Pete Kelleher2017""Karl TwiggMark Topham2000""Jackie James1999
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