Step One

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Step One is the debut album by British pop group Steps. It was released in the UK and Europe on 11 September 1998. The album charted at number two on UK Albums Chart upon its release, going on to spend 64 weeks in the chart. It was beaten to number one by This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours by Manic Street Preachers, who also beat their single One for Sorrow to number one on the UK Singles Chart. In 2000, the album was re-released in the US, containing songs from both Step One and its successor, Steptacular. The tracks "5, 6, 7, 8", "Last Thing on My Mind", "One for Sorrow", "Heartbeat" and "Better Best Forgotten" were released as the singles in UK. In 2000, the album was certified 5× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for selling over 1.4 million copies in UK.^[4] It is also considered to be one of the biggest-selling albums in United Kingdom by a band/group.

The album contains some covers—"Last Thing on My Mind" was originally released as a single by female pop group Bananarama, while "Love U More" was originally recorded by techno/house band Sunscreem, "Experienced" was originally recorded by boyband Worlds Apart and "Stay With Me" appears on Romeo's Daughters' self-titled début album. The album cover itself was the inspiration behind the group's 2017 album Tears on the Dancefloor.

"Tragedy", which was recorded for the Bee Gees tribute album, was paired up with "Heartbeat" as a double A-side single and also featured as a bonus track on some international editions of the album.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Stepro"	Mike Stock Pete Waterman Sara Dallin Keren Woodward	0:56
2.	"Last Thing on My Mind"	Stock Waterman Dallin Woodward	3:04
3.	"5,6,7,8"	Barry Upton Steve Crosby	3:22
4.	"One for Sorrow"	Mark Topham Karl Twigg Lance Ellington	4:20
5.	"Heartbeat"	Jackie James	4:24
6.	"This Heart Will Love Again"	Andrew Frampton Waterman	3:48
7.	"Experienced" (H solo)	Stock Waterman	3:27
8.	"Too Weak to Resist" (H solo)	Frampton Waterman	3:50
9.	"Better Best Forgotten"	Frampton Waterman	3:42
10.	"Back to You"	Topham Twigg	4:04
11.	"Love U More"	Lucia Holm Paul Cannell	3:57
12.	"Stay with Me"	Olga Lange Leigh Matty Craig Joiner Anthony Mitman	4:04

Australian bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"One for Sorrow" (W.I.P. Remix)		6:53
14.	"Tragedy" (Hidden track)	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb	4:30

Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Tragedy"
14.	"5,6,7,8" (W.I.P. Remix)
15.	"One for Sorrow" (W.I.P. Remix)
16.	"Better Best Forgotten" (W.I.P. Remix)

American release

The United States version included several tracks from Steptacular, and "Better the Devil You Know", while omitting most of the album-only tracks from the UK version of Step One. In this respect, it essentially serves as a Steps best of for their UK releases through to "Deeper Shade of Blue".

Notably, "Better Best Forgotten" was not included on this version, while the UK version of "One for Sorrow" was omitted to include Tony Moran's remixed track.

Standard edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tragedy"	4:30
2.	"Say You'll Be Mine"	3:33
3.	"One for Sorrow" (U.S. Mix)	3:30
4.	"Last Thing on My Mind"	3:05
5.	"5, 6, 7, 8"	3:23
6.	"Stay with Me"	4:05
7.	"Love's Got a Hold on My Heart"	3:20
8.	"After the Love Has Gone"	4:35
9.	"Heartbeat"	4:25
10.	"Deeper Shade of Blue"	4:16
11.	"Better the Devil You Know"

US singles

"One for Sorrow" (US Mix)
"Tragedy"

Personnel

Producers:
- Topham, Twigg and Waterman (for tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13)
- Frampton and Waterman (for tracks 5, 7 and 8)
- Sanders, Frampton and Waterman (for track 6)
- Work in Progress (W.I.P) (for tracks 11 and 13)
- Sanders and Waterman (for track 12)
Engineers:
- Chris McDonnell (for tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 and 13)
- Dan Frampton (for tracks 5 and 7)
- McDonnell and Frampton (for track 8 and 9)
- Jason Barron, Martin Neary and Frampton (for track 6)
- Paul Waterman (for track 11)
- Barron (for track 12)

Mixing:
- Work in Progress (W.I.P) (for track 1)
- Les Sharma (for track 3)
- Paul Waterman (for tracks 2, 11 and 12)
- Waterman and Dan Frampton (for 4, 5, 6 and 10)
- Frampton (for tracks 7, 8 and 9)
- Work in Progress (W.I.P) (for track 13)
Assistant engineers: Bradlee/Al and Pete
All tracks were recorded and mixed at the PWL Studios in London and Manchester.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[5]	5
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)^[6]	1
Dutch Albums Chart^[7]	33
Irish Albums Chart^[8]	8
Japanese Albums Chart^[9]	19
New Zealand Albums Chart^[10]	6
Swedish Albums Chart^[11]	46
Taiwanese Albums Chart^[12]	9
UK Albums Chart^[13]	2
US Billboard 200^[14]	79

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[15]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Belgium (BEA)^[16]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)^[18]	Gold^[17]	100,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[19]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[21]	5× Platinum	1,402,303^[20]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[22]	Platinum	1,000,000^*

End-of-year charts

End-of-year chart (1998)	Position
Australian Albums Chart^[23]	35
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)^[24]	4

Release history

Country	Release date	Format	Label	Catalogue
United Kingdom^[25]	11 September 1998	Standard edition (CD)	Jive / EBUL	015911-2
United Kingdom^[25]	11 September 1998	Standard edition (cassette)	Jive / EBUL	015911-4
Australia^[25]	11 September 1998	Limited edition (CD + Dance routine booklet)	Jive / Liberation	MUSH33147-2
Hong Kong^[25]	11 September 1998	Limited edition (CD + VCD)	Rock (HK)	ROD-9115
Indonesia^[25]	11 September 1998	Standard edition (CD)	Zomba	Z-CD-0110798
Netherlands^[25]	11 September 1998		Jive / EBUL	015911-2
Japan^[25]	1 January 1999		Jive / AVEX	AVCZ-95107
Germany^[25]	2 March 1999		Jive / EBUL
Canada^[25]	9 July 1999		Jive / EBUL	01241-44149-2
United States^[25]	8 February 2000		Jive	01241-41688-4
Brazil^[25]	21 August 2000		Jive	01241-41635-2

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Answers.com review
^ DooYoo.co.uk review
^ Step One gone 8x Platinum in UK. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
^ "Australian Charts > Steps". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
^ "Belgian Charts > Steps". ultratop.be Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
^ "Dutch Album Chart > Steps". dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
^ http://irish-charts.com/. Retrieved 8 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/. Retrieved 8 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "New Zealand Charts > Steps". charts.org.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
^ "Swedish Charts > Steps". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
^ IFPI Taiwan - International Top 10 (1998/32)
^ "Chart Stats > Steps". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
^ "Steps Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
^ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年3月度" (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 474. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. 10 May 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
^ "Japanese album certifications – Steps – Seps One" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
^ "Top 50 Albums Chart, 11 April 1999". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Gumble, Daniel (6 March 2017). "Steps confirm comeback album, tour and ABBA-penned new song". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
^ "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1998". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Release dates, editions, and chart positions of Step One". gensteps.co.uk Retrieved 5 March 2010

[1] AllMusic review

[2] Answers.com review

[3] DooYoo.co.uk review

[UKsales-4] Step One gone 8x Platinum in UK. Retrieved 9 June 2009.

[aus-5] "Australian Charts > Steps". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.

[bel-6] "Belgian Charts > Steps". ultratop.be Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2010.

[nl-7] "Dutch Album Chart > Steps". dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.

[8] ttp://irish-charts.com/. Retrieved 8 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[9] ttp://www.oricon.co.jp/. Retrieved 8 March 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[nz-10] "New Zealand Charts > Steps". charts.org.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.

[swe-11] "Swedish Charts > Steps". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2008.

[12] IFPI Taiwan - International Top 10 (1998/32)

[uk-13] "Chart Stats > Steps". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2008.

[14] "Steps Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 30 October 2009.

[AustraliaStepsSeps_OnealbumCertRef-15] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

[BelgiumStepsSeps_OnealbumCertRef-16] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

[RIAJ-may1999-17] "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年3月度" (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 474. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 9. 10 May 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

[JapanStepsSeps_OnealbumCertRef-18] "Japanese album certifications – Steps – Seps One" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

[nzcer-19] "Top 50 Albums Chart, 11 April 1999". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 5 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[20] Gumble, Daniel (6 March 2017). "Steps confirm comeback album, tour and ABBA-penned new song". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

[United_KingdomStepsSeps_OnealbumCertRef-21] MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.

[EuropeStepsSeps_OnealbumCertRef-22] "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1999". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

[23] "ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 1998". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[24] "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[steponerelease-25] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Release dates, editions, and chart positions of Step One". gensteps.co.uk Retrieved 5 March 2010

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