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Posted by: TomboOnBroadway 14th May 2018, 05:21 PM

Steps - Album 6
Confirmed By Claire!

Album 6 is coming and they are going to be working on it after the summer!

Posted by: pippa 14th May 2018, 06:31 PM

Wonderful that this is confirmed.
I really hope they can give us another strong album, i have confidence in them to do it.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 14th May 2018, 06:33 PM

I knew they would after the success the last album had!

I'm hoping future music will be of a higher standard than the new tracks on the re-release of TOTD.

Posted by: liamk97 14th May 2018, 06:35 PM

Great to hear! Their last album was an absolute triumph so I'm eager to see this album follow the same success.

Posted by: Jüpiter 14th May 2018, 07:16 PM

Great news! (since I shamefully forgot to go and see them on their last tour too...)

They seem to get on really well as people again going by recent live performances and interviews I've seen, really good group chemistry is a nice change to the bad blood they had around their first breakup.

Posted by: pippa 14th May 2018, 08:12 PM

Yes, as a group they now seem to have genuine affection for each other.
Having harmony in the group gives a greater chance of staying together for the foreseeable.

Posted by: TomboOnBroadway 14th May 2018, 09:18 PM

I'm happy Claire got over her whole hating Steps phase

Posted by: pippa 15th May 2018, 03:10 PM

I dont think it was just Claire, there seems to have been multiple issues that tore them apart which now seem resolved.

Posted by: ebae 9th June 2018, 07:38 AM

They also said new music was coming in their Recent 'Party At The Cinema' interview with Rylan. It was an amazing interview tbh

Posted by: ___∆___ 11th June 2018, 04:20 AM

Can’t wait for this! Makes me wonder if they have for major label interest after the success of the last album?

Posted by: pippa 28th February 2020, 01:25 PM

https://twitter.com/OfficialSteps/status/1232981123430526977

This must be the start of the build up to the release of their brand new studio album.
I am very excited to get another new album from Steps.

Posted by: ThePensmith 29th February 2020, 07:45 PM

Exciting to know new stuff isn't too far away - I loved 'Tears on the Dancefloor' so I'm expecting great things from this.

Posted by: Spiceboy 1st March 2020, 01:22 AM

I am so excited for the new Steps era, I utterly adored the last reunion of theirs.

What are their chances of charting high on the album charts do we think? They had impressive first week sales last time and overall sales were fairly good for the time. I would absolutely love it if they managed to achieve a #1 album then they can claim #1 albums in the 90's, 00's, 10's and 20's which none of their peers from the same era can as of yet...

Posted by: kye 1st March 2020, 01:03 PM

i think if they choose the right week, they’ll get a #1 album in 2020 (the 30 different formats we’ll buy will help too )

Posted by: Prettylittlebry 1st March 2020, 01:31 PM

Does the record label get inside info for other releases in a certain week so they can plan?

Posted by: Spiceboy 1st March 2020, 07:14 PM

Most acts announce in advance when they are releasing as there is a release schedule...

Posted by: Spiceboy 1st March 2020, 07:15 PM

If they can get the type of promo they got last time (which was excellent for the album release week) then I think they have a good chance. It really depends on whether their sales stay similar to what they were last time or if they fall? The good news is the majority of their sales last time were physical so that puts them in good stead for high physical sales again.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 1st March 2020, 09:39 PM

Im Looking forward to the new album as I was/,am so impressed with tears on the dancefloor.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 22nd March 2020, 05:21 PM

I wonder will steps announce the name of the new album soon.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 18th May 2020, 03:05 PM

If they push the new album as well as they pushed Tears, they could come close to match its sales. A good few fans, me included, have stayed with them - releasing a really good album helped aswell. They need to do an audience with style show if they could get one for the new album.

Posted by: Liam.k. 22nd May 2020, 12:13 PM

Given how they fiercely promoted their last album with TV spots, I can see why they thought best to delay the single. Happy to know that they're ready for the era to get underway!

I feel it's been far too long since I listened to Tears on the Dancefloor! Shall give that a re-listen today!

Posted by: Spiceboy 23rd May 2020, 11:57 AM

I can see why they have delayed the single. I'm anticipating they have another intense album launch schedule to try sell as many copies of the album as they can. Another gold album from them would be amazing... I'm praying for them to achieve another #1 so they have a #1 album in 4 different decades (watch it crash and burn at #52 now lol)

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 23rd May 2020, 04:03 PM

They could easily grab a number 1 album in these couple of weeks.

Posted by: pippa 23rd May 2020, 11:28 PM

If the album was released this week or the previous fortnight another number 1 they would easily claim.

I am very looking forward to new material as I still get great enjoyment from Tears In The Dancefloor.

Posted by: Spiceboy 24th May 2020, 12:38 AM

I'm not so sure... Steps are very much physical sellers and I think there is a definite cut down of people buying physical CD's from the stores. Unless they could do it via sales from their website alone I think they might struggle a little, streaming is never going to be their friend... I have a feeling the entire campaign will be put off until next year now to try for a better chart placing and also so they can tour which is where they make their real money.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 24th May 2020, 01:32 PM

It's a long time to hold back the album in fear of a complete leak.

Posted by: Monzo 24th May 2020, 04:47 PM

This seems to be both, the most popular and the most frustrating forum thread right now. Everytime I check if there's something new, nothing has happened.

Posted by: slowdown73 24th May 2020, 07:01 PM

A lot of releases are on hold at the minute due to covid so we’re just gonna have to be patient. I’m sure it will be worth the wait!

Posted by: Mark. 4th June 2020, 10:47 PM

If they picked a good week with no real strong competition i would say that's possible
I'm looking forward to their next album i'm presuming it will either be at the end of the year
or 2021

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 9th June 2020, 11:48 AM

Im hoping it might come in September or early October

Posted by: Jay* 17th July 2020, 02:32 PM

The latest gossip is that Steps have decided to hold back this new album era to April 2021 I really hope that isn’t true!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 17th July 2020, 02:37 PM

I hope thats not true, i wonder why hold it back for so long if its ready as its sure to leak.

Posted by: Tombo 18th July 2020, 02:50 AM

That sucks holding it off for so long

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 18th July 2020, 03:01 AM

defo sucks, i knew they were delaying the release but i was thinking maybe september.

Posted by: Voodoo 18th July 2020, 09:57 AM

What makes you think it will leak? They can keep it in the vault as long as they wish.

Since they are in it for the money, they won't come back until they know for sure that they can tour the album. There's no point for them to release it if they can't make money off it.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 18th July 2020, 10:32 PM

I just find in cases like this the album or some of the songs leak, I hope it doesn't happen though.

Posted by: lewistgreen 18th July 2020, 10:47 PM

Unless someone managed to nab a copy of it when it was released early in China and surely if someone had done it’d be online by now, I think they’re safe

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 19th July 2020, 01:06 AM

Fingers crossed as I'm really looking forward to it whenever we get it.

Posted by: pippa 20th July 2020, 11:39 PM

It is a very long wait

Posted by: Lee_J11 25th July 2020, 02:23 PM

Rumours are circulating that they have covered Jenny Silver’s ‘Something In Your Eyes’ off of Melodifestivalen 2011 fame and I for one am READY FOR IT *_*

Posted by: Monzo 25th July 2020, 04:39 PM

Haven't heard this song before, but even the original sounds like Steps. It's fun!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 25th July 2020, 09:27 PM

Never heard if it before now, gona have a look.

Posted by: Spiceboy 26th July 2020, 10:50 AM

I thought this would be the case tbh. They want to chart high with the album and they have a better chance of #1 in April, as they will have more of a monopoly on television than they would be able to get in quarter 4. Then there’s also the tour to think about and whether they can tour as that is where the band will make their money not from the album.

If they can get a #1 album out of it then I support them pushing it back to 2021 I would love to see Steps achieve #1 albums in 4 different decades

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 26th July 2020, 12:42 PM

Id love a number 1 for them, tears on the dancefloor was out on a bad week as on many others weeks their sales would have been an easy number 1, they had the midweeks number 1 but ed sheeran overtook.

Posted by: pippa 26th July 2020, 08:21 PM

A Number 1 across 4 different decades would be a great achievement for Steps.

Posted by: Jay Something 30th July 2020, 05:36 AM

It really does sound like a Steps song! Particularly if it is slowed down a bit. Hope it's true that they have covered it!

Posted by: Herbs 30th July 2020, 08:47 AM

Hopefully it is worth the wait. The last album was an amazing comeback

Posted by: pippa 30th July 2020, 11:50 PM

If the new single has leaked the album release may arrive much quicker.

Posted by: Tombo 1st August 2020, 10:10 AM

I hate that it has leaked, I don't want anything to mess up their album campaign.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 1st August 2020, 10:51 AM

The only good thing is the fanbase will still buy the physical album regardless but is prefer no leaks.

Posted by: Jay* 7th September 2020, 09:02 AM

They're coming *.*

Posted by: awardinary 7th September 2020, 11:17 AM

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Posted by: Stu1985 7th September 2020, 04:02 PM

Steps to save 2020!

Posted by: Lukuzz 7th September 2020, 04:04 PM

All 5 pics out now. Wonder if an announcement will come next

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 7th September 2020, 04:17 PM

Are we to assume this is coming on Friday?

I wasn't expecting anything until next year, how exciting!

Posted by: dannjohn 7th September 2020, 04:24 PM

I thought it was coming next year also...

Posted by: lewistgreen 7th September 2020, 05:07 PM

Album out November 27th, pre-order goes live at 8am tomorrow

Posted by: WhoOdyssey 7th September 2020, 05:10 PM

Woah, can't wait!

Posted by: awardinary 7th September 2020, 05:19 PM

Exciting! Will update the thread subtitle now.

Posted by: gooddelta 7th September 2020, 05:20 PM

Brave to release at the peak of the Christmas season, I hope it pays off for them. I'm excited to hear the single!

Posted by: tommie 7th September 2020, 05:39 PM

I expect that they're now comfortable with announcing touring dates for 2021, which is, let's face it, the main reason why they're still releasing new music. It's basically just a vehicle for touring.

Posted by: Lukuzz 7th September 2020, 05:57 PM

Great that it's coming out this year, can't see it peaking as high as the last album just due to the time of year but hopefully sell well. And yes fingers crossed for the tour in 2021.

Wonder if the single release date will be announced tomorrow.

Posted by: lewistgreen 7th September 2020, 05:59 PM

I am hoping that with an album pre-order going up that the single is out tomorrow too, one can dream *.*

Posted by: Chemistry 7th September 2020, 06:05 PM

That's what I was thinking as well.

Love the album cover

Posted by: Jay* 7th September 2020, 06:09 PM

Love the album cover That’ll look amazing on vinyl!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 7th September 2020, 06:19 PM

If this is even half as good as Tears on the Dancefloor, I'll be very happy.

Posted by: J00psyMethyd 7th September 2020, 06:23 PM

They are all looking amazing

Posted by: Tafty 7th September 2020, 06:40 PM

Excited to finally have an announcement. I've been dying for the song (at least) since that one time I heard the clip a while back

Posted by: Spiceboy 7th September 2020, 10:12 PM

That album cover is amazing!!! Love the light up letters for the reveals too! I'm slightly gutted this wasn't released earlier in the year to get that potential #1 chart placement but also delighted it's coming this year and not next year!

Posted by: Steve201 7th September 2020, 10:16 PM

Not a fan of ‘Steps’ but I can see them challenging for number one and even staying until Xmas with the release timing.

Posted by: WinterFreeze 7th September 2020, 10:40 PM

Number 1 is possible.

They could release multiple formats, vinyls, cassettes.

Posted by: Jay* 8th September 2020, 06:07 AM

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/12609411/steps-comeback-sia-new-single/

Faye said: “The album is a little bit more intimate, which is fitting for the times because we can’t go out and jump around together quite yet.

“It’s a little bit more reflective and feels a bit more personal.”

Claire continued: “There’s much more of a mixture, with a nod to Steps back in the day.”

THE group have teamed up with pop songwriter Karl Twigg, who provided songs for their first three albums, for their new record. H said: “His track on the album is one of my favourites. I love that it’s Eighties inspired.”

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Lee said: “We’ve already got next year practically planned.”

Faye added: “We are all fit and healthy and looking fab, so there’s no reason why not.”


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Their sixth studio album, What The Future Holds, will be released on November 27th via BMG, and will be available on all digital platforms plus CD, Vinyl (including a limited edition transparent pink edition) and Cassette. A must for all Steps memorabilia collectors, the album will also be available as part of a Cassette Collection featuring five separate transparent pink solo cassettes with an intro from each band member, all in a special collector’s box.

https://www.aikenpromotions.com/shows/show/2508-steps-live-in-the-sse-arena-belfast-Belfast-BT3-9QQ-on-15-Nov-2021.html

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The five-piece premiere their first single What The Future Holds tomorrow on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 Breakfast show.

Posted by: Prettylittlebry 8th September 2020, 07:11 AM

Really liking the sound! Plus the song titles on the album are great

When is the single out?

Posted by: Lukuzz 8th September 2020, 07:14 AM

Single is out tomorrow.

Tracklist for the album -

1. What The Future Holds
2. Something In Your Eyes
3. Clouds
4. To The Beat Of My Heart
5. Father's Eyes
6. One Touch
7. Under My Skin
8. Heartbreak In This City
9. Come And Dance With Me
10. Don't You Leave Us Halfway
11. To The One
12. Hold My Heart

Posted by: Jay* 8th September 2020, 07:16 AM

Album formats available here: https://steps.tmstor.es/

Amazon Exclusive Picture Disc: https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B08HMSBF9T

Posted by: dj_tim_e 8th September 2020, 07:41 AM

Ordered the picture disc, signed cd and Claire cassette
2020 has been saved!

Posted by: WinterFreeze 8th September 2020, 08:01 AM

So it looks like the Something In Your Eyes rumours were true, it's a part of the album track list.

Posted by: J00psyMethyd 8th September 2020, 11:03 AM

The tracks sound amazing title-wise

Posted by: Jay* 8th September 2020, 11:21 AM

For the collectors, a summary of the formats available:

Signed CD - Official Store and Amazon
Pink Vinyl - Official Store
Black Vinyl - Official Store, Amazon and thesoundofvinyl
Picture Disc Vinyl - Amazon
Group Cover Cassette - Official Store
5x Individual Covers Cassettes - Official Store (available either in a box set, or individually)

Posted by: masahiro 8th September 2020, 11:52 AM

just pre-ordered signed CD and Lee's cassette!

HELP ME!!! I'M BROKE

Posted by: Spiceboy 8th September 2020, 11:58 AM

I love the cassettes 😍 think I’ll just be ordering the CD and maybe the vinyl though.

Posted by: Liam.k. 8th September 2020, 11:59 AM

A very bold release date but I think they'll pull it off - Steps are all over my social media today and I think the multiple formats and the strong reception towards their last album will see this album have a strong chance at reaching #1.

Can't wait to hear the single in full tomorrow! I can vaguely remember what it sounded like from that clip that leaked earlier in the year. I think fans are going to love it!

Posted by: Jay* 8th September 2020, 12:12 PM

I bought the signed CD, pink vinyl and group cassette

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 8th September 2020, 12:53 PM

Its a very bold release date but they are really going for it with the multi formats etc, i think an October release might have gave them a stronger chance of number 1, but hopefully they can do it as tears on the dancefloor did really well and i think most fans were very happy with how good the album was, they had a midweeks number 1 with it but ed sheeran overtook them in the end.

Posted by: masahiro 8th September 2020, 01:43 PM

I know You already ordered Mariah's Rarities Japanese Edition too?
WE NEED TO WORK HARD FOR MUSIC!

Posted by: Thom Regulus Kay 8th September 2020, 01:46 PM

OMG my body is ready

Given I already spent £100 on the Hurts album and £50 on Kylie I’m probably not going to go all out on this. But deffo getting the cassette and prolly the vinyl.

Posted by: Prettylittlebry 8th September 2020, 03:00 PM

To The Beat of My Heart was originally for Mollie Kings’ debut album and she has a writing credit for it!

Posted by: slowdown73 8th September 2020, 03:09 PM

Looking forward to this, it feels a while since their last album!

Posted by: .MIKE. 8th September 2020, 06:11 PM

Tour announcement.. the single premiere tomorrow ... this is a good week for Steps fans!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 8th September 2020, 06:39 PM

Im going to get the vinyl and cd.

Posted by: Spiceboy 8th September 2020, 10:06 PM

Damn I missed out on the signed booklet

Posted by: kye 8th September 2020, 11:45 PM

they’re on amazon!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 9th September 2020, 12:15 AM

Are the signed copies limited? I like since they returned that they are putting effort into the albums to make them as successful as they can, hopefully it can go gold for them easily enough and get similar sucess to TOTDF. It would be nice if the new single could go top 75.

Posted by: Wall 13th September 2020, 03:14 PM

To the beat of my heart was due to be a mollie king single

Posted by: pippa 13th September 2020, 06:16 PM

Have Steps covered it?

Posted by: Jay* 13th September 2020, 07:08 PM

Technically not a cover, given that Mollie's version wasn't ever released! It's like a 'Sound of the Underground' situation in that respect.

Posted by: Spiceboy 14th September 2020, 06:26 AM

Who recorded SOTU first???

Posted by: Thom Regulus Kay 14th September 2020, 06:41 AM

A girl group called Orchid that Richard X and Miranda Cosgrove put together that didn’t get a record deal. Samantha Mumba nearly recorded it instead of I’m Right Here too

Posted by: Tombo 16th September 2020, 02:35 PM

Was anyone lucky enough to win an invite to their Zoom party today?

Posted by: Stu1985 17th September 2020, 10:28 PM

They’re gonna be on This Morning on Tuesday 22nd.

Posted by: Spiceboy 19th September 2020, 10:21 AM

https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/steps-talk-unashamedly-pop-new-album-what-the-future-holds-and-cardi-bs-wap__31003/

Cannot wait for the album

Posted by: Spiceboy 19th September 2020, 11:11 AM

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/steps-interview-reunion-tour-new-album-b466990.html

Another fabulous interview, love how much of a fan the interviewer is!

Posted by: Jay* 19th September 2020, 12:43 PM

I think it’s lovely how the members of Steps are clearly so passionate & excited about what they have to offer as a band, after all these years. It’s so fun to be a fan of them.

Love that Lisa continually mentions that What the Future Holds is written by Sia

Posted by: Spiceboy 19th September 2020, 01:40 PM

It's lovely isn't it! It's the same seeing Melanie C truly embracing that she is Sporty Spice again and being so proud of it. (Wish she would have the same enthusiasm for some more Spice Girls music though!)

Sia is their validation isn't it, "this huge songwriter wants to give us a song" it's like Westlife constantly referring to Ed Sheeran!

Posted by: Stu1985 19th September 2020, 03:49 PM

Steps are confidently embracing armography and glitter into a new era. An altogether different unashamed track that's proving popular right now is WAP, the current Number 1 on the UK's Official Singles Chart from US rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. Because we ask the big questions, we wanted to gauge Steps' thoughts on it. With only Faye in the loop, we broke the news to the rest of the group what WAP stood for.

H: "What is that?"

Claire: *gasps* "NO!"

Faye: "The video is amazing. It’s like a girl’s rude song."

Lisa: “There’ll be no wet p***ies on our stage.”

H: “That makes me feel a bit vom to be fair."

Lee: "It probably would."

LOL @ Lisa

Posted by: Jay* 19th September 2020, 03:52 PM

Lisa's always reliable for an iconic quote!

Posted by: Stu1985 19th September 2020, 04:04 PM

Haha yeah she’s hilarious

Posted by: Spiceboy 19th September 2020, 04:43 PM

I LOL'd so much at this in the interview!!

Posted by: Chemistry 20th September 2020, 06:38 AM

Always love gay guys talking like that about female genitals.

Very much enjoyed their The One Show appearance though, the interview was cute and the performance was so much fun.

Posted by: Thom Regulus Kay 20th September 2020, 09:38 AM

Am I the only one who read Lee’s response to H as a bit homophobic? Then again H’s was kind of misogynistic so I guess they’re even.

Posted by: Chemistry 20th September 2020, 10:00 AM

I did not really read into it as homophobic, mostly a continuation of H's misogynistic remark.

Posted by: keefyweefy 20th September 2020, 01:34 PM

Are you kidding? Do you not understand banter or a joke? I take it you are very young and haven't experienced true homophobia i.e getting the shit kicked out of you daily for being Gay. This sensitivity has honestly got to stop, chill the f*** out. They were having a bit of banter in an interview.

Posted by: Chemistry 20th September 2020, 02:45 PM

Excuse me, but homophobia can occur in a lot of different ways and should never be tolareted. While I myself don't see Lee's comment as homophobic per se, I can come across like that to other people and we have to respect that. Jokes and 'a bit of banter' can be very harmful and should always be called out.

Posted by: Voodoo 20th September 2020, 05:37 PM

This.

Posted by: WinterFreeze 21st September 2020, 05:02 AM

I know we just got the single a few weeks ago but does anyone think we’ll get a second single and video before the album is released?

If so what do people think it’ll be?

Posted by: kye 21st September 2020, 08:48 AM

i’m certain the second single is ‘something in your eyes’

Posted by: WinterFreeze 21st September 2020, 08:54 AM

Yes, that’d be my guess.

It’s a cover isn’t it? Originally by Jenny Silver.

Posted by: kye 21st September 2020, 09:05 AM

yep! steps version is slightly slower + is 20 seconds longer so glad they’ve made some tweaks

Posted by: WinterFreeze 21st September 2020, 10:38 AM

Ohh thanks for the update. Looking forward to hearing it.

Posted by: Qween 21st September 2020, 10:45 AM

Not sure it needed to be slower, but the song is basically pop perfection so they can't go too wrong whatever they do (unless they let H sing it).

Posted by: WinterFreeze 21st September 2020, 10:58 AM

I agree, the original is a perfect fit for Steps. Intrigued to see how it sounds.

Posted by: dannjohn 21st September 2020, 03:08 PM

I often wonder how Lee deals with H tbh... it would make most men homophobic.

Posted by: Miss J00ps 21st September 2020, 03:52 PM

What would? Working with a gay person?

Posted by: dannjohn 21st September 2020, 04:00 PM

H is simply insufferable.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 22nd September 2020, 02:33 PM

Looks like they have everything really planned out for this campaign.

Posted by: Spiceboy 26th September 2020, 07:55 PM

I can NOT wait for this album!!

Posted by: Thom Regulus Kay 26th September 2020, 08:04 PM

I’m excited for it too. Does anyone know if the second version of What The Future Holds (not the single mix) on the album is a ballad version, or just longer? I can’t shake the feeling it was a ballad originally, it kind of reminds me of Ace Of Base - Everytime It Rains

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 27th September 2020, 01:26 AM

Interesting if there is a ballad version available.

Posted by: pippa 27th September 2020, 05:13 PM

They could launch the album on the third single and a second to get released very soon.

Posted by: Prettylittlebry 28th September 2020, 09:49 PM

The song length for Under My Skin has appeared on iTunes... promo track?

Posted by: slowdown73 29th September 2020, 09:14 AM

I’ve cancelled my preorder of this album. Not impressed with what the future holds at all. Big step down from scared of the dark. I will wait and hear the album first before buying it.

Posted by: Jay* 30th September 2020, 06:12 PM

Gary Barlow is releasing his new album in the same week as Steps

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 30th September 2020, 07:33 PM

I hate when this happens, its similar to Kylie and Little Mix, i would love to see all 4 get the number 1.

Posted by: Spiceboy 1st October 2020, 05:02 PM

I don’t want to see Gary Barlow at #1 ever again tbh. But let’s be honest bye bye Steps chance at #1 😭

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 1st October 2020, 11:04 PM

His last album opened with over 100k and went in at Number 2, I cant see Gary coming near those sales again but I think he will have at least 10k on steps, I'm happy for whoever's gets the number 1 as I will be buying both on release day.

Posted by: Aaron. 7th October 2020, 03:55 PM

Another track drops on Friday called "Under My Skin".

Posted by: Spiceboy 7th October 2020, 05:53 PM

Ooh so its Under my skin as the second single... wasn't expecting that!

Posted by: Aaron. 7th October 2020, 05:58 PM

Their Twitter suggests Under My Skin isn't their second single, and that an announcement on the second single is coming soon.

Posted by: kye 7th October 2020, 08:49 PM

yeah, under my skin is just a grat. i can’t wait to hear it!

Posted by: WinterFreeze 7th October 2020, 09:24 PM

Yes, I presume it’s like You Male Me Whole. That was an instant grat want it?

Posted by: Tombo 8th October 2020, 07:20 AM

What the heck? It is not homophobic, it is funny and for me was the funniest comment.

Anyway, can’t wait for the new single 🥰🥰🥰

Posted by: WinterFreeze 9th October 2020, 02:39 AM

Really enjoying Under My Skin, it’s different but really nice.

Also Something In Your Eyes now has its run time on iTunes. I’m guess second single announcement is imminent.

Posted by: Monzo 9th October 2020, 06:30 AM

From first listen it's a good grat, I will enjoy it on the album.

Posted by: Lomadz 9th October 2020, 06:38 AM

Never been a fan of Steps but this is great! Possibly my favourite song they have released. Hope they have more like this to come! Sounds a bit like 'Call the shots' at times which is up my street.

Posted by: Lukuzz 9th October 2020, 08:16 AM

Yeah it's a great song, which bodes well for the album if this isn't even a single.

Posted by: Jay* 9th October 2020, 08:49 AM

Really like it, quite different for them... it could have slotted into Claire’s album nicely!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 9th October 2020, 09:00 AM

Lovely little song, it almost sounds like a more mature and 2020 'It's The Way You Make Me Feel'.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 9th October 2020, 03:41 PM

Thats exactly what i thought.

Posted by: kye 10th October 2020, 02:47 PM

seems like ‘something in your eyes’ won’t be slower after all - confirmed to be 03:01 in length.

Posted by: Slick 10th October 2020, 02:48 PM

I really like 'Under My Skin' - they are bringing it! I've heard the original version of the next single too and it sounds PERFECT for them.

Posted by: pippa 11th October 2020, 05:35 PM

Steps are on a roll, this album is showing early signs to match Tears on The Dancefloor.

Posted by: slowdown73 17th October 2020, 12:17 PM

I’m not as excited about this album based on the first two singles. They just aren’t as strong. I will get the album at some point but not pre-ordering until I’ve heard rest of the album. I think it will do okay due to riding on the wave of success from tears on the dance floor but if this had been their first comeback album then I don’t think it would have done as well.

Posted by: Aaron. 17th October 2020, 02:43 PM

A video was posted showing about .5 of a second of the back of an album with the track listing on Twitter. I couldnt see everything well but:

What The Future Holds
Something In Your Eyes
Clouds
The Beat of My Heart
Father's Eyes
One Touch
Under My Skin
Heartbreak In This City
Come and Dance With Us
Don't You Leave Us Halfway
To The One
Hold My Heart

A few may be off, the quality was awful, but 12 songs for sure.

Posted by: Lukuzz 17th October 2020, 03:09 PM

Tracklisting has been announced for a while on their website when the pre orders went up, see below

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 17th October 2020, 03:19 PM

I'm really excited for the album I have to say as the songs so far are great.

Posted by: Jay* 27th October 2020, 02:07 AM

Here's an early review of What the Future Holds. It's a bit odd though - they've given it a great score of 3.5 out of 4, yet they also say that there's "plenty of filler"

Posted by: pippa 27th October 2020, 10:35 PM

Tears on The Dancefloor saw Steps return with a glittering bang which now looks certain to be repeated with the new album What the Future Holds.
It is very enjoyable having them back with such strong material.

Posted by: Lomadz 28th October 2020, 10:06 PM

Never ever liked Steps but like all 3 singles so far.

Posted by: isanka 30th October 2020, 07:44 AM

All thoses 3 songs are very addictive to me.
I never listened to Steps before this album.

Posted by: Scary Spice(boy) 30th October 2020, 12:06 PM

Hope this means another album sale

Wonder if Something in Your Eyes will get promotion, a performance on Strictly would be awesome. I believe Gary Barlow has the album release week on Strictly though doesn't he?

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 31st October 2020, 02:09 AM

Ya gary and steps have new albums out the same day (I hate when acts I love release the same week), I'm a fan of both but not really enjoying garys new stuff but loving steps.

Posted by: Scary Spice(boy) 31st October 2020, 12:31 PM

I hope BMG have a big promo trail for the Steps album release, it's a bit worrying that we are seeing things for McFly and Kylie but nothing for Steps. I mean we know Gary has the performance slot on Strictly, bet he has Graham Norton too... McFly have an ITV special All about us, Kylie will be on everything and there are rumours she also has a TV special. What about Steps?

Posted by: pippa 31st October 2020, 05:43 PM

Steps aren't releasing for 3 weeks after Kylie.
BMG will do more with Steps after Kylie releases.

Posted by: Scary Spice(boy) 2nd November 2020, 12:41 AM

Signed albums back up on Amazon, don't know if they have sent more or if it's from cancelled orders? Either way I've ordered a signed copy now

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 2nd November 2020, 09:25 PM

Im loving the artists signing cds craze thats going on right now.

Posted by: awardinary 11th November 2020, 01:37 PM

Next up...

Posted by: spiceboy 11th November 2020, 10:20 PM

Exciting! There's going to be no tracks left at this rate lol

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 12th November 2020, 02:08 AM

Look forward to this, I'd say t will be an instant grat with maybe a single the week after.

Posted by: Tombo 13th November 2020, 12:08 AM

Omg Hold My Heart is beautiful, I can’t wait for the album

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th November 2020, 01:25 AM

Not as good as the other tracks but ive always preferred uptempo steps to slow steps.

Posted by: Lomadz 13th November 2020, 07:42 AM

I have never liked Steps but the two slower tracks released are stunning.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th November 2020, 11:28 AM

Hope this can go top 5 on itunes if nothing else.

Posted by: Lee_J11 13th November 2020, 02:03 PM

I can’t remember how well Under My Skin did on iTunes but I don’t recall it doing great things?

Either way, as this is the worst one so far, I don’t see this doing particularly well at all.

Posted by: PaulM1983 13th November 2020, 02:13 PM

Under My Skin went top 15, but didn't break the top 10. I'd be surprised if this one went top 20 though. It's by far the weakest of the 4 songs so far. I definitely wouldn't have gone with this one as the last buzz track before the album.

Posted by: awardinary 14th November 2020, 11:16 AM

It’s ok I guess.

Posted by: spiceboy 14th November 2020, 07:25 PM

Yeah I'm not massively enthused with this one tbh.

Posted by: Jay* 14th November 2020, 08:08 PM

I've found it to be a grower!

Posted by: Alberto! 14th November 2020, 11:16 PM

Sometime i feel like it's about to burst in Born To Make You Happy XD

Posted by: Nina West 15th November 2020, 03:04 AM

Posted by: Jay* 15th November 2020, 03:07 PM

For me, What the Future Holds and Something in Your Eyes are two of their strongest tracks since their 2017 comeback. Particularly the latter, that's their most "ABBA on speed" track of the comeback, pure Steps! Under My Skin has a really catchy chorus and I enjoy the 80s vibes. I'm still very hyped for the album!

There's still 8 unheard tracks, that's still 66% of the album that you might end up liking. A lot of people wrote off Paloma's new album based on the singles and pre-released tracks, yet I've seen so many say they've ended up enjoying her album and that there was better stuff on there. So maybe that'll be the case for you and Steps, these tracks may not necessarily be the best of the lot.

It seems that this upcoming album is going to be more classic Steps, by having a mix of uptempo, mid-tempo and ballads - which was the formula for their hey-day albums. Faye has described the album musically as being a "rollercoaster", while she likened 'Tears on the Dancefloor' to a "bullet train" by comparison (in terms of tempo).

Posted by: dannjohn 16th November 2020, 10:35 AM

The new song sounds like a leftover from Claire's album.

Posted by: Jay* 16th November 2020, 12:51 PM

View this post on Instagram

The pink vinyl!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 17th November 2020, 07:39 PM

BMG have done wlel with Mc Fly this week and i think Steps have more selling power so bmg need to pull all the steps out starting very soon.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 17th November 2020, 07:57 PM

Apparently Lisa is all the way over in Dubai at the moment, which means getting together during the release week won't be easy... hopefully they've already signed stuff to go. Also I think this has thrown a spanner in the works for a planned video shoot of the 3rd single.

Posted by: spiceboy 17th November 2020, 08:06 PM

If that is true that is the shoddiest planning ever! They knew a lockdown was coming?!?

Posted by: Thom Renegade K 17th November 2020, 08:16 PM

Tbh I still haven’t heard Hold My Heart yet but the 7th Heaven remix is as zing and would probably be a big hit without their name attached to it

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 17th November 2020, 11:13 PM

They may do promo without Lisa, unless they have some prerecorded stuff to go out, i can def see steps doing the signed versions to get the extra sales.

Posted by: Chemistry 18th November 2020, 11:01 AM

She lives in Dubai, so it's not that strange she went there again is it?

Posted by: Alberto! 18th November 2020, 03:06 PM

They have pre-recorded stuff from the promo week they did in September/October (whenever that was . Plus she's back in the UK soon (I believe the Royal Variety Show in Blackpool is filmed on Nov 29).

Posted by: dannjohn 18th November 2020, 03:12 PM

but you can travel for work and you know as well as everyone else that LSL will be here for the promo...

Posted by: spiceboy 18th November 2020, 09:31 PM

I mean if she is in Dubai and then unable to fly back into the UK with all the lockdown stuff... there was pre-warning so you think she'd relocate to the UK again for a couple of months surely?

Posted by: Alberto! 19th November 2020, 01:24 AM

I'm actually seeing quite a few London-based people travelling to Dubai and back. A friend of mine has just been for work and he mentioned they stopped the mandatory quarantine from there.

The Royal Variety is great promo but it's only aired later in December (luckily filmed on release week).

Posted by: Prettylittlebry 20th November 2020, 02:55 PM

Another song coming before release according to the email they’ve sent out.. not sure what song yet

Posted by: spiceboy 22nd November 2020, 12:39 PM

Lisa has flown back from Dubai according to her instagram! Getting ready for all that promo!!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 22nd November 2020, 05:16 PM

Less than a week to when hopefully steps will be in full action.

Posted by: blossom1 22nd November 2020, 05:17 PM

Do we know any details of the promo lined up? Can only see Royal Variety and a Radio 2 show which will both be aired around Christmas? Would have thought strictly, jonathan ross would have been good promo of they could get on there but looks like they are not on next week.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 22nd November 2020, 05:53 PM

Havnt seen much on promo yet but am hoping some will be announced very soon.

Posted by: spiceboy 22nd November 2020, 06:50 PM

I'm really concerned with the lack of promo it seems Gary is getting the bulk of it all... he has Strictly and he has Graham Norton Steps don't seem to have anything booked in yet!? McFly got an ITV documentary, Kylie got everything... if Steps don't have any big promo slots then what was the point of BMG I mean they got great slots on their own without a big record label?

Posted by: dannjohn 23rd November 2020, 09:24 AM

Lisa's enroute to the UK as predicted.

Posted by: spiceboy 23rd November 2020, 05:17 PM

She flew back a few days ago didn’t she?

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 23rd November 2020, 10:22 PM

Ya the lack of big promo is a little worrying, they need something to happen soon.

Posted by: Jay* 23rd November 2020, 11:23 PM

Steps Take Us Through New Album ‘What The Future Holds’ Track-By-Track
The group tell us about their new album in their own words.

https://entertainment-focus.com/2020/11/23/steps-take-us-through-what-the-future-holds-track-by-track/

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Talking Music: Ian H Watkins & Lisa Scott-Lee Discuss New Steps Album – What The Future Holds
https://entertainmentsouthwales.com/2020/11/23/talking-music-ian-h-watkins-lisa-scott-lee-discuss-new-steps-album-what-the-future-holds/?fbclid=IwAR0h0GYWOvubAelCxiSJAOL2rK904ORRzgrUuEGpoEyeZfHq-RrBnhj861s

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Posted by: Jay* 23rd November 2020, 11:25 PM

In 2017, after virtually the whole industry had turned a blind eye to them, returning pop sensations Steps went the independent route and released Tears On The Dancefloor – their first album of all-new music in 17 years. One gold-selling record and 200,000 arena tour tickets later, they had comprehensively proven their doubters wrong. Now Music Week asks the group, Fascination Management and BMG if their new album What The Future Holds can do it all over again…

There’s a lot of ways for an interview to start, but nothing can quite prepare you for the dizzying experience of an audience with Steps. One by one, they appear on the Zoom screen in a delirious blur of smiles, giddy proclamations and questions. And singing. First to materalise is Faye Tozer, grinning as she serenades Music Week with an impromptu rendition of George Of The Jungle. Next is Claire Richards, who’s quick to relay her hectic morning with her new puppy (“It’s hard work, all the biting of the feet, peeing on the floor and sleepless nights… But I must admit she is very cute!”). Then there’s self-described “Zoom whiz” Lisa Scott-Lee proudly posing in front of her custom neon Steps background while Lee Latchford-Evans shakes his head at how his vanilla wall is letting the side down branding-wise. Last but not least is Ian ‘H’ Watkins, who is grilling Music Week about our living room decor.

“What’s that picture?” he quizzes. “I’m curious!”

It’s been three years since we last spoke to the group and, back then, there was an altogether different question occupying Watkins’ mind.

“Why do you think people care so much!?” was what he asked us, pondering the immense reaction the group had received to their comeback single Scared Of The Dark, and news that their arena tour was selling out with astonishing speed. His confusion was telling and rooted in the failed behind-the-scenes campaign the group had previously conducted to get people involved in their planned comeback. It was Peter Loraine at Fascination Management who first had the brainwave to reach out to them when he realised that 2017 would mark the group’s 20th anniversary and be the perfect time to return with a new album.

“It’s quite funny actually, I sent H a message saying, ‘Are you planning anything for your 20th anniversary?’” recalls Loraine. “And he said, ‘I have no idea, ask Claire!’”

They were soon all onboard. Surely, labels would be scrambling to work with a group boasting such imperious pop credentials such as theirs – attaining a whopping 14 UK Top 10 singles, and three multi-platinum albums and career sales of over 20 million records, not to mention a number of wildly-successful arena tours. Right? Right? Wrong.

“I couldn’t get anybody anywhere to buy into my plan or my belief,” Loraine tells Music Week. “I found that incredibly frustrating. I was like, ‘They’re in the Take That lane here, they’re not in the lane of whoever else you might see on a retro tour’. They toured so phenomenally in their day and sold millions of records. To me, it was, like, ‘This is a really big deal.’”

So it was that Steps and Fascination – completed by Adam Klein and Kirsty Richardson – partnered with Absolute Label Services for their fifth album, Tears On The Dancefloor.

“We were only independent because nobody else wanted us,” laughs Watkins. “The facts are facts. We shopped around every major and every upcoming label and nobody would touch us with a barge pole. We went, ‘OK, if we’re doing this, we’ll do ourselves!’”

The result? Tears On The Dancefloor entered the charts at No.2, only kept off the top spot by Ed Sheeran’s all-conquering ÷. It was the second best-selling independent album of 2017 behind Stormzy’s Gang Signs And Prayer, and has sold 125,940 copies according to OCC data. That alone would be cause for bragging rights, but it was arguably the smallest part Of the comeback: their Party On The Dancefloor tour sold out 22 arenas, shifting over 200,000 tickets in the process. Music Week can’t help but wonder if Steps have enjoyed the bragging rights of proving all the doubters wrong?

“It does feel good,” beams Lisa Scott-Lee. “It’s interesting when the tables are turned and the labels are the ones calling us like, ‘Oh, you wanted a record deal?’”

“They copy our business model now,” adds Watkins. “They’re literally using exactly the same business model that we did, but nobody wanted us!”

The post-TOTD campaign dissection led to some interesting revelations about why things went so well. One theory is that it was because it was a real reunion. “Every time we’ve come together since our initial split, we always said we wouldn’t get together unless it was the original five of us,” reasons Tozer. Another thing everyone in the Steps camp agrees on is this: it was the fact that the group re-emerged with all-new material rather than a nostalgia-fuelled greatest hits package that made all the difference.

“The majority of the music industry doesn't understand Steps: who we are, what we do”

Claire Richards, Steps

And on November 27 we’ll be getting even more new music as the group release their vibrant sixth album What The Future Holds on their new home of BMG. The belief is that the label will take Steps to the next level.

“You can see what they did with Kylie and Rick Astley, and we do fit into that,” says Claire Richards of their new partners. “They get it. There aren’t many people that get it, and that’s quite a sad thing to say. BMG get it. Our agent [Gary Howard, UTA] gets it, our promoter [AEG] gets it, our management gets it. It’s taken us a long time to get this team around us.”

“It felt like there was more to achieve than was physically possible just by ourselves, particularly financially,” says Peter Loraine of their decision to end their DIY approach. “So, with the investment, not only financially, but of the people that work at BMG, suddenly it felt like a couple more really great music brains in the project would help us elevate it to its next level. The calibre of the things that they do, particularly with Kylie, all felt really right. We all learn from each other and, in this case, the more heads and brains on the project, the better. We’ve definitely seen pluses to doing it this way this time round.”

Suffice to say BMG – particularly on the back of delivering Kylie Minogue’s smash hit album Disco – are feeling quite bullish about what they can offer Steps.

“We have an amazing team who work harder and smarter than anyone,” states BMG’s VP A&R Jamie Nelson, oh-so emphatically. “BMG deals are amazing for artists, and we are super-competitive when it comes to delivering our campaigns successfully.”

At the heart of the What The Future Holds campaign is one thing above all else: making sure Steps are well-equipped with ironclad pop bangers. Indeed, Steps proceed to outline the kind of songs people think they want to record that are far, far too cheesy.

“A lot of record labels or even songwriters, they’ll send us demos and they don’t get it, they don’t really get what Steps is about,” says Lee Latchford-Evans.

“You wouldn’t believe some of the songs we get and what people that are asked to write specifically for us come back with, you just wouldn’t even…” says Richards, before exploding with laughter. “It’s like a song you would pitch to the Teletubbies or the Tweenies or something – and I don’t even know if they exist anymore!”

Last time around Steps attracted some big hitters including Fiona Bevan (Ed Sheeran), Ina Wroldsen (Calvin Harris, Britney Spears), Steve Mac (Jess Glynne, Little Mix), TMS (Lewis Capaldi), Carl Ryden (The Saturdays, David Guetta),?and Metrophonic (Cher, Olly Murs), as well as their cover of Story Of A Heart, a song by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson. They did incredibly well to secure such star names.

“A&R-ing 2017’s Tears On The Dancefloor was tricky in many ways,” says Fascination Management’s Adam Klein. “Many of the doors we knocked on were completely shut because people had a certain pre-conceived notion of what Steps were about. The industry didn’t realise how loyal their fanbase were or that there was still an appetite for joyful ‘pure pop’ music out there. Off the back of that album’s success, a new world of publisher, songwriter and producer interest opened up.”

Watkins has a theory that “everyone is a closet Steps fan” and it’s hard to argue with when you consider some of their collaborators. Assuredly, What The Future Holds welcomes back some of the aforementioned star writers, as well as Steps veteran Karl Twigg. This time around, too, Hannah Robinson (Kylie Minogue) is on board, while the album’s title track/launch single was penned by none other than Sia and producer Greg Kurstin (Adele, Foo Fighters). Let the record show that at the mere mention of Sia’s name, Watkins begins a worshipping gesture à la Wayne’s World.

“A couple of years ago, Sia sent a tweet talking about pop in the ’90s and that she was a fan of Steps,” explains Tozer. “Little did we know that there would ever be a song on the table that she’d written and thought was perfect for us. It’s a huge compliment, and it’s a little bit gob-smacking as well!”

“It means everything to us!” says Scott-Lee. “Ev. Ery. Thing. We’re all big Sia fans, she’s such an incredibly talented artist and songwriter. And when we heard the track What The Future Holds, we just thought it was a no-brainer, and that it was going to shape the new album. I feel like it really could take us to another level, it has sealed that we mean business.”

Klein says the song was “consistently one of the most-played tracks at BBC Radio 2 where it stayed on the playlist for five weeks”. Still the biggest part of the campaign is yet to come.

When it comes to Steps, as Gemma Reilly-Hammond, BMG vice president marketing, UK, explains, “physical is clearly king”, with 88,000 of Tears On The Dance Floor’s sales being physical according to the OCC. Unsurprisingly, then, there is something of a royal roll-out of editions in store, with What The Future Holds set to be released on CD, vinyl (plus a limited edition transparent pink edition) and cassette, including a special collector’s box with five separate transparent pink solo cassettes with an intro from each band member.

The goals for the campaign, however, extend far beyond week one physical sales, Reilly-Hammond pointing to an “18-month campaign”. Key territories that will be targeted include Australia, Southeast Asia and Belgium. Another key objective is to build their presence on DSPs.

“Steps continue to produce contemporary music and have a universal audience with
a varying age range,” explains Gemma Reilly-Hammond. “It’s important for us, like we have done successfully with other artists of a similar profile, to establish a foothold at DSPs and grow the audience and streaming business which we are doing well. As well as having an incredible catalogue to build on, we’re working closely with all DSPs to look at profile-based initiatives around the album and have been dropping new music regularly and growing streams and followers since the start of the campaign.”

Klein points to the in-roads they’ve already made with several track placements on New Music Friday and New Music Daily, plus playlist features including A-List Pop on Apple and A Perfect Day on Spotify. The group have also focused on refreshing and promoting the band’s Best Of and Completely Collection playlists on Spotify.

Steps are in the Take That lane, not the one of whoever you might see on a retro tour

Peter Loraine, Fascination Management

So, what does the future hold for What The Future Holds?

“We have noticed from their previous record and looking into data that they are picking up younger fans,” says BMG’s Jamie Nelson. “When Steps originally launched there was a lot of pop music around. In 2020, there is nothing anywhere near what they do, and so they are benefiting from that.”

“I think they’ve already solidified themselves as not just being on the retro trail,” agrees Loraine. “They make new music that’s played on the radio, they still sell concert tickets, they can perform new songs and old songs, they still have a fan base, and it’s a growing fan base. It was interesting on the [Party On The Dancefloor] tour, there were people that were in attendance that were definitely too young to have been to their shows before. That was amazing to see.”

So will 2020 see Steps finally get the respect they deserve?

“They are certainly respected, however, I’m not sure everyone realises what a massive group they are and I think people forget all the hits they have under their belt,” says Reilly-Hammond. “It feels their recent success can still take people a little bit by surprise and this is something we hope to change as the success continues to roll, as we have no doubt it will.”

“For every Steps campaign, we almost need to prove ourselves once again, over and over, as if people have a short-term memory about their history of success,” says Klein. “While it can be irritating, I don’t actually mind as it’s a great challenge which keeps us all motivated.”

As for the group? It doesn’t really matter if people underestimate them...

“We’ve never taken ourselves too seriously, we never tried to be cool,” says Watkins. “We always stayed true to who we were, and who we still are. We’ve always been the ones to laugh at ourselves when people were laughing at us. And we, ultimately, have the last laugh because the stats prove themselves.”

Watkins starts giggling to himself....

“I don’t want that to sound cocky!” he continues. “We’ve never taken ourselves too seriously. We’ve always been in on the joke. That’s the point.”

Without further ado, then, it’s time to dive into the world of the pop titans…

Ahead of your 2017 return, were you scared of becoming ‘a greatest hits group’?

Lisa Scott-Lee: “When we came back, we sat down and said, ‘OK, where would Steps be placed now in the music industry?’ And that’s one of the hardest questions to answer. We definitely had the conversation, ‘We could just be a greatest hits band, go on tour again and sell it off the back catalogue – but do we want to do that?’ And none of us did. Steps fans deserved new music. We wanted to thank them for being so loyal. It would have been easier to say, ‘Let’s roll out the back catalogue,’ but, actually, we made the conscious decision to do something new.”

What The Future Holds seems like it could be a victory lap for Steps. Are you at all nervous about how it will be received?

Claire Richards: “I still have nerves, because it would be arrogant to just expect it to happen [again]. When arrogance sneaks in, you drop the ball and the quality isn’t as good. We all really, really care about what we do, and the quality of what we do. I think the majority of the music industry just doesn’t understand Steps: what we are, who we are, what we do. The perception from the outside is just that we are this novelty act that’s all just for a bit of a laugh, and it’s not a serious thing. Last time around, the record companies didn’t want to know so we did it ourselves. And it was great. We had a massive success with very limited resources and limited funding.”

Given all that success, why did you opt not to self-release this album?

Faye Tozer: “For us it was really important to have a mega machine behind us to take the pressure off business-wise and take it up a level. Worldwide, we can reach further with BMG, and their back catalogue and everybody on the label now just get pop. The deal that we have with them is exactly what we needed and it’s respectful towards us. It all just fell into place. We just feel so grateful to be on their books and have this massive machine behind us.’”

So what was the big lesson from your DIY approach last time around that you’re bringing forward with you?

CR: “One of the main ones was probably knowing that, actually, we do know what we’re talking about. We do know Steps better than anybody else so our input is really valuable. To have that confidence in ourselves is actually really nice, because it means we did have something to do with it. And also the whole financial side of it, I know exactly how much everything costs now. I never did before. I’m always the one going, ‘How much is it? Why are we paying for that?’ I’m constantly asking questions, but probably more last time around because it was all our money and we had a very limited budget. This time, I’m not being quite as, ‘How much are we spending on coffee pods!?’ I’ve learned more in the last four to five years about the music industry than I have in 23. That’s a really good thing. When you’re young, on the road, and you’re all friends having a lovely time, it doesn’t feel like it’s a business, it’s somebody else’s problem to deal with all of that. But it is a business and record companies should teach young artists that. Because again, you hear the same stories about kids who saw a massive injection of fame and all of a sudden it’s gone, and they’ve not been taught how to invest their money properly. Yes, it’s lovely having a chauffeur-driven car every time you go and do TV, but you’re paying for it. Time and time again, it’s the same story. Nobody ever invests their time into teaching young artists that side of it as well, It’s just, ‘Get on the road, do your job!’”

A lot of pop acts from yesteryear rely on nostalgia package tours, yet you’re headlining arenas by yourselves. What did you do differently that worked?

Ian ‘H’ Watkins: “I have a theory about this. It’s because our music was never targeted at the teen market. It was always a lot more sophisticated lyrically and melody-wise, so we always attracted parents. And that’s why they didn’t mind coming to our concerts, whereas our peers, lyrically or musically, [with songs like] C’est La Vie [B*Witched] or Slam Dunk Da Funk [5ive], they never crossed over like we did, and that’s no disrespect to them.”

How big a part in your career revival did Fascination Management have?

LS-L: “I feel that we’ve got the best team around us now that we’ve ever had. It’s taken 23 years to find them. Honestly, I mean it sincerely, it’s taken a long time, but it feels really good. We feel confident moving forward, because we are so strong as a collective with BMG coming on board and giving us that international outreach and support and also Fascination, our beauty team and Halestorm PR and everyone around us. ”

FT: “What’s lovely about Fascination is we feel like they’re partners in the Steps team, rather than people telling us how to do things. They ask us for our creative input all the time. And we feel like it’s wholly our baby these days whereas before, in the early days, it was, ‘You sing this line! You sing that line!’ and everybody was asleep under a table until it was their turn. It’s a completely different process now, and it feels so amazing to be part of such a great team who get it.”

You mentioned the early days just then and it’s no secret pop groups were – and still are – worked extremely hard, often playing twice two shows a day…

CR: “I defy anybody to keep going and going and going for years on end without ever having a break and taking a step away from it without either falling out of love with music or the industry. Or at least just going, ‘God, I need to stop.’ We used to do [two shows a day], and not many people do that anymore. That is a way of just raking in the cash – that’s somebody going, ‘Oh, we can do two shows a day because we only have to pay one venue hire, but we’re making double the money!’ Sometimes it’s not even exhaustion; you get to the point where you think, ‘I’m not in control of my own life, I’m not in control of myself’. And the only way you can be in control is to go, ‘I’m leaving – I’m taking myself out of this situation so I don’t have to deal with it anymore’, because if you’re not in it anymore, then there’s nobody telling you what to do every day. Pop groups, I think notoriously, are all about making as much money as possible as quickly as possible before it all goes wrong.”

Lee, back in the day you spoke about not getting to do many vocals. Is everyone much happier in terms of what they get to do in Steps now?

Lee Latchord-Evans: “Yeah, I think so. I never really moaned about not singing [much] because, for me, it was a job, and I know what my job is within this band. I am not the lead singer of this band; to a degree, nobody is. We all harmonise, we all sing, we all take lead vocals at different times. But, let’s be realistic, it’s a predominantly girl-led band. It has the male harmonies coming through, it has male leads, sometimes, but that’s what creates the Steps sound. If we were all battling, saying, ‘Oh, I want to sing that line!’ it would never work. You’ve got to be very, very honest with yourself and not try to be something that you’re not. I couldn’t sing the lead lines on a lot of these songs, because it’s in the wrong key for me for a start [laughs]. It just wouldn’t work. I know what my job is and I want to do my job well. I’m proud to be part of it. Nowadays, it is probably more equal – I listened to the album the other day and I said to my wife, ‘I can hear myself more on these tracks.’ It’s really nice to hear myself come through and I’ve had so many comments from fans online, which is phenomenal. But I wasn’t ever crying in the background about it, it is what it is. I think, nowadays, we’re all in a better place for many reasons.”

Finally, you were famously conceived by Pete Waterman as ‘ABBA on speed.’ How would you describe the Steps we hear on What The Future Holds?

CR: “ABBA on cod liver oil! It’s good for the joints!”

IW: “Erm, Cyber Steps! I don’t know! I’m definitely powered by gin… Wooo!”

Posted by: Steve201 23rd November 2020, 11:42 PM

They haven’t changed THAT much tbf

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 24th November 2020, 07:50 PM

Really enjoyed reading the interview as i think what they say is very true, people really do overlook them and their success and against all the odds they continue to have success.

Posted by: spiceboy 24th November 2020, 11:22 PM

Abba on Cod Liver Oil hahaha

Posted by: Voodoo 25th November 2020, 08:15 AM

Comparing Steps to ABBA is a huge reach. ABBA wrote their own songs, they were successful globally, whereas Steps were manufactured, given songs to sing (many of them covers), didn't write a single lyric and their success was / is mostly limited to the UK only.

Posted by: spiceboy 25th November 2020, 05:02 PM

They are like Abba in that they are a mixed gender pop group who mainly sing about relationships and love etc in pop songs... ala Abba. No one is claiming they are of the same artistic integrity as Abba, hence "Abba on speed" comments. Don't take it too seriously.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 26th November 2020, 01:56 AM

It's not a serious comparison I think it's more to do with fun and upbeat mixed group.there is no comparison on success but steps have done well in their own right, and since they reformed have surprised people with their success.

Posted by: spiceboy 26th November 2020, 05:10 PM

I just got an email saying my order is on its way too so CD should be here tomorrow

Posted by: Voodoo 26th November 2020, 10:41 PM

I don't see the point in including both the single mix and the original version of WTFH on the album.

Posted by: spiceboy 26th November 2020, 10:50 PM

https://www.chalkys.com/products/steps-what-the-future-holds-cd-released-on-27-11-2020?_pos=1&_sid=ca4bc18ba&_ss=r&utm_source=Instagram&utm_campaign=20200907&utm_medium=Owned&utm_umguk=direct

Steps are giving away signed Christmas cards with orders from Chalkys limited to one card per order. I've just bought my third copy ffs lol I got the regular one with the tickets, then caved for a signed one and now caved for this

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 27th November 2020, 01:26 AM

Im hoping i will have my copy tomorrow if not i will be listening online, im excited for this and i hope it does well sales wise for them aswell.

Posted by: Jay1982 27th November 2020, 01:46 AM

Listening to Steps new album and I usually love their music but this is awful.

Sorry but it’s like a playlist of bad Eurovision songs that usually end up on the bottom of the scoreboard.

Posted by: Liam.k. 27th November 2020, 01:47 AM

#1 on iTunes! Miley is #2 and Gary is #6.

I'd absolutely love if Steps could somehow pull it out the bag and go #1 officially. One can dream.

Posted by: sjadeupdate 27th November 2020, 02:17 AM

That would be huge if they are able to be #1 against some though competition.

Listening to the album and it's a great body of work.

"Heartbreak In The City" is the standout track for me. Hope it's a single. My favorite track of the album.

Posted by: JSG 27th November 2020, 07:03 AM

That's always been steps brand though.

The album is amazing.

Posted by: Lomadz 27th November 2020, 07:32 AM

Not a Steps fan at all and have only ever liked the odd song but this is a perfect body of work, pop perfection at points. Very surprised!

Posted by: Chemistry 27th November 2020, 08:24 AM

It literally is bop after bop after bop! Loving it after my first listen.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 27th November 2020, 12:38 PM

Brilliant album! Very well crafted and you can really tell they care about the quality of songmanship. I like how it's not necessarily a continuation of Tears and feels like a step forward for them.

It starts to lose me a bit at 'Halfway' and 'To The One', but I think HMH works well as a nice closer. Kudos for an act like Steps managing to keep up such high quality without sounding like a parody of themselves!

Posted by: M4NGO 27th November 2020, 12:57 PM

This is a great album, plenty of bops and not really a bad song on it

Posted by: spiceboy 27th November 2020, 02:21 PM

I've got home and am playing it on spotify only on track 2 but WTFH and SITYE feel like total classics already!

Posted by: jsweetxe 27th November 2020, 02:42 PM

I'm not the biggest Steps fan so maybe me listening to this and giving my opinion isn't the best thing to do lol BUT... shock I didn't like it. I only liked a few of the songs but a lot of it lacks depth. Clouds was probably the song I gravitated the most to because production-wise, it sounded less cheesy than the rest. Under My Skin was another I enjoyed too.

I think I enjoyed their last effort more than this one.

Posted by: spiceboy 27th November 2020, 02:49 PM

Funny you gravitate towards those two as I'm listening now and currently just about to start track 9, so far Clouds and Under my skin are the two I like the least. I think they work as an album but I wouldn't choose those two tracks to just listen to on their own.

Posted by: spiceboy 27th November 2020, 03:19 PM

OK so finished listening to it and abso-bloodu-lutely loved it!!! This feels more instant than Tears on the dancefloor for me and I thought that was their best album! Need to give this a few more spins but hats off to Steps for releasing another great album. I love that it sounds so distinctively Steps but yet it isn't out of place with today's music very well done to them and their team.

Gonna go for play 2 now

Posted by: DionTheSats123 28th November 2020, 03:45 PM

My favourite song on this album has to be Come and Dance With Me. It’s such a tune!

Posted by: spiceboy 28th November 2020, 04:10 PM

Steps are #2 in the first look with over 21,000 copies sold. Gary is at #1 on 23k there is apparently 1,500 copies between them. Gary has big promo tomorrow but Steps have got some deals:

£5 CD with pink vinyl - https://store.hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/what-the-future-holds-limited-coloured-vinyl

Picture disc reduced to £18.99 on amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Future-Holds-Amazon-Exclusive-Picture/dp/B08HMSBF9T/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1QPBYXQMO0IAX&dchild=1&keywords=steps+vinyl&qid=1606579538&sprefix=Steps+%2Caps%2C331&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzN1dQRjgzODZSRkhZJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTIxODY
2MUYwUUw0UkY3SEhMOCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODAzOTA0MVczNUpSNkgyUEtWNiZ3aWRnZXROYW1
lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

Exclusive Christmas card signed by steps with CD purchase - https://www.chalkys.com/products/steps-what-the-future-holds-cd-released-on-27-11-2020?_pos=1&_sid=ca4bc18ba&_ss=r&utm_source=Instagram&utm_campaign=20200907&utm_medium=Owned&utm_umguk=direct

Posted by: Jay* 28th November 2020, 04:22 PM

I really hope they can surprise us and overtake Gary! Whatever happens, they seem guaranteed to make the Top 2!

Posted by: Alberto! 28th November 2020, 04:33 PM

Wow! Incredible results so far (I know they're front-loaded but they're up against the likes of MILEY).

Also, the album is very good.

Only personal duds are Cloud (far too soon into the album) and Don't You Leave Us Halfway (the one I won't return to).
Good but nothing bomb: To The One, One Touch, Hold My Heart.
The remaining 7 are all great to different extents.

Posted by: spiceboy 28th November 2020, 04:36 PM

To the one is my favourite album track I love it it sounds so nostalgic

Posted by: Sixth Sense 28th November 2020, 04:56 PM

Have listened on YT and yes, To The One is very good.

Posted by: spiceboy 28th November 2020, 05:09 PM

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 29th November 2020, 03:59 AM

I wish steps had big promo, their sales are off to a strong start and should at the very worst open with 30k.

Posted by: spiceboy 29th November 2020, 12:58 PM

Apparently Steps are still at midweek #2 today however they have closed the gap slightly between them and Gary.

Posted by: Lee_J11 29th November 2020, 02:13 PM

Reduced to £6.99 on ITunes

Posted by: Rossco 29th November 2020, 04:04 PM

Hope they pull out all the stops this week as a number 1 album would be amazing for them.

Posted by: Tafty 29th November 2020, 05:03 PM

Clouds is very modern! I'd love a Matoma remix!

Edit: Heartbreak In the City is giving MAJOR S Club 8 - Sundown vibes to me!! A BOP!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 29th November 2020, 09:37 PM

On the first few listens the albums is very good but i think i preferred Tears on the dancefloor, maybe with totdf wasnt expecting it to be nearly as good as it was so perception can play its part, based on the first few listens

What the future holds 09
Something in your mind 08
Clouls 06
The beat of my hear 07
Fathers eyes 05
One touch 07
Under my skin 06
Heartbreak in this city 7.5
Come and dance with me 6.5 ( if they were ever to do Eurovision this is exactly the type of song i could see them entering with)
Dont leave us halfway 05
To the one 8.5
Hold my heart 06

Posted by: spiceboy 29th November 2020, 11:37 PM

Something in your eyes

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 30th November 2020, 12:03 AM

A typo

Posted by: Jay* 30th November 2020, 02:54 PM

Signed vinyl now available!

~~~~~

https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=74190 - "Night In" Digital Album (£4.99)

https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=74191 - "Night Out" Digital Album (£4.99)

https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=74192 - Both Digital Albums: Bundle (£8.99)

https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=74383 - Signed CD (£10)

https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=74382 - Signed Black Vinyl (£17)

https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=74384 - Signed Black Vinyl & "Night In" Digital Album: Bundle (£20)

https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=74385 - Signed Black Vinyl & "Night Out" Digital Album: Bundle (£20)

https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=74394 - Signed Black Vinyl & Both Digital Albums: Bundle (£23)

https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=74386 - Signed Black Vinyl, Signed CD & Both Digital Albums: Bundle (£30)

Posted by: Jay* 30th November 2020, 02:59 PM

12 Track Album +
What The Future Holds [Acoustic Version]
Something In Your Eyes [Acoustic Version]
What The Future Holds [Official Video]
Something In Your Eyes [Official Video]
Something In Your Eyes [Choreo Video]
Under My Skin [Live Video]
What The Future Holds [Live Video]
Something In Your Eyes [Live Video]


12 Track Album +
What The Future Holds (7th Heaven Radio Mix)
Something In Your Eyes (GMJS Poptastic Radio Edit)
Under My Skin (Shortland Remix Radio Edit)
To The Beat Of My Heart (Saint Remix)
What The Future Holds (Cahill Club Edit)
Father's Eyes (Shanghai Surprize Edit)
Heartbreak In This City (Saint Remix Radio Edit)
Clouds (Conway Remix Radio Edit)
What The Future Holds (7th Heaven Club Mix)
Something In Your Eyes (GMJS Poptastic Club Anthem)

Posted by: Tafty 30th November 2020, 03:00 PM

I wish 7th Heaven remixed 'Something In Your Eyes'. That gives me 'Story Of A Heart' vibes and I prefer 7th Heaven Remix of that and think he'd do wonders for this!

Posted by: Jay* 30th November 2020, 03:15 PM

You're in luck, they're included on the Hold My Heart EP on digital or streaming sites!

Posted by: Tafty 30th November 2020, 03:27 PM

WHAAATTTT!!!! Lemme check it out

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 30th November 2020, 05:04 PM

1 Gary Barlow - Music Played by Humans (28.6k) *
2 Steps - What the Future Holds (24.4k) *
Todays mids heavily indicating its going to be another number 2 for them.

Posted by: Simon. 30th November 2020, 05:20 PM

Bit frustrating but this is their 4th decade releasing music now, it's still an amazing result for them. You don't see many/any other bands like them still achieving this.

Posted by: Voodoo 30th November 2020, 05:30 PM

^ Technically, it's only the start of their third decade in the industry. They have been around for a little more than 20 years.

Posted by: Tafty 30th November 2020, 05:35 PM

They've released an album in the 90's, 00's, 10's & (now) 20's.

That's technically 4 different Decades! (It's bizarre how it works aha)

Posted by: spiceboy 30th November 2020, 06:36 PM

Step One (1998) [#1]
Steptacular (1999) [#1]
Buzz (2000) [#4]
Gold (2001) [#1]
The Ultimate Collection (2011) [#1]
Tears On The Dancefloor (2016) [#2]
What Future Holds (2020) [#...]

They have released in 4 different decades.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 30th November 2020, 07:16 PM

Hopefully they can get a number 1 in this decade to give them number 1 albums in 4 consecutive decades.

Posted by: Sixth Sense 30th November 2020, 07:25 PM

CD just £4.99 on Amazon....but so is Gary's!

Posted by: spiceboy 30th November 2020, 07:28 PM

Me toooo Just think had they released in March / April as intended they would have been a surefire #1

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 30th November 2020, 08:33 PM

Easily would have got the number 1 then and sales may possibly have been around the same as now aswell.

Posted by: spiceboy 30th November 2020, 09:01 PM

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 30th November 2020, 11:48 PM

It's annoying when acts release on the wrong week.

Posted by: Jay* 1st December 2020, 01:43 AM

I'm so happy with the album! It's definitely "one foot in the past, one foot in the future". The melodies and the lyrics make me think of particular songs on their first three albums (similar vibes) - but with modern production.

To the Beat of My Heart and Heartbreak in This City are my two favourites

Posted by: Lomadz 1st December 2020, 07:25 AM

Same here!! The start of both choruses in 'Heartbreak In This City' are sublime! They have done such a great job in bringing us a modern album that still sounds very 'Steps'.

Posted by: Christmasteve201 1st December 2020, 02:10 PM

Is there anything out next week? I mean they could have released it a week late to get the top spot?

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 1st December 2020, 07:08 PM

They have def managed to keep one foot in the fast and the future with both this album and tears on the dancefloor and thats not easy to do.

Posted by: Voodoo 1st December 2020, 09:14 PM

Who else thinks a mash-up of Something In Your Father's Eyes is needed?

Posted by: Jay* 1st December 2020, 11:24 PM

Still midweek #2, but it seems that this could be in danger of slipping to #3 by Friday... Michael Ball/Alfie Boe had a surge in sales today

If Steps do end up at #3, it would be with the highest sales needed to place at #3 in 2020. The previous highest is 17,515, Steps have already sold 27,327. Let's hope for the best! #3 would still be great at this time of year.

Posted by: Christmasteve201 2nd December 2020, 12:19 AM

The Power of Ball/Boe in the Christmas albums chart!

Posted by: spiceboy 2nd December 2020, 12:20 AM

I was at my local Morrisons tonight and there were no Steps CDs stocked but plenty of Gary and Boe/Ball... Kylie was there a few weeks ago and McFly are still in stock, Melanie C was even stocked there... why no Steps?

Posted by: Jay* 2nd December 2020, 05:02 PM

I realised today that Steps are on course to sell more at #3* this week than Michael Ball/Alfie Boe sold to be #1 last week Unfortunate timing!

* it seems inevitable that they'll fall to that position by Friday

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 2nd December 2020, 05:06 PM

Did those bundles get added in yet?

Interesting fact: If it does land at #3, that will be their first #3 in either the singles or the albums chart (after a LOT of #2s and #4s).

Posted by: Jay* 2nd December 2020, 06:28 PM

It seems all the bundles are included! More info here: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=240856&view=findpost&p=6727883

That's an interesting stat about never having had a #3 before. Whereas H & Claire got to #3 with their first single!

Posted by: spiceboy 2nd December 2020, 06:35 PM

Erm I told you this yesterday Jay!!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 2nd December 2020, 08:17 PM

I really hope Steps dont lose out on the Number 2 but its going to be close.

Posted by: Simon. 2nd December 2020, 08:23 PM

They’ve announced on Instagram if you order the album you’ll be entered into a prize drawer for a virtual meet and greet, hopefully that’ll help.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 2nd December 2020, 08:59 PM

It should help draw in a few more sales, i know they have a 4k lead over Ball and Boe but hopefully its enough.,

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 2nd December 2020, 09:00 PM

BMG always coming through to put in the elbow grease on the release weeks for their acts. I take my hat off to them!

Posted by: Thom Xmas Kayke 2nd December 2020, 10:12 PM

Nice, just bought the Night In/Night Out bundles, though I already had tab CD, Claire cassette (my fav member back in the day and thought it would be less likely to be popular ) and the vinyl pic disc, hope I win

But honestly, I’m impressed how solid the album is especially given the diversity of writers. Father’s Eyes (co-written by BJSC star Ina Wroldsen) is my jam right now but it keeps changing

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 3rd December 2020, 09:31 PM

I wonder have they any upcoming promo, great if they could get a strictly performance slot.

Posted by: pippa 4th December 2020, 01:56 AM

My copy arrived late, didn't receive it until yesterday .
Will be listening in full over the weekend.

Posted by: jay727 4th December 2020, 02:20 AM

It’s a very good album - great to have Steps back.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 4th December 2020, 12:54 PM

'Heartbreak in This City' is emerging as a red hot favourite.

Posted by: Liam.k. 4th December 2020, 01:50 PM

I've had a couple of listens now... it's a decent album but nothing's really wowing me in the way the three main singles have (assuming 'To the Beat of My Heart' is the next single). 'Heartbreak in This City' is my main takeaway from the new tracks, really reminds me of one of their earlier songs.

Still got my fingers crossed that they'll be #2 in the charts though - I reckon they can do it! Could they nudge passed 40k too?

I had a re-listen to 'Tears on the Dancefloor' last night; I remember it being wall-to-wall bangers but I had forgotten just how much I loved some of the songs!

Posted by: Liam.k. 4th December 2020, 05:05 PM

#2 in the UK!

Posted by: Jay* 4th December 2020, 05:25 PM

So pleased that they managed to hold on to #2 in the end. 22 years on from their debut album and still achieving great things

Posted by: Lukuzz 4th December 2020, 05:30 PM

Huge achievement to still be getting hit albums in 2020 especially for a pop band that I'm assuming many critics will have wrote off years ago!

Posted by: schizo_spice 4th December 2020, 05:51 PM

So pleased for them. Shame they couldn't bag that number 1 though.

I hope Spice girls one day have this moment again.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 4th December 2020, 08:52 PM

They have smashed it again. Bravo!

Posted by: pippa 4th December 2020, 09:27 PM

Congratulations Steps on another successful album.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 5th December 2020, 04:33 PM

To The One, something in your eyes and what the future holds are bumig 3 for me on the album but I'm really enjoying the album overall and think it's pretty much on par with TOTDF.

Posted by: Nina West 5th December 2020, 05:16 PM

Posted by: Michael Bubré 5th December 2020, 06:53 PM

do you really just think this word has an apostrophe in it xx

Posted by: pippa 11th December 2020, 01:22 PM

I would be surprised if they don't follow the same pattern as they did with Tears on the Dancefloor and release an expanded or Live version of the album if not both.

Posted by: Monzo 21st December 2020, 09:35 AM

Do you think we get another single or is it already done? I wouldn't be surprised if we get a deluxe version next summer with a new single.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 21st December 2020, 09:42 AM

'To The Beat of My Heart' is the next single isn't it? H confirmed that on Twitter recently.

Posted by: spiceboy 21st December 2020, 02:19 PM

Yeah to the beat of my heart. They will wait until January when radio isn’t so clogged up with Xmas songs to help push sales in the new year.

Posted by: slowdown73 27th December 2020, 03:15 PM

Great album, I got it for Christmas. Seems a bit short at only 12 tracks but it’s good.

Posted by: spiceboy 27th December 2020, 03:40 PM

I think we can safely say that What the Future Holds will hit silver this week for 60k sales. (Kylie at #23 had 5,632 albums sold so I reckon we can say 5k albums this week for Steps which would take their total up to 59k so far.)

I'm sure we will see a live edition of the album after the tour and potentially a re-release with some additional tracks to help get it to Gold in 2021.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 28th December 2020, 01:34 PM

It will be officially silver this week, so just 40k to go until gold which i think they will manage, im also convinced there will be some form of re release in a couple of months time and hopefully some promo.

Posted by: spiceboy 28th December 2020, 05:40 PM

There will definitely be some sort of re-release no doubt about it. I think either something with a few extra tracks or a combined live album to help push it's sales. They went back top 10 with the re-release of Tears and their live album on it's own charted at #18. Would be silly not to really.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 28th December 2020, 06:36 PM

A couple of months seems a bit soon though.

Posted by: ___∆___ 28th December 2020, 06:56 PM

I’m more disappointed with their manager Adam than BMG tbh - BMG provided the formats etc., and their manager should have been all out getting them anywhere and everywhere

Posted by: pippa 28th December 2020, 07:46 PM

If they increase promotion in the coming weeks their manager can be considered for forgiveness.

Posted by: spiceboy 29th December 2020, 12:15 AM

I don't see how they will when Lisa is back in Dubai?? Don't think she will be back until tour rehearsals now tbh.

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 29th December 2020, 12:23 PM

I think that's why getting them all together has proven to be such a problem this time around.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 29th December 2020, 01:59 PM

For an album that got little promo it has done really well.

Posted by: spiceboy 8th January 2021, 08:32 PM

Really hoping they can get to 100k, I think it's doable if they play their cards right! Such a shame Lisa is in Dubai as they need to be popping up on shows like Loose Woman etc to just keep the album selling, especially with sales being so low, they can easily get good chart placings if they do this which will keep them stocked in supermarkets etc (which are closed at the min so... lol)

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 9th January 2021, 07:53 PM

I know lisa is in Dubai but they could promote without her or have her on video link.

Posted by: Jay❄ 12th January 2021, 06:00 AM

All of their What the Future Holds formats are now half price!

CD - £5.00: https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=58933
Black Vinyl - £10.00: https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=58934
Pink Vinyl - £12.50: https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=58935

All the cassettes are £3.50 each:

Group - https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=58936
Lisa - https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=60049
H - https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=60050
Claire - https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=60051
Lee - https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=60052
Faye - https://steps.tmstor.es/cart/product.php?id=60053

Posted by: Simon. 12th January 2021, 10:11 AM

Well that's infuriating after buying the vinyl for full price, but life I guess.

Posted by: pippa 13th January 2021, 01:33 AM

The price reductions so soon are annoying for us who paid full price only a few short weeks ago.
That said, this move should help increase sales.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 15th January 2021, 01:21 AM

Hopefully the reductions have brought in sales.

Posted by: Anth 29th January 2021, 04:10 PM

been listening to the album ALOT over the past few days, what an incredible album it is, i really don’t think they could have done better than this, a real triumph

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 29th January 2021, 05:51 PM

Since they returned they have been a triumph, the albums are of real high quality.

Posted by: DionTheSats123 30th January 2021, 07:50 PM

I wish Come and Dance With Me was the next single instead of To The Beat Of My Heart. It has a more mature sound whilst still keeping in touch with the pure pop roots. I feel like it sounds more polished too.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 31st January 2021, 03:09 PM

I hope they release a singles boxster like they did with tears on the dancefloor singles.

Posted by: The Architect 1st February 2021, 09:32 PM

There was a post of their Instagram from late December with the caption ‘next stop 2021’ or something like that. It looked like they were in an underground train carriage.

Could this be from a video shoot or is it from something different?

Posted by: Liam.k. 15th February 2021, 12:19 PM

Steps were on Radio 2 the other day:

Posted by: slowdown73 17th February 2021, 06:44 PM

I wonder if we will get a reissue of this album?

Posted by: pippa 18th February 2021, 12:20 AM

Maybe What The Future Holds Abba edition
I am confident a new edition be released similar to how Tears on the Dancefloor was reissued.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 26th February 2021, 12:39 AM

i hope BMG get behind the album now as i feel that havnt fully got behind it so far,.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 10th March 2021, 08:06 PM

I still feel this campaign hasnt been done nearly aswell as tears on the dancefloor, anyone else feel the same? I know covid has played a big factor in this but it just seem to be going very unnoticed.

Posted by: spiceboy 10th March 2021, 08:31 PM

100%. The only benefit is the extra versions they had on their website really, the TV promo push has been poor.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 12th March 2021, 01:30 AM

They have had very little tv promo but hopefully a new edition is releaesed and they get better promo with it.

Posted by: diamondtooth 12th March 2021, 08:51 AM

Yes it’s a little disappointing so far. Especially because I really like this album. It’s strong. I think it will take a re-release with some new tracks to drum up interest again because the best opportunities for single releases have been used now!

Posted by: pippa 14th March 2021, 05:36 PM

I support all of this post.

Posted by: spiceboy 18th March 2021, 11:44 PM

Hopefully the album gets a boost from the Graham Norton performance and re-enters the charts!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 29th March 2021, 04:19 PM

Hopefully the GN promo has a good effect for them.

Posted by: spiceboy 29th March 2021, 05:50 PM

Keeping everything crossed! They are performing on there aren't they? They need to get their album back in the charts again and with a big performance like that it shouldn't be too hard. Really want this album to go gold it's probably 25-30k away???

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 29th March 2021, 07:57 PM

Im lead to believe they are performing so based on that i too would hope to see the album back in the charts, i really want the album to go gold aswell but its not likely to happen without a new version or we will have to wait a long time for it to happen, i think the album has its best single opportunities already released so without a new version it will be hard to keep the campaign alive as prior to covid their tours would have helped sales.

Posted by: pippa 30th March 2021, 02:56 PM

A new edition would in normal times be based around their tour and with the current situation they could decide on not releasing and work on material for a new album instead.

Posted by: Aaron. 1st April 2021, 03:29 PM

What The Future Holds is now my most played album of all time.
So excited we are getting 2.0 with new tracks. I can't stop listening to Heartbreak In This City either.

What's going on with the Tour? I haven't paid close enough attention as I'm in Canada. But I'd absolutely hop across the pond for their Tour, if safe to do so.

Posted by: Jay❄ 5th April 2021, 03:35 AM

The What the Future Holds picture disc is rather cheap on Amazon at the moment - £8.73: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08HMSBF9T/

For the past day or so it's been dropping a few pennies in price every few hours. I keep cancelling and re-ordering it (I initially bought it on Saturday evening when it was £9.29).

Posted by: gooddelta 5th April 2021, 09:45 AM

Ordered! Thanks for the tip Jay!

Have also ordered the Tears on the Dancefloor deluxe edition vinyl as that was also reasonable at £13.85.

Posted by: spiceboy 5th April 2021, 10:58 AM

I didn't even know there was a TOTD vinyl! Must order immediately!

Posted by: spiceboy 5th April 2021, 11:03 AM

It's no £8.61

Posted by: Jay❄ 5th April 2021, 11:42 AM

You’re welcome! Let’s hope our sales help push What the Future Holds back into the chart


I wonder how low it’ll go before it stops reducing!

Posted by: Lee_J11 5th April 2021, 11:43 AM

It’s £8.59 now for me

Posted by: spiceboy 5th April 2021, 11:53 AM

Shut up I just ordered it for 2p more!!

Posted by: Jay❄ 5th April 2021, 11:58 AM

Spiceboy has been ripped off

Posted by: spiceboy 5th April 2021, 01:05 PM

Totally utterly RIPPED OFF!!! 🤬

Posted by: gooddelta 8th April 2021, 01:52 PM

Loving the What The Future Holds picture disc vinyl! Played it to my partner who was hearing it for the first time and she remarked how strong an album it was, we figured it's probably partly because the top songwriters essentially all just send their best 'cheesy pop' compositions to Steps now, as - maybe Dua Lipa aside - none of the current popstars focus as much on melody and big choruses like the 90s/00s popstars did.

The Tears On The Dancefloor vinyl is a mixed bag though - the album remains one of my favourites of the last decade and the packaging is gorgeous, I love the inclusion of the lyrics and such high quality imagery from that era, but the sound quality of the records really sounds quite muddy compared to the What The Future Holds vinyl. Maybe it's just me?

Posted by: spiceboy 9th April 2021, 02:12 PM

I've only just got the TOTD vinyl and I agree the sound quality is a bit poor on the vinyl I don't think I will be choosing to listen to it again and will stick to the CD from now on. I do think that Tears On The Dancefloor is their best album though by a mile!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 9th April 2021, 02:35 PM

I do love what the future holds but TOTD is the better of the 2 albums. Occasionally vinyl can have dudes in sound quality and when it happens it's very disappointing.

Posted by: Jay❄ 15th April 2021, 06:12 PM

I moved out a lot of posts from this thread so it's more specifically about the What the Future Holds album!


All chat that is unrelated to this album has gone into the http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=244919.

You can now find separate threads for the What the Future Holds singles: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=244954, http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=244957 & http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=244979

There's now a http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=244922 discussion thread (we're certainly obsessed with charts, that's what a significant portion of this thread was focusing on!)

What the Future Holds Tour discussion can be found http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=244959.

Posted by: DionTheSats123 15th April 2021, 10:59 PM

I’m really sad that “Come and Dance With Me” won’t be a single now. It’s such a tune.

Posted by: awardinary 15th April 2021, 11:33 PM

I was about to say... what happened to my thriving Steps thread!

It’s absolutely the right decision what you’ve done to create discussion about the singles, and hopefully more threads is better!

Posted by: spiceboy 16th April 2021, 12:51 AM

You've worked so hard Jay, thank you

Posted by: spiceboy 16th April 2021, 12:57 AM

I'm sad there will be no To the one I wanted that for 3rd single it's so nostalgic wisftul

Posted by: The Architect 16th April 2021, 01:44 AM

Yes, thank you Jay. I’d say Steps are my number one group so pumped for this forum.

If I did t have a fair few things going on at the moment I’d start up a few look back threads. Hopefully things improve in the next week or two.

Posted by: Jay❄ 16th April 2021, 02:17 AM

You’re all welcome

Awardinary at least you now have the honour of technically being the topic starter for the To the Beat of My Heart thread! 🤩

Posted by: Lee_J11 24th May 2021, 12:49 PM

Just thought it was worth noting that the ‘What The Future Holds’ (part one) picture disc vinyl is back in stock and is now only £6.85 on Amazon UK!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 24th May 2021, 01:24 PM

Great price for anyone who doesnt already have it.

Posted by: spiceboy 24th May 2021, 02:43 PM

Omg makes me rather not bother buying them on release! If I wasn't such a Steps stan and wanting to support them with good chart positions!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 24th May 2021, 02:52 PM

It is annoying for fans when we rush out and buy these releases on release week only for them to be selling far cheaper months later but i like buying on release week as i do be genuinely excited to get my copies of the album, sometimes the extra versions such as the vinyls dont be reproduced and then there is a danger of missing out.

Posted by: spiceboy 24th May 2021, 02:56 PM

All of this is very true!

Posted by: Chemistry 24th May 2021, 05:45 PM

Omg Thanks so much for mentioning, immediately bought it! Unfortunately it doesn't deliver over here, but thankfully my in laws live in Britain

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 24th May 2021, 05:58 PM

Great that you have an address you can get it delivered to but I know its annoying paying for postage twice.

Posted by: spiceboy 24th May 2021, 06:59 PM

I was just about to type send it to me I'll post it, then saw the rest of your post

Posted by: Jay❄ 25th May 2021, 12:41 AM

I got it for £8.23 at the beginning of April, wow at it getting even cheaper!

Posted by: Lee_J11 25th May 2021, 12:33 PM

Update: Now down to £6.49

Posted by: spiceboy 25th May 2021, 08:31 PM

Posted by: Lee_J11 30th May 2021, 08:31 PM

I’ve been keeping a keen eye on the Vinyl on Amazon over the last week or so and rather ludicrously it’s now down to £5.00 exactly and reducing every hour or two

Posted by: PAJ 30th May 2021, 09:29 PM

That’s crazy^^

I still don’t own a physical copy of this (CD) and I’m contemplating getting one, I do have it digitally.

Posted by: spiceboy 30th May 2021, 09:50 PM

GET ITTTTT the vinyl is a beauty.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 30th May 2021, 09:51 PM

Grab the vinyl while it's going cheap.

Posted by: PAJ 31st May 2021, 06:43 AM

I was actually just thinking of getting the standard CD as I’m not into collecting vinyls and not currently working means funds need to be tightly managed. Though I do have a new job lined up, I can’t start until I’m back to full health.

I might get the CD though as I have all others, minus Light Up The World. Will be getting the deluxe of Part 2 though.

Posted by: ___∆___ 31st May 2021, 12:49 PM

The picture disc is now £4.87

It’s currently the #1 selling vinyl and #19 in the overall CD/Vinyl chart

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Future-Holds-Amazon-Exclusive-Picture/dp/B08HMSBF9T/ref=zg_bs_9840751031_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1XV8BFWWD89YM7A18W4Y

Posted by: spiceboy 31st May 2021, 04:56 PM

I’m pretty sure I have the picture disc but going to check and if not I’ll buy it just to support them 🤣

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 31st May 2021, 05:09 PM

At that price its a steal, i wonder when we will hear off a new single, im half thinking the end of June.

Posted by: -Jay- 31st May 2021, 05:52 PM

Discuss that here, please! http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=244920

Posted by: ___∆___ 31st May 2021, 06:50 PM

Will be interesting to see if they can creep back into the Top 100 this week - the fact it’s the #1 vinyl on Amazon has got to account for some decent sales.

Posted by: spiceboy 31st May 2021, 07:20 PM

Militant Spice!

Posted by: -Jay- 31st May 2021, 10:32 PM

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 1st June 2021, 09:46 AM

I feel like they totally got the singles perfect in this campaign and in the right order.

My only gripe is 'To the Beat of My Heart' not getting a proper video, but alas.

Posted by: PAJ 1st June 2021, 09:55 AM

100% agree.

A proper To The Beat Of My Heart video is all I’m disappointed we didn’t get.

Posted by: Lee_J11 1st June 2021, 12:22 PM

Now down to £4.66.. I guess they may *eventually* sell out but until then, the question is just how low will it end up going?!

Posted by: pippa 1st June 2021, 12:24 PM

They must be trying to clear out the formats before the arrival of Part 2.
I can see a future release combined of Part 1and 2 together.

Posted by: ___∆___ 1st June 2021, 12:37 PM

That is some major over production for the picture disc for it to be less than a fiver and still in stock - better to be sold and counting towards the charts rather than sitting in a warehouse though.

Posted by: -Jay- 1st June 2021, 02:47 PM

It's not in the midweeks Top 200, so it's sold less than 447 overall. I am wondering whether these vinyl sales are actually eligible or not... they're "Dispatched from and sold by Amazon EU." which could count as an EU import rather than a UK sale

It's now £4.63. It's so strange that it keeps reducing by a few pennies, and this is truly a crazily low price for a vinyl though - a bargain. I feel bad for anyone who shelled out £24.99 for it (the highest price it was, for 3 weeks in December!).

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 1st June 2021, 02:58 PM

I agree its better to get them sold and also it help the album sales whether they do or dont count towards the album chart.

Posted by: spiceboy 1st June 2021, 04:06 PM

That's annoying as it means it won't be added to the sales tally will it! I mean even if it is 400 copies, that is 400 copies of lost sales.

Posted by: pippa 1st June 2021, 04:12 PM

They would get counted towards their sales though wouldn't they? They just would not be chart eligible sales ?

Posted by: -Jay- 1st June 2021, 04:58 PM

If it's not eligible for the chart then unfortunately it wouldn't count towards the total!

Hopefully they actually do count for both, for all we know it might just be outside the Top 200.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 1st June 2021, 06:56 PM

Hopefully it's just outside the top 200 and all sales are counted in.

Posted by: spiceboy 1st June 2021, 08:20 PM

What is the point selling them through Amazon if they won't count towards their sales! What a stupid idea?

Posted by: ___∆___ 1st June 2021, 08:55 PM

I guess as we don’t know what a #1 vinyl needs to sell on Amazon at the moment it could have shifted 100 copies and with limited streaming and physical sales coming from elsewhere I guess it’s not too much of a shock it’s not appeared I just hoped with it being such a low price that it would have crept in.

Posted by: pippa 1st June 2021, 10:20 PM

I think it sold less than needed for a Top 200 placement as I don't think they would have sold 400 copies at this point, maybe that could be reached with a full week of sales.

Posted by: -Jay- 2nd June 2021, 12:35 PM

I'd say the main point is to sell them (no matter how cheap) and get the stock shifted. I would imagine at this point that BMG isn't too concerned about whether the album can re-enter the UK chart or increase its total sales from 73k to 73.5k (this is just an example).

The stock appears to be located in https://amazon.co.uk/sp?_encoding=UTF8&asin=&isAmazonFulfilled=&isCBA=&marketplaceID=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&orderID=&protocol=current&seller=A30DC7701CXIBH&sshmPath=, sold via Amazon EU instead of Amazon UK. I'm not sure to what extent BMG can control that. Perhaps this is stock intended for European purchases, maybe they didn't sell too well, and they're wanting to try and get UK customers buying it.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 2nd June 2021, 01:03 PM

If they can sell it helps bmg gain more financially which is essentially their priority.

Posted by: -Jay- 2nd June 2021, 03:14 PM

I've noticed that Olivia Rodrigo has some physical sales for drivers license in the midweeks and that CD is also Amazon EU, so thankfully the Steps vinyl sales should be counting towards their UK total after all but unfortunately it's still not showing in the midweeks. At least we should be seeing it appear in the physical and vinyl charts.

Posted by: ___∆___ 2nd June 2021, 05:19 PM

The vinyl is now £4.39 Guessing it’ll drop below £4 tomorrow - crazy

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 2nd June 2021, 07:45 PM

Vinyl going cheaper than cds is rare enough.

Posted by: spiceboy 2nd June 2021, 07:52 PM

Will we get sales information from that??

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 2nd June 2021, 09:03 PM

Hopefully it shows in the physical and vinyl chart if they release the info.

Posted by: Tombo 4th June 2021, 03:23 PM

I've just bought the vinyl for £4.02. I don't even have a vinyl player or collect vinyls but for that price I thought I would go for it. It's cheaper than a cake and drink from Costa so not too bad for a vinyl album

Posted by: ___∆___ 4th June 2021, 08:10 PM

The vinyl is £3.97 now I finally gave in at that price and have just ordered it

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 4th June 2021, 08:35 PM

I wonder how low its going to go, they are obviously very keen to get them sold.

Posted by: spiceboy 5th June 2021, 09:19 AM

I’m going to buy another one since it’s at that price! 🤣

Posted by: spiceboy 5th June 2021, 09:21 AM

They are showing at £7.28 and £5.99 for me??

Posted by: ___∆___ 5th June 2021, 10:04 AM

They’ve increased the prices, I guessed Amazon would only go so low and then increase them that’s why I grabbed it as soon as it went under £4.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 5th June 2021, 12:30 PM

It's been a great way for them to some of them moved.

Posted by: Jamesy 5th June 2021, 09:55 PM

I can’t believe I bought a copy at the “bargain” price of £10 😳🙄

Posted by: -Jay- 5th June 2021, 10:36 PM

I know mine was cheaper than yours but I still feel a bit salty about getting it for about £8 when it ended up being under £4.

Posted by: Jamesy 6th June 2021, 03:15 PM

Oh rub it in why don’t you 😅👀

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 6th June 2021, 04:02 PM

I would feel the same I have to say

Posted by: Tombo 6th June 2021, 06:16 PM

It kind of reminds me of the summer of steps tour when they reduced the ticket price hugely through a deal website, I think it was Groupon. Then I had half price gold circle while other people had paid the full price.

Anyway, my vinyl has arrived and I’m happy to have it. It looks really good. I think it should have come in proper packaging, rather than just a plastic thing. I thought it would have a case or something.

I might get a frame or something so I can put it on my wall.

Posted by: pippa 7th June 2021, 10:58 PM

Vinyls looks very eye-catching when framed.

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 12th June 2021, 11:53 AM

Do you guys think they will release a boxset of the singles btw?

I really want one! If only to keep my collection of their physical single releases complete.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 12th June 2021, 03:41 PM

I hope they do as I think it's a great idea and lovely to have.

Posted by: -Jay- 12th June 2021, 04:06 PM

I won’t hold my breath, BMG seem to have a blind spot when it comes to CD singles

Posted by: pippa 12th June 2021, 05:45 PM

It's not their strength or focus but there is a market for it.

Posted by: Ghosty. 12th June 2021, 07:35 PM

It would be brilliant but I think it unlikely, the lead time is probably quite long on producing such an item, and it’ll be a very niche release so I can’t see BMG bothering

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 12th June 2021, 10:06 PM

Its prob the case they wont but we can hope.

Posted by: pippa 12th June 2021, 10:45 PM

With Part 2 coming the singles boxset could be released after including the singles from both albums.

Posted by: spiceboy 13th June 2021, 08:16 AM

Could be enough for an album in its own right then!!!!

1. What the future holds
2. Something in your eyes
3. To the best of my heart
4. Heartbreak in this city
5. New song wtfh2
6. New song wtfh2
7. New song wtfh2
8. New song wtfh2
9. Brand new track for incentive wtfh3
10. Brand new track for incentive wtfh3

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th June 2021, 10:05 AM

I doubt they will push a third album so quickly but could do something on those lines next year for the anniversary.

Posted by: pippa 13th June 2021, 04:10 PM

The singles boxset concept would be hugely welcomed by fans.
That said, a Live album from the tour could sell more.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th June 2021, 05:54 PM

I loved the last live album.

Posted by: -Jay- 17th September 2021, 12:31 AM

What the Future Holds was midweek #200 on Wednesday and midweek #195 on Thursday! Fingers crossed it holds on and re enters officially in the Friday chart.

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 17th September 2021, 05:16 PM

That would be great! Hopefully we can get an update of its current sales.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 17th September 2021, 06:35 PM

I'm hoping its close to 85k or higher.

Posted by: -Jay- 19th September 2021, 05:56 PM

Sadly What the Future Holds didn't re-enter the Top 200 (it missed out by 9 sales, grrrr)

However I do have a new total for it - 78,341. Sales last week were 801.

Posted by: spiceboy 19th September 2021, 08:07 PM

A shame it’s not managed to cross 80k yet!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 19th September 2021, 08:14 PM

Always so close but never quiet there, good to see it coming to 80k though, withnthe tour etc it will help it get gold at some point.

Posted by: spiceboy 19th September 2021, 09:35 PM

I never downloaded the Night in / Night out albums so that will be 2 sales at least when I do lol

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 20th September 2021, 07:23 AM

Too bad but glad we have an update on the sales!

Posted by: -Jay- 3rd November 2021, 11:26 PM

I received the individual members covers cassettes box set today, sent to me by the lovely Spiceboy - thank you!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 3rd November 2021, 11:52 PM

Sales aren't that bad actually, I'm sure it can eventually cross gold.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 4th November 2021, 12:09 AM

It should eventually get to Gold at some point, hopefully by this time next year, i wonder will part 1 reach gold around the same time part 2 reaches silver.

Posted by: spiceboy 4th November 2021, 12:55 PM

Yay


But now I want them back...

Posted by: spiceboy 4th November 2021, 12:56 PM

The album must be over 80k by now, if you combine the era we are looking at about 115k albums.

Posted by: Jamesy 4th November 2021, 03:01 PM

Where have I heard that before?

Posted by: Jamesy 25th November 2021, 10:20 PM

https://store.hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/what-the-future-holds-limited-coloured-vinyl

The pink vinyl is part of HMV’s Black Friday deal! Sadly, the black copy isn’t.

Posted by: spiceboy 25th November 2021, 10:39 PM

Hopefully it gets them a few more sales. Shame part 2 isn't part of it could help it chart top 200!

Posted by: -Jay- 25th November 2021, 10:56 PM

The Part 2 vinyl is a Steps store exclusive! Sadly not Black Friday deals there though.

Posted by: spiceboy 25th November 2021, 11:41 PM

Well that is just silly imagine the sales they have lost out on from those who don't use their official store!!!

Posted by: -Jay- 25th November 2021, 11:46 PM

I don't understand the reason for that decision from BMG either, and they're quite inconsistent, I mean Natalie Imbruglia's vinyl was available everywhere that stocks vinyl! But going back a couple of years, Emma's My Happy Place vinyl was a store exclusive too. Weird!

Posted by: Jamesy 26th November 2021, 12:05 AM

Fools!!

Posted by: CJK 9th December 2021, 06:15 PM

After inadvertently signing up to Amazon Unlimited, I thought I would give one of the newer Steps albums a whirl this morning as I've only really ever heard the singlessince their comeback.

So... What The Future Holds...

Have to say... pleasantly surprised. Back in the day I bought three of Steps early albums and I always thought the singles were good and there was a couple of other reasonable tracks, but it was mainly under-par filler and I rarely listened to them very much.

WTFH doesn't appear to have a truly duff track on it, so the "quality control" seems to have been stepped-up a bit these days. I was also pleased that I didn't encounter any ballads (though work called around track 11, so I didn't hear the last two).
I found it very STEPS... that they stayed true to their sound, but made it a little more modern. It wasn't just ABBA rip off after ABBA rip off. The vocals seemed spread across all five members and everything was genuinely catchy and hummable.

I probably need another listen or two to pick any real faves... but the title track, Clouds, Beat of My Heart all stood out to me.

If before I have said that Old Steps are better than New Steps... Hmm... not so sure now.

Posted by: Run_For_Cover 9th December 2021, 07:54 PM

Did you listen to Part 1 or 2?

Both are amazing though.

Posted by: Jamesy 9th December 2021, 09:59 PM

Welcome to the forum!

Posted by: pippa 9th December 2021, 11:14 PM

If you enjoyed Part 1 so much you have a lot to look forward to if you decide to listen to Part 2 and Tears on The Dancefloor.

Posted by: CJK 10th December 2021, 12:28 PM

I listened to Part 1. Have to say, I enjoyed it enough that I will listen to some more of their new music, so will comment on here when I have and what I thought.

Posted by: Run_For_Cover 10th December 2021, 08:22 PM

That’s great, so happy to hear you enjoyed it.

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 11th December 2021, 09:02 AM

Glad you enjoyed Hopefully you will enjoy the others as well!

Posted by: -Jay- 24th December 2021, 06:38 PM

CD is £3.99 in HMV's "The Big Sale"! https://store.hmv.com/store/music/cd/what-the-future-holds

Posted by: Jamesy 24th December 2021, 07:37 PM

Couldn’t have been the black vinyl could it…

Posted by: Jamesy 28th December 2021, 09:52 PM

Also £3.99 on Amazon UK

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 28th December 2021, 10:14 PM

Should help sell a few copies.

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 29th December 2021, 12:06 AM

Nice and indeed!

Posted by: -Jay- 20th January 2022, 03:01 PM

It seems that BMG really overestimated the demand for cassettes! They're currently a part of Townsend store's January sale. You can only add 99 copies of something to your basket, which indicates that there's more than 99 copies available - and that's still the case for Lisa, H, Lee and Faye. Only Claire is lower than that, she has 59 copies left. So at a minimum there's 455 copies left, but it could be way more.

I feel that this probably influenced the formats they decided upon for Part 2 - which had just one cassette. And incidentally that still has 99+ copies available too.

https://townsendmusic.store/products/artist/Steps

Posted by: pippa 31st January 2022, 01:09 AM

I think the novelty of cassettes is starting to fade with fans in general.
There has been a revival in the market for them in the last couple of years but no demand for cassette players.
The increase in vinyl sales has seen a revived market for vinyl players.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 31st January 2022, 02:15 AM

I never thought in a million years cassettes would make a comeback, interesting to see how long they will wait on the market this time. With vinyl I totally see why it's so popular and I'd love to see CDs grow in popularity again.

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 31st January 2022, 04:04 PM

Just wondering..any update on it’s sales?

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 2nd February 2022, 01:49 AM

It was shy of 83,000 towards the end of December so id say 1k more at most since then with part 2 on about 40k sales.

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 5th February 2022, 09:36 AM

I think so too. Hopefully we’ll get an update soon!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 5th February 2022, 11:13 AM

Its not bad at all when both sales are combined.

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 5th February 2022, 03:44 PM

Agreed, especially in this day and age!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 5th February 2022, 05:49 PM

Ya we have to be realistic with how the market it but ideally part 1 would have gone gold by itself and part 2 at least silver although both, especially part 2 deserve far more.

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 5th February 2022, 05:59 PM

Yup! Still, 3 times a #2 and those sales are not bad imo. Did part 2 deserve more thought? Absolutely!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 5th February 2022, 06:12 PM

Im surprised they didnt consider re releasing as one double cd with a bonus added song.

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 5th February 2022, 06:13 PM

Maybe they wanted those songs to shine on their own way?

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 5th February 2022, 06:14 PM

Possibly but i think the double cd would have worked as the albums work played back to back,

Posted by: GLOBALFUNQ 👣 5th February 2022, 06:16 PM

True. And it would have pushed the album to a golden status (like the re-release of TOTD did).

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 5th February 2022, 06:17 PM

True but a bit like part 2 its sales would have been counted separately i would assume.

Posted by: spiceboy 6th February 2022, 08:57 AM

Not if they had packaged it as a re-release the sales would have Vern combined.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 6th February 2022, 03:06 PM

Ah well then they should go ahead and release it now i think,

Posted by: -Jay- 7th February 2022, 03:27 AM

There's no real point in them doing that though. They need the fans to be motivated to buy their next release, so there needs to be a period of quiet in Steps world. They would waste goodwill by trying to get us to buy another variant of What the Future Holds! And for what, to get them to gold slightly sooner?

I'm sure What the Future Holds will go gold eventually, and Part 2 will go silver... even if it takes a few years. Bookmark me, both of those albums will get those certs within the next 5 years.

Posted by: Yobnedor 6th March 2022, 11:05 PM

Coming this Sunday 13th March at the very clever time of 6.30pm GMT.

Jay, be there this time or I’ll hack your new Instagram and delete it xoxo

Posted by: Hazelnuts 7th March 2022, 05:27 AM

Count me in

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 7th March 2022, 11:48 PM

Count me in, that time suits me.

Posted by: Run_For_Cover 8th March 2022, 01:31 AM

Not really great for me, but time differences will do that. Haha.

Of course I’ll still contribute though later on.

Posted by: Yobnedor 10th March 2022, 10:11 PM

Notice that Jay hasn’t commented yet

Posted by: Yobnedor 13th March 2022, 01:59 AM

Still up for this?

Posted by: Run_For_Cover 13th March 2022, 03:02 AM

I am, though I’lll be joining in like I normally do sorry.

Posted by: Yobnedor 13th March 2022, 08:37 AM

No need to apologise!

Posted by: Hazelnuts 13th March 2022, 09:08 AM

Count me in

Posted by: Run_For_Cover 13th March 2022, 09:30 AM

Thanks Jamesy, really looking forward to this!

Posted by: Hazelnuts 13th March 2022, 10:01 AM

Me too! Its been a while I listened to part 1 actually.

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th March 2022, 04:02 PM

Is it still going agead at 6.30?

Posted by: Hazelnuts 13th March 2022, 04:17 PM

I think so?

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th March 2022, 05:31 PM

Hopefully its confirmed.

Posted by: Yobnedor 13th March 2022, 06:08 PM

Of course Just going to line up the videos!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th March 2022, 06:11 PM

Great, im looking forward to this.

Posted by: Hazelnuts 13th March 2022, 06:12 PM

Yeah I’m ready!

Posted by: Yobnedor 13th March 2022, 06:14 PM

In fairness, I totally forgot to update the first post with the image and stuff so I can understand the confusion! Anyway, no matter, we are here and ready!

Posted by: Hazelnuts 13th March 2022, 06:15 PM

That’s ok and yeah

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th March 2022, 06:25 PM

Least there is 3 of us.

Posted by: Yobnedor 13th March 2022, 06:28 PM

It’s time to begin let’s count it in…

Posted by: Hazelnuts 13th March 2022, 06:29 PM

Posted by: Yobnedor 13th March 2022, 06:30 PM

1. What The Future Holds



I do love this song but as to whether it stands up among the other new tracks, I’m not sure. Although unfortunately in the song clash thing, I’ve preferred the other two songs so far but this is still easily top ten steps for me!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th March 2022, 06:31 PM

im ready ................

Posted by: Yobnedor 13th March 2022, 06:32 PM

I have to say, now I’m used to the album version, the single version with Lee coming straight in in the second verse is quite jarring!

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th March 2022, 06:32 PM

I absolutely love what the future holds and was a fan from the first time i heard it, it was alot more instant for me than scared of the dark and sometimes songs that hit me instantly i go off quiet quickly but that definitely didnt happen here.

Posted by: Hazelnuts 13th March 2022, 06:32 PM

Yes, a great opener! Somehow I didn’t fall in love straight away but now it’s a top 10 Steps song for me Enjoyable video and great to hear/see more Lee!

10/10!

Posted by: Yobnedor 13th March 2022, 06:32 PM

You know Jay will make a comment at that when he reads this…

He’s currently asleep tho, bless him

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th March 2022, 06:33 PM

I would love more songs like what the future holds from steps, i much prefer this style to songs like a hundred years of winter.

Posted by: Hazelnuts 13th March 2022, 06:33 PM

Awww, hope he’s ok?

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th March 2022, 06:33 PM

10/10 for me aswell.

Posted by: Hazelnuts 13th March 2022, 06:33 PM

Great taste

Posted by: Yobnedor 13th March 2022, 06:34 PM

2. Something In Your Eyes



Easily my favourite Steps song now. It’s just utterly perfect in every way. Very Steps, very Abba, very Eurovision. I have no choice but to Stan.

Posted by: Hazelnuts 13th March 2022, 06:37 PM

Yes, yes, yes! So campy, so Steps! This song fits them like a glove and I fell in love the minute I heard this one. Such great material already! Cute video as well. Maybe I’ll enjoy it a bit less in the future (I played it a million times) but this will remain a classic for me already

11/10

Posted by: Feel_The_Fever 13th March 2022, 06:37 PM

I really like and enjoy something in your eyes its proper catchy and proper steps but i way prefer what the future holds.