To celebrate the return of Britain's greatest ABBA tribute act, it's time for a Steps singles rate just because I'm curious to know how well remembered and liked their singles actually are! Ranks down the left hand side. You may have a maximum of three 10's and an 11 if you wish to distinguish your favourite songs from the pack. You are also permitted a -1 for your least favourite but this is not compulsory.

 

5, 6, 7, 8

Last Thing On My Mind

One For Sorrow

Heartbeat

Tragedy

Better Best Forgotten

Thank Abba For The Music

Love's Got A Hold On My Heart

After The Love Has Gone

Say You'll Be Mine

Better The Devil You Know

Deeper Shade Of Blue

When I Said Goodbye

Summer Of Love

Stomp

It's The Way You Make Me Feel

Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

Here And Now

You'll Be Sorry

Chain Reaction

One For Sorrow (2001/Tony Moran US mix)

Words Are Not Enough

I Know Him So Well

 

And just 'for the lolz' we'll have a member rank as well - 1st gets 5 points, 2nd gets 4 points and so on down to 5th gets 1 point. The members are;

 

Claire Richards

Faye Tozer

Ian 'H' Watkins

Lee Latchford-Evans

Lisa Scott-Lee

08 5, 6, 7, 8

11 Last Thing On My Mind

09 One For Sorrow

10 Heartbeat

09 Tragedy

09 Better Best Forgotten

09 Thank Abba For The Music

10 Love's Got A Hold On My Heart

09 After The Love Has Gone

09 Say You'll Be Mine

07 Better The Devil You Know

09 Deeper Shade Of Blue

08 When I Said Goodbye

09 Summer Of Love

08 Stomp

10 It's The Way You Make Me Feel

06 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

06 Here And Now

07 You'll Be Sorry

08 Chain Reaction

08 One For Sorrow (2001/Tony Moran US mix)

06 Words Are Not Enough

06 I Know Him So Well

 

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1. Faye Tozer (Best)

2. Claire Richards

3. Ian 'H' Watkins

4. Lisa Scott-Lee

5. Lee Latchford-Evans

 

Their singles definitely got less great towards the end...Close between my 3 10's and the 11 to be honest, I'm probably the only person in the world who likes Heartbeat that much :lol:

05 5, 6, 7, 8

9.5 Last Thing On My Mind

10 One For Sorrow

11 Heartbeat

8.5 Tragedy

6.5 Better Best Forgotten

08 Thank Abba For The Music

09 Love's Got A Hold On My Heart

08 After The Love Has Gone

08 Say You'll Be Mine

7.5 Better The Devil You Know

10 Deeper Shade Of Blue

6.5 When I Said Goodbye

7.5 Summer Of Love

08 Stomp

07 It's The Way You Make Me Feel

06 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

07 Here And Now

10 You'll Be Sorry

07 Chain Reaction

08 One For Sorrow (2001/Tony Moran US mix)

07 Words Are Not Enough

09 I Know Him So Well

 

1. Faye Tozer (Best)

2. Claire Richards

3. Lee Latchford-Evans

4. Lisa Scott-Lee

5. Ian 'H' Watkins (Worst)

 

I might need to change some of these once I have a listen to their Greatest Hits CD, as some of them I can't remember that well.

All I know is that I adore 'Heartbeat' :wub:

I'm probably the only person in the world who likes Heartbeat that much :lol:

 

Obviously not, it got my 11 ^_^

Obviously not, it got my 11 ^_^

 

Well hurrah for another fan of that! I'm not expecting it to finish very high overall to be honest though, so many people see it as a weak link in their discography :(

07 | 5, 6, 7, 8

10 | Last Thing On My Mind

08 | One For Sorrow

08 | Heartbeat

06 | Tragedy

10 | Better Best Forgotten

04 | Thank Abba For The Music

07 | Love's Got A Hold On My Heart

07 | After The Love Has Gone

08 | Say You'll Be Mine

04 | Better The Devil You Know

05 | Deeper Shade Of Blue

06 | When I Said Goodbye

09 | Summer Of Love

09 | Stomp

10 | It's The Way You Make Me Feel

07 | Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

07 | Here And Now

11 | You'll Be Sorry

07 | Chain Reaction

06 | One For Sorrow (2001/Tony Moran US mix)

05 | Words Are Not Enough

07 | I Know Him So Well

 

Faye Tozer (Best)

Claire Richards

Lee Latchford-Evans

Lisa Scott-Lee

Ian 'H' Watkins

 

 

07 5, 6, 7, 8

07 Last Thing On My Mind

08 One For Sorrow

06 Heartbeat

10 Tragedy

07 Better Best Forgotten

06 Thank Abba For The Music

06 Love's Got A Hold On My Heart

08 After The Love Has Gone

07 Say You'll Be Mine

07 Better The Devil You Know

11 Deeper Shade Of Blue

06 When I Said Goodbye

06 Summer Of Love

08 Stomp

09 It's The Way You Make Me Feel

?? Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

07 Here And Now

05 You'll Be Sorry

08 Chain Reaction

?? One For Sorrow (2001/Tony Moran US mix)

08 Words Are Not Enough

06 I Know Him So Well

 

Faye Tozer (Best)

Lisa Scott-Lee

Claire Richards

Ian 'H' Watkins

Lee Latchford-Evans

 

They were/are really consistent imo, one of the only 90s bands I still listen to fairly regularly. (I might have a Steps moment now actually.) The members were all a bit LAME though.

04 5, 6, 7, 8

05 Last Thing On My Mind

06 One For Sorrow

07 Heartbeat

07 Tragedy

06 Better Best Forgotten

04 Thank Abba For The Music

09 Love's Got A Hold On My Heart

06 After The Love Has Gone

08 Say You'll Be Mine

09 Better The Devil You Know

09 Deeper Shade Of Blue

06 When I Said Goodbye

10 Summer Of Love

09 Stomp

11 It's The Way You Make Me Feel

00 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

10 Here And Now

09 You'll Be Sorry

08 Chain Reaction

05 One For Sorrow (2001/Tony Moran US mix)

10 Words Are Not Enough

06 I Know Him So Well

 

5 points: Claire Richards

4 points: Faye Tozer

3 points: Ian 'H' Watkins (so much better when he was in the CBB house)

2 points: Lisa Scott-Lee

1 point: Lee Latchford-Evans

 

Ah I loved Steps! I saw them twice... 'live' in concert! Good times!

05 5, 6, 7, 8

08 Last Thing On My Mind

10 One For Sorrow

08 Heartbeat

08 Tragedy

09 Better Best Forgotten

-1 Thank Abba For The Music

07 Love's Got A Hold On My Heart

09 After The Love Has Gone

09 Say You'll Be Mine

07 Better The Devil You Know

09 Deeper Shade Of Blue

05 When I Said Goodbye

10 Summer Of Love

07 Stomp

10 It's The Way You Make Me Feel

01 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

07 Here And Now

11 You'll Be Sorry

08 Chain Reaction

06 One For Sorrow (2001/Tony Moran US mix)

04 Words Are Not Enough

08 I Know Him So Well

 

 

04 Claire Richards

03 Faye Tozer

02 Ian 'H' Watkins

01 Lee Latchford-Evans

05 Lisa Scott-Lee

Heartbeat is piss weak I'm afraid, they didn't excel at ballads, much like most acts of their ilk.

07 5, 6, 7, 8

09 Last Thing On My Mind

09 One For Sorrow

04 Heartbeat

09 Tragedy

10 Better Best Forgotten

06 Thank Abba For The Music

09 Love's Got A Hold On My Heart

09 After The Love Has Gone

07 Say You'll Be Mine

08 Better The Devil You Know

09 Deeper Shade Of Blue

03 When I Said Goodbye

10 Summer Of Love

06 Stomp

03 It's The Way You Make Me Feel

00 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

10 Here And Now

11 You'll Be Sorry

09 Chain Reaction

07 One For Sorrow (2001/Tony Moran US mix)

04 Words Are Not Enough

-1 I Know Him So Well

 

05 LSL (amazing)

04 Faye

03 Claire

02 Lee Latchford Evans

01 Ian 'H' Twatkins

Edited August 20, 201113 yr by Johnkilometre

You may have a maximum of three 10's and an 11

 

I really should read instructions more carefully. Duly edited.

Loving the love for You'll Be Sorry :wub:

The Bach To Basics mix of You'll Be Sorry is even more fantastic. DISCO STRINGS *.*

Heartbeat is piss weak I'm afraid, they didn't excel at ballads, much like most acts of their ilk.

 

For the most part I agree but Heartbeat will always have a place in my heart, much like any ballad from 1998, and god knows there were enough of them :lol:

 

Loving the love for You'll Be Sorry :wub:

 

If it carries on then it could be a potential winner! Odd considering they didn't see fit to include it on Gold :o Like I said in NMTBJ, I barely recalled its existence although upon reminding myself of it in the last few days I do now. Still not a favourite of mine though.

Anyone not giving Dame LSL high marks needs to watch this:

 

 

CLAP YOUR 'ANDS *ad libs randomly for 30 seconds*

00 5, 6, 7, 8

05 Last Thing On My Mind

07 One For Sorrow

00 Heartbeat

05 Tragedy

07 Better Best Forgotten

00 Thank Abba For The Music

04 Love's Got A Hold On My Heart

01 After The Love Has Gone

05 Say You'll Be Mine

05 Better The Devil You Know

07 Deeper Shade Of Blue

00 When I Said Goodbye

00 Summer Of Love

00 Stomp

02 It's The Way You Make Me Feel

00 Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

00 Here And Now

03 You'll Be Sorry

02 Chain Reaction

00 One For Sorrow (2001/Tony Moran US mix)

00 Words Are Not Enough

00 I Know Him So Well

 

04 Claire Richards

05 Faye Tozer

02 Ian 'H' Watkins

01 Lee Latchford-Evans

03 Lisa Scott-Lee

 

Anyone not giving Dame LSL high marks needs to watch this:

 

 

CLAP YOUR 'ANDS *ad libs randomly for 30 seconds*

 

She's actually one of those desperate for fame 'celebs' that irritate me no end I'm afraid, file next to Katie Price, Kerry Katona, Chantelle Houghton etc...that said, anybody's better than Lee! :lol:

She's actually one of those desperate for fame 'celebs' that irritate me no end I'm afraid, file next to Katie Price, Kerry Katona, Chantelle Houghton etc...that said, anybody's better than Lee! :lol:

 

I've never really though of her as fame hungry, but I suppose you could look at it that way, I've always tended to see it more along the lines that she never really made that much from Steps/her solo career and took whatever work came her way to pay the bills. I guess that's not too far removed from being a fame whore anyway:lol:. As you probably guessed my love for her is mainly ironic, she's just so lovably rubbish.