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'Steptacular'

25th October 1999

 

1. Tragedy

2. After the Love Has Gone

3. Love's Got a Hold on My Heart

4. Say You'll Be Mine

5. I Think It's Love

6. Make It Easy on Me

7. Deeper Shade of Blue

8. Movin' On

9. Never Say Never Again

10. When I Said Goodbye

11. I Surrender

12. Since You Took Your Love Away

13. My Best Friend's Girl

14. You're Everything That Matters to Me

 

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A discussion thread for us to reminisce about Steps' second album 'Steptacular'!

 

Chat about everything to do with the 'Steptacular' era - the singles, album tracks, music videos, performances, B Sides etc! Feel free to post your own reviews / ranks.

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As we approach the 22nd anniversary of this album, it felt like high time it had its own topic!

 

Steptacular was hugely successful, entering at #1 in the UK and spending four weeks on top of the charts. Its first week sales of over 111,000 copies grew to a total of almost 1,300,000 as of 2017.

 

The album is notable for being Steps' only studio album to top the chart. It includes the #1 single Tragedy (which was released during the debut album era), while every other single taken from Steptacular made the Top 5.

 

A huge era that really solidified Steps as one of the biggest pop acts at the term of the millennium.

 

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I was 11 years old at the time of this album's release. I remember I so excited for it, to the extent that I asked my parents if they could let me have it before Christmas... because I didn't think I could wait weeks for it! So my mum bought the CD for me, and it ended up being the version with the Steps logo in a foil/shiny material, which I was happy about! I played this album so much, I was very obsessed. I'm sure this is not typical for most fans, but one of my major faves on this album was Make It Easy on Me! I played that one over and over. I'm sure Lisa would be happy about that!

 

I think it's interesting how well this album performed, considering that it came two weeks after the release of After the Love Has Gone - which wasn't exactly huge for them in comparison to their previous singles. Though that single must have done its job to enable the album to be a #1 with huge first week sales? I suppose the fact that Steptacular includes Tragedy was a big selling point too?

 

I'm glad this was a #1 because it provided them with a 90s #1 album, and as I mentioned earlier, their only studio #1 album to date.

It's a great album but I always preferred step one byt that's not to take away from steptacular as it's a great album that was hugely successful. It's my least fave album cover from them though.

-I remember being very excited with the release and grabbed a copy as soon the album was out.

-It’s not my favorite studio album overall. Some of the album tracks are a bit ‘meh’. Some great single releases though, especially DSOB :heart:

-I also remember being annoyed at the fact they got really big in the UK but lost steam everywhere else. Too much focus in breaking the States?

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Original Thread Title: One Foot In The Past: Steptacular Listening Party!

Original Thread Description: Monday 22nd November at 7pm GMT

 

Due to the success of our recent WTFHP2 listening party Jay and I thought we should/would do it again! Take a trip down memory lane with us on Monday 22nd November as we have a Steptacular listening party!

 

Hear:

Tragedy

Love’s Got A Hold On My Heart

After The Love Has Gone

Say You’ll Be Mine

When I Said Goodbye

Deeper Shade of Blue

 

And many more songs!

 

Come and discuss the success story that is Steptacular, Monday 22nd at 7PM GMT. Be there!

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Looking forward to it! Been so long since I’ve heard Steptacular.
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WhT do i have to do for this? I love me abit od steps

 

Just Carol Honey :heart:

 

Just join us at the right time and listen to the album and share your thoughts as you go!

I’ll try my best to be here for it tonight !

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