Steps
A collaboration between pop mogul Pete Waterman and promotions veteran Steve Jenkins that produced one of the UK pop sensations of the late 90s. The five members of Steps were recruited through an advertisement placed in The Stage in 1997 by manager Tim Byrne. Lisa Scott-Lee (b. 5 November 1975, St. Asaph, Wales) was a graduate of London's Italia Conti stage school and had toured as a professional singer/dancer, while Faye Tozer (b. 14 November 1975, Northampton, England) had gained experience working in a cabaret band at the Hilton in London. The other female member Claire Richards (b. 17 August 1977, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) had previously appeared with girl band TSD. Lee Latchford-Evans (b. 28 January 1975, Chester, England), after turning down the opportunity to become a professional football player, had toured in various theatre productions, while Ian "H" Watkins (b. 8 May 1976, Llwynypia, Rhondda, Wales) previously worked as a children's holiday-camp entertainer. The group's dancing backgrounds were reflected in their tightly choreographed performances, augmenting the appeal of Waterman's effortless pop productions. Inspired by the concurrent line-dancing fad, "5,6,7,8" was released in November 1997, spending 17 weeks in the UK Top 40 and reaching a peak position of 14, making it the biggest-selling single of the 90s to fail to enter the Top 10. For the follow-up single, Waterman revived an old Bananarama single, "Last Thing On My Mind", which climbed to number 6 in May 1998 and was memorably described by Waterman as "Abba on speed".
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Albums
- (2002) Best Of Steps
- (2000) Step One
- (2000) Buzz
Top Tracks
- 5,6,7,8
- Tragedy
- One For Sorrow
- Chain Reaction
- Last Thing On My Mind
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Moonchild101 on 2008-01-09 10:34:42.730:
im having a 90s moment and got my dad to get my steps album out the attick...