Footsteps (Steve Lawrence song)

"Footsteps"
Single by Steve Lawrence
B-side"You Don't Know"
ReleasedFebruary 1960 (US); April 1960 (UK)
GenrePop
Length2:07
LabelABC-Paramount (US); HMV (UK)
Songwriter(s)Barry Mann, Hank Hunter
Producer(s)Don Costa[1]
Steve Lawrence singles chronology
"Pretty Blue Eyes"
(1959) 		"Footsteps"
(1960) 		"Girls, Girls, Girls"
(1960)

"Footsteps" is a hit single by the American singer and actor Steve Lawrence, recorded in January 1960 and released in spring 1960 by ABC-Paramount Records in the US and HMV in the UK. The song was written by Barry Mann and Hank Hunter.[2]

The single has Lawrence's wife, Eydie Gormé, as a backing vocalist and Don Costa's Orchestra and chorus.

Charts

In the US, it spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 7 on April 4, 1960,[3] while reaching No. 4 in the Record Retailer chart in the UK,[4][5] No. 3 in the CHUM Hit Parade in Canada,[6] and No. 9 on VG-lista in Norway.[7]

Chart (1960) Peak
position
Canada CHUM Hit Parade[6] 3
Netherlands[8] 16
Norway VG-lista[7] 9
UK Record Retailer[4] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 7
US Cash Box Top 100[9] 9
US Cash Box Records Disc Jockeys Played Most[10] 4
US Cash Box Top Ten Juke Box Tunes[11] 9
Wallonia[12] 29

Cover versions

  • Barry Mann sang this song on his 1961 Who Put The Bomp album.
  • It was also a hit for Ronnie Carroll in 1960, peaking at No. 36 in the UK.[13]
  • Showaddywaddy released their version of the song in 1981, peaking at No. 31 in the UK.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Announcing Don Costa Productions, Inc.", Billboard, October 19, 1961. p. 9. Accessed December 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "Steve Lawrence - Footsteps / You Don't Know - ABC-Paramount - USA - 45-10085". 45cat. 1960-02-15. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  3. ^ a b Hot 100 - Steve Lawrence Footsteps Chart History, Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Steve Lawrence - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 147. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  6. ^ a b "CHUM Charts – Chart No. 156". CHUM. April 25, 1960. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Steve Lawrence - Footsteps, norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Steve Lawrence - Footsteps, Dutch Charts. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  9. ^ "The Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, April 30, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  10. ^ "The Records Disc Jockeys Played Most", Cash Box, April 30, 1960. p. 18. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  11. ^ "The Nation's Top Ten Juke Box Tunes", Cash Box, May 7, 1960. p. 30. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  12. ^ Steve Lawrence - Footsteps, Ultratop. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  13. ^ "officialcharts.com". Official Charts Co. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "officialcharts.com". Official Charts Co. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
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