Footsteps (Steve Lawrence song)

"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]

"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)

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 his 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. Hot 100 - Steve Lawrence Footsteps Chart History, Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  4. 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. "CHUM Charts – Chart No. 156". CHUM. April 25, 1960. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. 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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