Steps in Time

Steps in Time
Studio album by King
Released	1984
Recorded	Park Gate The Manor Trident One
Genre	New Wave
Length	37:25 (LP)
Label	CBS
Producer	Richard James Burgess Liam Henshall
King chronology
Steps in Time (1984) Bitter Sweet (1985)

Steps in Time is the 1984 debut album by the English Coventry band King, produced by Richard James Burgess and released by CBS Records. Although lasting just two years and a half, King had five UK Top 40 hit songs, including two Top 10 hits: "Love & Pride" (#2), the re-release of their debut single from the first album, and "Alone Without You" (#8) from their second album Bitter Sweet (after that, the lead singer Paul King went on to start a brief solo career, releasing one more album, Joy). After the very first single "Love & Pride", a second single was taken out of their debut long playing, namely "Won't You Hold My Hand Now", which got to Number 24 in the UK. A live videoclip was also released for "Trouble", and aired by MTV, but the song never came out as a single. Popular album tracks were the opener "Fish" and "Cherry" too.

Due to the huge success of the record, the tape edition of the LP was soon re-released with eight bonus tracks, including B-Sides, previously unreleased songs and some remixes, among which were "Love & Pride (Body & Soul Mix)" and "Won't You Hold My Hand Now (Heavy Times Mix)".

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 LP 1.2 MC 2 Promotional materials from the album 2.1 Singles 2.2 Videoclips 3 Credits 3.1 Line-up 3.2 Production 3.3 Recording, mixing and cut studios 3.4 Staff 4 Release details 5 References

Track listing

LP

1. "Fish" - 5:10 (P. King)
2. "Love & Pride" - 3:20 (P. King/M. Roberts)
3. "And As for Myself" - 3:22 (P. King/P. Haines)
4. "Trouble" - 4:02 (P. King)
5. "Won't You Hold My Hand Now" - 3:02 (P. King/M. Roberts/J. Lantsbery/T. Wall)
6. "Unity Song" - 4:06 (P. King)
7. "Cherry" - 4:15 (P. King/P. Haines/M. Roberts/J. Lantsbery/T. Wall)
8. "Soul on My Boots" - 3:35 (P. King)
9. "I Kissed the Spikey Fridge" - 4:05 (P. King)
10. "Fish (Reprise)" - 2:28 (P. King)

MC

1. "Fish"
2. "Love & Pride"
3. "And As for Myself"
4. "Trouble"
5. "Won't You Hold My Hand Now"
6. "Don't Stop"
7. "Soul on My Boots (Rub-a-Dub Mix)"
8. "Endlessly"
9. "Fools"
10. "Unity Song"
11. "Cherry"
12. "Soul on My Boots"
13. "I Kissed the Spikey Fridge"
14. "Fish (Reprise)"
15. "Ain't No Doubt"
16. "Love & Pride (Body & Soul Mix)"
17. "Won't You Hold My Hand Now (Heavy Times Mix)"
18. "Classic Strangers"

Promotional materials from the album

Singles

• "Love & Pride" (UK #2)
• "Soul On My Boots"
• "Won't You Hold My Hand Now" (UK #24)

Videoclips

• "Love & Pride"
• "Won't You Hold My Hand Now"
• "Trouble" (live)

Credits

Line-up

• Paul King: vocals
• Mick Roberts: keyboards
• Anthony "Tony" Wall: bass guitar
• Jim "Jackal" Lantsbery: guitar

Production

• Richard James Burgess: producer and drums
• Phill Brown: engineering and mixing
• Liam Henshall: producer #5
• Andy Jackson and Flood: engineering
• Dave Bascombe: engineering #5
• Aaron: cut

Recording, mixing and cut studios

• Park Gate, The Manor and Trident One: recording studios
• Trident Two: mixing studio
• The Masteroom: cut

Staff

• Perry Haines for Dolphin Lovers Ltd.: management
• Assorted iMaGes: sleeve
• Sheila Rock, Clare Muller and James Palmer: photography

Release details

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
UK	1984	CBS	LP	CBS26095
UK	1984	CBS	MC	40-26095

References

• Tracklisting This is a public domain discography site with info provided by the general public.