Footsteps is singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh's seventeenth album, released in 2008. This album includes two songs penned by de Burgh and cover versions of thirteen other songs that inspired and influenced him throughout his career.^[1] The cover versions include well-known songs by bands and artists like the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Toto and Pete Seeger.^[1] In 2011, de Burgh released a follow-up album, Footsteps 2.

The album was released in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Russia and Ukraine on November 21, 2008, and in the UK in April 2009.

Charts and certifications

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Chart (2009)	Rank
German Albums Chart^[2]	38

Country	Certifications	Sales/Shipments^[3]
Germany	Platinum ^[4]	200,000+

Chris de Burgh – vocals, guitars
Peter Gordeno – keyboards, backing vocals
Chris Cameron – acoustic piano, orchestra arrangements and conductor (3, 5, 6, 18)
Nigel Hopkins – keyboards (16)
Phil Palmer – guitars
Neil Taylor – guitars
Hubie Davison – additional guitars (8)
Jerry Meehan – bass guitar
Geoff Dugmore – drums, percussion
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra (3, 5, 6, 18)
Geoffrey Richardson – string quartet (13, 16, 17)
Jakko Jakszyk – backing vocals
Reclaim The Kop Choir – choir (17)

Chris de Burgh – producer, sleeve design, sleeve notes
Chris Porter – producer, engineer, mixing
Joe Kearns – additional engineer
Alex Hutchinson – art direction
SJ Johnson – sleeve design
Kenny Thomson – sleeve design, management
David Morley – photography
Russell Kord – front cover photography

^ ^a ^b "Footsteps – Chris de Burgh". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
^ [1] Archived February 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ Certification for every country in the world Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine IFPI. Retrieved December 29, 2008.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Footsteps')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.