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 His Master's Voice in the UK. The song was written by Barry Mann and Hank Hunter.

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, while reaching No. 4 in the Record Retailer chart in the UK, No. 3 in the CHUM Hit Parade in Canada, and No. 9 on VG-lista in Norway.

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.
• Showaddywaddy released their version of the song in 1981, peaking at No. 31 in the UK.

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