Footprints (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Footprints
Type = Album
Artist = Holly Valance


Released = October 14, 2002
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Pop
Length = 46:39
Label = London Records
Producer = Steve Welton-Jaimes Nellee Hooper Anders Kallmark Richard Stannard Phil Thornalley
Reviews = *"Allmusic" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:rkivadzkq8wo link]
*"UK MIX" Rating|4|5 [http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=2927 link]
Last album =
This album = "Footprints" (2002)
Next album = "State of Mind" (2003)

"Footprints" is the debut album by Australian singer Holly Valance, released on October 14, 2002 (see 2002 in music) through London Records.

The album was a success in the United Kingdom, where the first single "Kiss Kiss" reached the top position on the singles chart. "Footprints" peaked at number-nine on the albums chart selling over 100,000 copies being certified Gold.

In her home country, Australia, success was similar, with the album reaching the top fifteen, and selling over 35,000 copies earning a Gold certification.

Success came in Japan, when the album reached number nineteen on the Oricon Charts and sold 159,606 copies, being certified Gold and becoming one of the big international successes of the year in that country. [ [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=477555#477555 Japanese Information for "Footprints"] ]

Track listing

;Standard Edition
#"Kiss Kiss" (Juliette Jaimes, Aksu Sezen, Steve Welton-Jaimes) – 3:25
#"Tuck Your Shirt In" (Joachim Björklund, Savan Kotecha) – 3:19
#"Down Boy" (Rob Davis) – 3:26
#"City Ain't Big Enough" (J. Belmaati, M. Hansen, Remmem) – 3:38
#"Cocktails and Parties" (Tom Nichols, Johnson Somerset) – 4:02
#"Whoop" (B. Chapman, J. Hogarth, K. Poole) – 3:24
#"Hush Now" (Felix Howard, Nina Woodford, Fredrik Ödesjö) – 3:33
#"All in the Mind" (F. Gordon, G. Saunders) – 3:47
#"Harder They Come" (Davis, Valance) – 3:38
#"Help Me Help You" (David Munday, Phil Thornalley, Melanie Chisholm) – 3:36
#"Naughty Girl" (Grant Black, Cozi Costi, Deborah Ffrench, Brio Taliaferro) – 3:23
#"Connect" (J. Gallagher, T. Nichols, R. Stannard) – 3:10
#"Send My Best" (T. Dickow, Valance) – 4:25
#"Twist" (Henrik Korpi, Mathias Johansson, T. Nichols) - 3:46 (Japanese Bonus Track)

;Special Edition Enchanced CD::14. "Kiss Kiss" (music video):15. "Down Boy" (music video):16. "The Making of "Down Boy" (video)

Charts

Personnel

*Josh Abrahams — vocal producer, vocal recording
*James Banbury — programming
*Joe Belmaati — keyboards, programming
*Yak Bondy — programming
*Helen Boulding — background vocals
*Paul Brady — mixing assistant
*Pete Craigie — mixing
*Rob Davis — guitar
*Matthew Donaldson — photography
*Niklas Flyckt — mixing
*Marc Fox — percussion
*Julian Gallagher — programming, multi instruments, producer
*Jem Godfrey — arranger, programming, multi instruments, producer, mixing
*Nellee Hooper — producer, mixing
*Mark Jaimes — guitar
*Henrik Jonback — guitar
*Anders Kallmark — producer

*Katrina Leskanich — background vocals
*David Munday — guitar, keyboards
*Sharon Murphy — background vocals
*Jonas Ostman — mixing assistant
*Bill Padley — arranger, programming, multi instruments, producer, mixing
*Martin Phillipps — keyboards, programming
*Karen Ann Poole — background vocals
*Johnny Rockstar — beats
*Ian Rossiter — assistant engineer
*Richard Stannard — Drums, producer, beat box
*Fredro Starr — arranger, keyboards, producer
*Alvin Sweeney — programming, engineer, mixing
*Phil Thornalley — guitar, producer
*Justin Tresidder — vocal producer
*Steve Welton-Jaimes — producer
*Nina Woodford — background vocals

References