1989 Clive Griffin – Step By Step
Step By Step (1989, Phonogram) is the debut album from English singer/songwriter Clive Griffin. The album sold 10,000 copies in his native UK in the late 1980s, and featured several singles, “Head Above Water”, “Don’t Make Me Wait”, “The Way We Touch” and “Be There”, which also featured James Ingram on backing vocals.
Tracks
1 The Way We Touch (Clive Griffin; JJ Belle; Richard Niles) 04:05
2 Lonely Lady (Clive Griffin; Richard Niles) 03:51
3 Be There (Clive Griffin; Jess Bailey; Richard Niles) 03:31
4 Dancing After Dark (Clive Griffin; Jess Bailey; Richard Niles) 04:55
5 In Another Lifetime (Clive Griffin; Richard Niles) 04:25
6 Don’t Make Me Wait (Bassey Walker; Clive Griffin; Richard Niles) 03:58
7 Head Above Water (Clive Griffin; Richard Niles) 06:07
8 Try To Be Happy (Clive Griffin; Richard Niles) 03:57
9 By Heart (Clive Griffin; Jess Bailey; Richard Niles) 05:13
10 Love Street (Clive Griffin; Richard Niles) 04:57
11 Step By Step (Clive Griffin; Richard Niles) 05:23
Biography
Musicians
1 The Way We Touch
| Bass | JJ Belle |
| Drums | JJ Belle |
| Guitar | JJ Belle |
| Piano | Jess Bailey |
| Sax | Snake Davis |
| Background Vocals | Dolette McDonald |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
2 Lonely Lady
| Bass | Richard Niles |
| Drums | Richard Niles |
| Guitar | JJ Belle |
| Piano | Jess Bailey |
| Synthesizer | Jess Bailey |
| Percussion | Clive Griffin |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
3 Be There
| Bass (synthesizer) | Jess Bailey |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | David Williams |
| Clavinet | Jess Bailey |
| Keyboards | Richard Cottle |
| Piano | Jess Bailey |
| Brass | Dave Bishop |
| Brass | John Barclay |
| Brass | John Thirkell |
| Brass | Pete Beachill |
| Brass | Snake Davis |
| Percussion | Luis Jardim |
| Background Vocals | James Ingram |
| Background Vocals | Phil Perry |
| Background Vocals | Vesta Williams |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
4 Dancing After Dark
| Bass (synthesizer) | Jess Bailey |
| Drums | Richard Niles |
| Guitar | JJ Belle |
| Keyboards | Jess Bailey |
| Keyboards | Richard Niles |
| Sax | Snake Davis |
| Trumpet | Guy Barker |
| Background Vocals | Dolette McDonald |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
5 In Another Lifetime
| Bass | Richard Niles |
| Drums | Richard Niles |
| Guitar | Richard Niles |
| Keyboards | Richard Niles |
| Piano | Jess Bailey |
| Percussion | JJ Belle |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
6 Don’t Make Me Wait
| Bass | Richard Niles |
| Drums | Richard Niles |
| Guitar | JJ Belle |
| Keyboards | Jess Bailey |
| Keyboards | Richard Niles |
| Background Vocals | Dolette McDonald |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
7 Head Above Water
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Richard Niles |
| Guitar | JJ Belle |
| Piano | Jess Bailey |
| Synthesizer | Richard Niles |
| Brass | Guy Barker |
| Brass | John Barclay |
| Brass | John Thirkell |
| Brass | Phil Todd |
| Brass | Snake Davis |
| Percussion | JJ Belle |
| Background Vocals | Dolette McDonald |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
8 Try To Be Happy
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Richard Niles |
| Guitar | JJ Belle |
| Keyboards | Richard Niles |
| Brass | Guy Barker |
| Brass | John Barclay |
| Brass | Phil Todd |
| Sax | Snake Davis |
| Background Vocals | Dolette McDonald |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
9 By Heart
| Bass | Richard Niles |
| Drums | Richard Niles |
| Guitar | JJ Belle |
| Piano | Jess Bailey |
| Synthesizer | Richard Niles |
| Sax | Snake Davis |
| Background Vocals | Dolette McDonald |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
10 Love Street
| Bass | Richard Niles |
| Drums | Richard Niles |
| Guitar | JJ Belle |
| Keyboards | Richard Niles |
| Synthesizer | Jess Bailey |
| Background Vocals | Dolette McDonald |
| Background Vocals | Tessa Niles |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
11 Step By Step
| Bass | Richard Niles |
| Drums | Richard Niles |
| Guitar | JJ Belle |
| Piano | Jess Bailey |
| Synthesizer | Richard Niles |
| Trumpet | Guy Barker |
| Brass | John Barclay |
| Brass | John Thirkell |
| Brass | Phil Todd |
| Sax | Snake Davis |
| Vocals | Clive Griffin |
Other Musicians
Strings – Anthony Pleath, Bill Benham, David Woodcock, Gavyn Wright, George Robertson, Godfrey Salmon, John Heley, Ken Sillito, Levine Andrade, Liz Peny, Mark Berrow, Martin Loveday, Peter Oxer, Roger Garland, Wilf Gibson
Liner Notes
Producer – Richard Niles
Producer (Executive) – Clive Griffin
Arranged By – J.J. Belle (Track 1)
Engineer – Mike Bigwood (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Engineer – Les Cooper (Track 3)
Leader (Strings) – Gavyn Wright (Tracks 2, 5, 7, 9)
Mixed By – Geoff Calver (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Mixed By – Les Cooper (Track 3)
Mixed By – Mike Bigwood (Track 5)
Photography – John Stoddart, Owen Scabiena, Martin Evening, Chris Clunn
Phonographic Copyright Phonogram Ltd (London)
Copyright Phonogram Ltd (London)