Gold: Greatest Hits

It was probably only fitting that "Tragedy" should kick off the album - it was the gang's first UK no. 1 alongside "Heartbeat" and has the most famous dance routine ever. Following this super-cheesy but brilliant track are two of my personal Steps faves, "One for sorrow" and "Stomp", and countless other pop corkers that'll have you leaping from your seat and boogying away before you know it (if "Tragedy" didn't manage to get you dancing already, that is!). All of the tracks on "Gold" have this quality, apart from the three beautiful ballads at the end of the album, "Words are not enough", "When I said goodbye" and "Heartbeat", a true favourite with Steps fans everywhere. Even the new tracks, "Baby don't dance" and "Only in my dreams", the latter especially, are surprisingly good, although "Baby don't dance" had to grow on me as it lacks a bit in the lyrics department.

If you are a die-hard pop lover, you NEED this album for your collection as all these tracks have wonderful singing and excellent, cheesy, happy, backing music that real pop fans like me crave. I guarantee that if you buy this album, it will not leave your CD player unless someone takes a sledgehammer to it and you dive in to rescue Steps' amazing Greatest Hits collection, endangering your own life in the process! I know I would do that for this CD.


Such cheese, it could only be Steps!   February 8, 2002
polly_anna86@yahoo.co.uk (Leeds, England)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful

Goodness! A greatest hits album already? Where has the time gone Steps? Yep, "Steps Gold" is jam-packed with pure cheese, terrible dance routines and track after track of Mickey Mouse squeeky clean bubble-gum pop. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY IT'S SO MUCH FUN!!! O.K so it's not as if H and co. broke any boundries in the world of music. But then, who gives a damn? This is a great album for sticking on and getting everyone on the dance floor, pronto. With classics such as "Tragedy" (which even the most hardcore 'SlipKnot' fan knows the dance routine for)and "Stomp", you can't loose. Even the laughable "cover" of Diana Ross's "Chain Reaction" will force the most dance floor shy up off their bums to make fools of themselves trying to copy the ridiculous dance routines. The fab thing about Steps is they've never taken themselves too seriously and when they have they've failed misrably (remember "One for Sorrow"? Yes, this is on here too!)So polish those old dance shoes and get on down for a night of boogying, but better skip the slowies, they're so full of 'puppy-love lost and found' stuff it hurts. Oh and Steps aren't just for eight year-olds, they have that undoubtedly kitsch but slightly cool value as well, so dig into this feast of 18-track (don't worry you don't actually have to listen to the cringable "Words are not enough.") pure cheese but quietly thank a greater being that there won't be a Steps greatest hits 2 (they've split up.)


Steps at their best.   January 27, 2002
jennifer.toms@lineone.net (england)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Steps have had a lot of hit singles. Gold is the ultimate collection of songs if you don't have any of thier previous albums.

There are four brand new songs, including the hit singles 'Chain reaction' and 'Words are not enough'. Unfortunately it does not include 'You'll be sorry', a great song. If you have a favourite song that Steps have released then it will be on this album. If you love this album then you will love their previous albums. From the fast pace songs to the slow ballards, Steps have produced some of the best singles in the last five years.

With two number ones Stomp and Tragedy, Steps have proved themselves to be the best boy/girl pop group around. It is a shame that there will be no more new material to add to their greatest hits.