Release and Reception
Steps announced the release of their greatest hits album in May 2001, shortly after rumours started surfacing that the group would be splitting up after the release, these were continuously denied by the group during TV shows and interviews.
While discussing the rumours on an interview with whereitsat.tv Lisa stated "I've got to be honest when I was growing up and I had a lot of my favourite bands bring out greatest hits I thought that, that was the end and "That's their final album" and I'm sure a lot of kids think that and a lot of other people but it's not the case we've actually got lots more albums in the pipeline, we're actually song writing right now for the greatest hits and the fourth album after that, so you know we haven't actually discussed splitting up so I don't see why other people should".
Gold: Greatest hits was released on 15 October 2001 in UK and went on to reach the #1 spot two weeks later as well as selling over a million copies giving the album a certification of x4 Platinum.
The album consists of all the singles that the group released except for "You'll Be Sorry" It is notable that the single was not included on the compilation although "Here and Now" was included. Four new tracks including "Chain Reaction" were featured on the album. A song called "Only In My Dreams" was written by the five members of the group with longtime collaborator Frampton, and was the only song off the album not to be released or to be performed live.
The US version was released under the name The Best of Steps. The version of "One for Sorrow" on this album is the original mix, not the US Mix. The version features three singles that were not released in the US - "Better Best Forgotten", "Chain Reaction", and "Words Are Not Enough". This version of the album did not include all of Steps singles but their best selling singles in that country.
Read more about this topic: Gold: Greatest Hits (Steps Album)
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