Steam | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 17 October 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Length | 41:04 | |||
Label | London | |||
Producer | Phil Harding, Ian Curnow, Rob Kean, Richard Stannard | |||
East 17 chronology | ||||
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Singles from Steam | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Guardian | (mixed)[2] |
NME | 5/10[3] |
Steam is the second studio album by English boy band East 17. It was released in the UK on 17 October 1994 by London Records. The album was certified 2× Platinum in the UK.[4]
The album spawned four UK top-10 hits, "Around the World" (No. 3), "Steam" (No. 7), "Let It Rain" (No. 10) and the UK Christmas No. 1, "Stay Another Day".[5] The US version of the album added the three UK top-10 singles from their first album ("House of Love", "Deep" and "It's Alright").
AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "East 17's Steam is arguably their most consistent album, featuring a non-stop attack of catchy, incessant dance/pop with strong, melodic pop hooks."[1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Steam" | Tony Mortimer, Richard Stannard, Matt Rowebottom | Stannard, Phil Harding[a], Ian Curnow[a], Rob Kean[a] | 3:23 |
2. | "Hold My Body Tight" | Mortimer, Stannard, Rowebottom | Harding, Curnow, Kean | 3:51 |
3. | "Let It All Go" | Mortimer, Terry Coldwell, Kean, Dominic Hawken | Harding, Curnow, Kean | 4:16 |
4. | "Set Me Free" | Mortimer | Harding, Curnow, Kean | 4:47 |
5. | "Stay Another Day" | Mortimer, Kean, Hawken | Harding, Curnow, Kean | 4:25 |
6. | "Around the World" | Mortimer, Brian Harvey, Rowebottom, Stannard | Stannard | 4:33 |
7. | "Let It Rain" | Mortimer, Kean, Harding, Curnow | Harding, Curnow, Kean | 4:07 |
8. | "Be There" | Mortimer, Kean, Hawken | Harding, Curnow, Kean | 3:49 |
9. | "M.F. Power" | Mortimer | Harding, Curnow, Kean | 3:31 |
10. | "Generation XTC" | Mortimer, Kean, Harding, Curnow | Harding, Curnow, Kean | 4:22 |
Total length: | 41:04 |
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[29] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[30] | Gold | 25,000* |
France (SNEP)[31] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[32] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[33] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[34] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 2,000,000[35] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |