Tracks
Side A
- 11990Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 29 of 1990, 7 weeks in the chartStep by Step4:27B major
- 21990Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 41 of 1990, 11 weeks in the chartTonight3:27A major
- 31990Baby, I Believe In You4:40D♯ minor
- 41990Dutch Top 40: peak position 17 in week 25 of 1991, 6 weeks in the chartCall It What You Want4:11G♯ minor
- 51990Dutch Top 40: peak position 25 in week 1 of 1991, 4 weeks in the chartLet's Try It Again3:51D♯ minor
- 61990Happy Birthday2:48E major
Side B
- 11990Dutch Top 40: peak position 33 in week 11 of 1991, 3 weeks in the chartGames3:28A♯ minor
- 21990Time Is On Our Side3:48G major
- 31990Where Do I Go From Here?3:49G major
- 41990Stay With Me Baby4:21F♯ minor
- 51990Funny Feeling3:51G♯ minor
- 61990Never Gonna Fall In Love Again5:07C♯ minor
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of Step by Step
Step by Step sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 109 bpm.
Quietest track: Let's Try It Again · most energetic: Stay With Me Baby
Across 12 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of the line-up
The five members of New Kids On The Block around the time of Step by Step, with the years they belonged to the group. This is the band line-up around that time, not necessarily who is heard on the album. The thin line is this album and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line for more. A linked name has its own page.
Jonathan Knight
Joey McIntyre
Donnie Wahlberg
Danny Wood198519901995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
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Frequently asked questions
When was Step by Step by New Kids On The Block released?
Step by Step came out in 1990.
How many tracks are on Step by Step?
Step by Step has twelve tracks, 48 minutes in total, spread over two vinyl sides.
Which tracks from Step by Step made the Dutch Top 40?
Five tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Step by Step, Tonight, Call It What You Want, Let's Try It Again and Games. The highest was Tonight, at number 4 in week 41 of 1990.
Which category is Step by Step in?
Step by Step is filed under studio albums. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by New Kids On The Block.
Who was in New Kids On The Block when Step by Step came out?
In 1990, New Kids On The Block consisted of Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood. That is the line-up of the group in that year, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.
What do the percentages for the sound of Step by Step mean?
They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.
How do you play Step by Step?
With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
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