Giant Steps (band)
Giant Steps was a British dance-pop band from the 1980s, which consisted of singer Colin "Col" Campsie and bassist and keyboardist George McFarlane. Before that they worked together as a duo The Quick .
history
The band formed in 1988 and released their debut album The Book Of Pride that same year. The first single Another Lover became a hit in the US and reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was also heard in the film Loverboy and appeared on the soundtrack album for the film. The second single, Into You, was only a moderate success, reaching number 58 in the US in 1989.
In 1990 the duo broke up. In 2006 Campsie worked on an album by Kandy Floss.
Band members
Further
- Gardner Cole - keyboard (best known for contributing to Madonna's number one hit, Open Your Heart )
- Edie Lehmann - background vocals
- Bruce Gaitsch - guitar (known for his work on Madonna's number one hit La Isla Bonita )
- David Boruff - saxophone
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 1988 | The Book Of Pride |
US184 (5 weeks) US |
First published: November 1988
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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US
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| 1988 | Another Lover The Book Of Pride |
US13 (22 weeks) US |
First published: August 1988
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| Into You The Book Of Pride |
US58 (8 weeks) US |
First published: December 1988
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Web links
- Giant Steps in Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile of the band on allmusic.com, accessed June 6, 2011
- ↑ Soundtrack list for the film on imdb.com, accessed June 6, 2011
- ^ Entry on billboard.com, accessed June 6, 2011
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US