Step by Step (New Kids on the Block album)

Step by Step
Studio album by New Kids on the Block
Released June 5, 1990 (1990-06-05)
Recorded September 1, 1989 – April 30, 1990
Genre Pop
Length 47:44
Label Columbia
Producer Maurice Starr
New Kids on the Block chronology
Merry, Merry Christmas
(1989)		 Step by Step
(1990)		 Face the Music
(1994)
Singles from Step by Step
  1. "Step By Step"
    Released: May 10, 1990[1]
  2. "Valentine Girl"
    Released: June 18, 1990
  3. "Tonight"
    Released: July 26, 1990[1]
  4. "Let's Try It Again"
    Released: September 20, 1990[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Smash Hits(8/10)[5]

Step by Step is the third studio album, and fourth album overall, by American boy band New Kids on the Block, released in June 1990 via Columbia Records.

Background

At the time of release the group was very popular and was being heavily merchandised, with everything from pillowcases, to marbles, to dolls, to a Saturday morning cartoon with their name and likeness. Step by Step went to number one on both the Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, with the lead-off title track single topping the charts simultaneously and selling nearly three million copies, making it their highest selling single.

Another top ten single, "Tonight", followed, as the group embarked on their most ambitious world tour to date. After having earned success with Hangin' Tough, the group took a more active role creatively on this album, co-writing and producing several of its tracks. They even started playing instruments on most of their songs.

By the end of 1990, in spite of the album having gone multi-platinum, a public backlash against the group occurred, as is evident with the third and last single, "Let's Try It Again," failing to crack the Billboard Hot 100 top fifty and the album receiving much lower certifications than Hangin' Tough in the United States.

Track listing

All tracks written by Maurice Starr, unless otherwise noted. 

No. TitleLead vocals Length
1. "Step by Step"  Jordan Knight 4:29
2. "Tonight" (Al Lancellotti/Starr)New Kids on the Block 3:28
3. "Baby, I Believe In You"  Jordan Knight 4:42
4. "Call It What You Want"  Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Joe McIntyre 4:12
5. "Let's Try It Again"  Danny Wood, Jordan Knight 3:53
6. "Happy Birthday" (Starr/Michael Jonzun)Jonathan Knight 2:48
7. "Games" (Donnie Wahlberg/Starr)Donnie Wahlberg 3:29
8. "Time Is on Our Side" (Lancellotti/Starr)Donnie Walhberg 3:49
9. "Where Do I Go from Here?"  Joe McIntyre 3:50
10. "Stay with Me Baby"  Donnie Wahlberg 4:21
11. "Funny Feeling"  Joe McIntyre, Jordan Knight 3:50
12. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" (Danny Wood/T. Ra/Taharqa Aleem/Starr)Danny Wood 5:07
Total length:
 47:44

Charts and certifications

Chart positions

Chart (1990)[6] Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 4
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 4
Canadian Albums Chart 1
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[10] 11
European Albums Chart[11] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[12] 3
French Albums Chart[13] 6
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[15] 14
Irish Albums Chart[16] 6
Italian Albums Chart[17] 13
Japanese Albums Chart 10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 4
Spanish Albums Chart[20] 8
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 8
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 1
US Billboard 200[24] 1
Zimbabwe Albums Chart[25] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[26] 20
Canadian Albums Chart[27] 12
Dutch Albums Chart[28] 48
French Albums Chart[29] 10
Italian Albums Chart[30] 69
New Zealand Albums Chart[31] 17
Norwegian Albums Chart (Sommer Period)[32] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[33] 26
UK Albums Chart[34] 20
US Albums Chart[35] 34

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[36] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[37] Platinum 50,000*
Brazil (ABPD)[38] Gold 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[39] 7× Platinum 700,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[40] Gold 50,100[40]
France (SNEP)[41] Platinum 456,900[42]*
Germany (BVMI)[43] Platinum 500,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[44] Platinum 210,480^
Netherlands (NVPI)[45] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[46] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[47] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[48] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[49] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[51] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[52] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Preceded by
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by M.C. Hammer		 Billboard 200 number-one album
June 30 - July 6, 1990 		Succeeded by
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em by M.C. Hammer
Preceded by
The Essential Pavarotti by Luciano Pavarotti		 UK number one album
June 30, 1990 – July 6, 1990 		Succeeded by
The Essential Pavarotti by Luciano Pavarotti

References

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