
08/07/2025
Clive Griffin "Step By Step" (1989) -Pop Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul-
Label : Fontana / PolyGram Records

02 - Lonely Lady (Clive Griffin & Richard Niles)
03 - Be There(*) (**) (Clive Griffin, Richard Niles & Jess Bailey)
04 - Dancing After Dark (Clive Griffin, Richard Niles & Jess Bailey)
05 - In Another Lifetime (°) (Clive Griffin & Richard Niles)
06 - Don't Make Me Wait (Clive Griffin, Richard Niles & Bassey Walker)
07 - Head Above Water (Clive Griffin & Richard Niles)
08 - Try To Be Happy (Clive Griffin & Richard Niles)
09 - By Heart (Clive Griffin, Richard Niles & Jess Bailey)
10 - Love Street (Clive Griffin & Richard Niles)
11 - Step By Step (Clive Griffin & Richard Niles)
String Section : Gavyn Wright, Bill Benham, Ken Sillito, Wilf Gibson, Peter Oxer, Liz Peny, Godfrey Salmon, Mark Berrow, David Woodcock, Roger Garland, George Robertson, Levine Andrade, Anthony Pleeth, John Heley, Martin Loveday
Produced & Arranged by Richard Niles for Niles Smiles
Recorded by Mike Bigwood
*Recorded by Geoff Calver & Les Cooper
Mixed by Geoff Calver
°Mixed by Mike Bigwood
**Mixed by Les Cooper
Executive Producer : Clive Griffin for 'Lifetime Productions'
Recorded at :
Eden Studios, Utopia Parsifal, The Shack, Westside (London)
Encore Studios (Burbank, CA)
Pyramid Studio (Studio City, CA)
Mixed at :
Eden Studios, Utopia, Swanyard, Marcus (London)
Encore Studios (Burbank, CA)
Assistant Engineers : J.B. Lierre, Caroline Orme, Richard Barraclough, Damian, Andrew, Adrian Trujillo
01 - The Way We Touch
Drums / Bass : J.J. Belle
Piano : Jeff Bailey
Synthesizers : J.J. Belle
Alto Sax : Snake Davis
Guitars : J.J. Belle
Backing vocals : Tessa Niles, Dolette MacDonald, Clive Griffin
Arranged by J.J. Belle
02 - Lonely Lady
Drums / Bass : Richard Niles
Piano : Jeff Bailey
Synthesizers : Richard Niles, Jess Bailey
Backing vocals : Tessa Niles, Clive Griffin
Guitars : J.J. Belle
Percussion : Clive Griffin
String Leader : Gavyn Wright
03 - Be There
Drums : Ricky Lawson
Bass Synth : Jess Bailey
Guitars : David Williams
Piano & Clavinet : Jess Bailey
Additional Keyboards : Richard Cottle
Percussion : Luis Jardim
Backing vocals : James Ingram, Vesta Williams, Phil Perry
Brass : Jon Barclay, John Thirkell, Pete Beachill, Dave Bishop, Snake Davis
04 - Dancing After Dark
Drums : Richard Niles
Bass Synth : Jess Bailey
Guitars : J.J. Belle
Keyboards : Jess Bailey, Richard Niles
Tenor Sax : Snake Davis
Trumpets : Guy Barker
Backing vocals : Tessa Niles, Dolette MacDonald, Clive Griffin
05 - In Another Lifetime
Drums / Bass : Richard Niles
Piano : Jeff Bailey
Synthesizers : Richard Niles
Percussion : J.J. Belle
Guitars : Richard Niles
Backing vocals : Tessa Niles
String Leader : Gavyn Wright
06 - Don't Make Me Wait
Drums / Bass : Richard Niles
Guitars : J.J. Belle
Keyboards : Richard Niles, Jess Bailey
Backing vocals : Tessa Niles, Dolette MacDonald, Clive Griffin
07 - Head Above Water
Drums : Richard Niles
Bass : Nathan East
Piano : Jeff Bailey
Synthesizers : Richard Niles
Guitars : J.J. Belle
Brass : Jon Barclay, John Thirkell, Guy Barker, Phil Todd, Snake Davis (Solo Alto Sax)
Percussion : J.J. Belle
String Leader : Gavyn Wright
Backing vocals : Tessa Niles, Dolette MacDonald, Clive Griffin
08 - Try To Be Happy
Drums / Keyboards : Richard Niles
Bass : Nathan East
Guitars : J.J. Belle
Brass : Jon Barclay, John Thirkell, Guy Barker, Phil Todd, Snake Davis (Solo Alto Sax)
Backing vocals : Tessa Niles, Dolette MacDonald, Clive Griffin
09 - By Heart
Drums / Bass : Richard Niles
Piano : Jeff Bailey
Guitars : J.J. Belle
Synthesizers : Richard Niles
Tenor Sax : Snake Davis
String Leader : Gavyn Wright
Backing vocals : Tessa Niles, Dolette MacDonald
10 - Love Street
Drums / Bass : Richard Niles
Guitars : J.J. Belle
Keyboards : Richard Niles
Synth Solo : Jess Bailey
Percussion : Clive Griffin
Backing vocals : Tessa Niles, Dolette MacDonald, Clive Griffin
11 - Step By Step
Drums / Bass : Richard Niles
Piano : Jeff Bailey
Guitars : J.J. Belle
Synthesizers : Richard Niles
Brass : Jon Barclay, John Thirkell, Guy Barker, Phil Todd, Snake Davis (Solo Alto Sax)