08/07/2025

Clive Griffin "Step By Step" (1989) -Pop Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul-



Label : Fontana / PolyGram Records


Royaume-Uni 01 - The Way We Touch (Clive Griffin, Richard Niles & J.J. Belle)
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)