Steam is the second studio album by English boy band East 17. It was released in the UK on 17 October 1994 by London Records. The album was certified 2× Platinum in the UK.
The album spawned four UK top-10 hits, "Around the World" (No. 3), the title track (No. 7), "Let It Rain" (No. 10) and the UK Christmas No. 1, "Stay Another Day". The US version of the album added the three UK top-10 singles from their first album ("House of Love", "Deep" and "It's Alright").
Critical reception AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "East 17's Steam is arguably their most consistent album, featuring a non-stop attack of catchy, incessant dance/pop with strong, melodic pop hooks." Alan Jones from Music Week gave the album full score of five out of five and named it Pick of the Week, adding, "Short and taut, a 10-track delight of finely-honed pop and dance numbers. The current hit 'Steam' is actually one of the weaker cuts. Their last single 'Around the World' is also here, and practically every other song has the potential to make it as a 45'." Jordan Paramor from Smash Hits also gave the album a full score, naming it Best New Album. She said, "East 17 have just produced a dazzling second album to rival the brilliance of Walthamstow. Steam is filled with fast funky tracks along with soulful swingbeat ones. You'll skip around to 'Set Me Free' and chill out to 'Stay Another Day', a very sexy, stylish love song."
Track listing
Notes signifies an additional producer
Charts
Weekly charts
+Weekly chart performance for SteamChart (1994–1995)PeakpositionBelgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)7European Albums Chart7 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)source: Pennanen, Timo: Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava, 2006. . page: 28023Greek Albums (IFPI Greece) 2Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)17Irish Albums (IRMA)10Italian Albums (FIMI)15Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "East 17". 22
Year-end charts +1994 year-end chart performance for SteamChart (1994)PositionUK Albums (OCC)10 +1995 year-end chart performance for SteamChart (1995)PositionAustrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 32Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 96Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 33European Albums (Eurochart Hot 100)28French Albums (SNEP) 48German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)39Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 27UK Albums (OCC)70
Certifications
References
External links discogs.com East 17: Steam