 "Footsteps 2" follows the concept that captured the public’s imagination with "Footsteps", that of de Burgh creating cover versions of the songs which have inspired him over the years, along with a few new compositions.As de Burgh said upon releasing "Footsteps", “Listening to the great songwriters was the inspiration for me to try and become a good songwriter myself,” he says.“I’m talking about the likes of Lennon & McCartney and Bob Dylan; people as good as that just don’t seem to exist any more.