Step by Step (Chisato Moritaka album)

Step by Step
Studio album by
Chisato Moritaka
ReleasedJuly 25, 1994 (1994-07-25)
Recorded1994
Genre
Length53:31
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
LabelOne Up Music
ProducerYukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka chronology
Lucky 7
(1993)		 Step by Step
(1994)		 Do the Best
(1996)
Singles from Step by Step
  1. "Kaze ni Fukarete"
    Released: October 11, 1993 (1993-10-11)
  2. "Kibun Sōkai"
    Released: January 31, 1994 (1994-01-31)
  3. "Natsu no Hi"
    Released: May 10, 1994 (1994-05-10)
  4. "Suteki na Tanjōbi/Watashi no Daiji na Hito"
    Released: October 10, 1994 (1994-10-10)
Alternative cover
Limited edition inner cover

Step by Step (ステップ バイ ステップ, Suteppu bai Suteppu) is the ninth studio album by the Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka, released on July 25, 1994. This was Moritaka's first album under One Up Music. The album includes the song "Kaze ni Fukarete", which became her first No. 1 hit on the Oricon singles chart. Step by Step is Moritaka's first album in to include a cover version of a Beatles song. A limited edition release included a 32-page photo book.

Before the album's release, Moritaka was forced to stop touring after she suffered a temporomandibular joint dysfunction in spring 1994. She did not tour or release another studio album until 1996.

The album reached No. 3 on Oricon's albums chart and sold over 573,000 copies. It was certified Platinum by the RIAJ.

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