Step by Step (Annie Lennox song)

"Step by Step"
Song by Annie Lennox
from the album Diva (Japanese Edition)
A-side"Precious"
Released25 May 1992 (1992-05-25)
Studio
GenrePop
Length4:46
LabelRCA
SongwriterAnnie Lennox
"Step by Step"
Front cover, other versions have a different picture
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack Album
Released24 February 1997 (1997-02-24) (UK 9 December 1996)
Recorded1996
Studio
  • The Aquarium (London, UK)
  • Crossway Studios (Mendham, NJ)
Genre
Length4:10
LabelArista
SongwriterAnnie Lennox
ProducerStephen Lipson
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"I Believe in You and Me"
(1996)
"Step by Step"
(1997)
"My Heart Is Calling"
(1997)
Music video
"Step by Step" on YouTube

"Step by Step" is a song recorded by Whitney Houston, originally written and recorded by Scottish singer Annie Lennox. The song appeared on the B-side to Lennox's 1992 single "Precious". Whitney Houston released a reworked crossover R&B/pop cover version in 1996 on the soundtrack to the film The Preacher's Wife. Houston's version replaces Lennox's verses with new lyrics and omits portions of the bridge. Annie Lennox provides backing vocals for Houston's rendition. The accompanying music video was directed by Paul Hunter.