Step II
Step II is the fourth studio album by American singer Sylvester, released in 1978 on the Fantasy label.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Studio | Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California) Conway Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) Clark-Brown Audio (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Disco, pop | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Producer | Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester | |||
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| Singles from Step II | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
Commercial performance
The album peaked at No. 7 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 28 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles "Dance (Disco Heat)", which peaked at No. 4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", which charted at No. 20 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both songs reached No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | Sylvester, Tip Wirrick | 6:30 |
| 2. | "Dance (Disco Heat)" | Eric Robinson, Victor Osborn | 5:50 |
| 3. | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Epilogue" | Sylvester, Tip Wirrick | 3:19 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Grateful" | Sylvester, Michael Finden | 3:27 |
| 5. | "I Took My Strength from You" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 7:16 |
| 6. | "Was It Something That I Said" | Sylvester, Harvey Fuqua | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Just You and Me Forever" | Eric Robinson, Victor Osborn | 4:31 |
Personnel
- Sylvester – lead vocals, acoustic piano
- Michael C. Finden – organ, electric piano, clavinet
- Patrick Cowley – electro-comp 101 And 200 models, Oberheim DS-2 sequencer, string synthesizer, special effects
- Tip Wirrick – guitar
- Eric Robinson – acoustic piano (track 7)
- Bob Kingson – bass (tracks 1-6)
- James Jamerson, Jr. – bass (track 7)
- Randy Merritt – drums (tracks 1-6)
- James Gadson – drums (track 7)
- David Frazier – percussion
- Izora Rhodes, Martha Wash (Two Tons O' Fun) – background vocals
Charts
Album
| Chart (1978) | Peak Position[3] |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 74 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 7 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peaks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B [3] |
US Dan [3] | ||
| 1978 | "Dance (Disco Heat)" | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | 36 | 20 | ||
References
- Step II review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved November 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- "US Charts > Sylvester". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 303. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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