Step Aside for a Lady

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Released 1980 Release date 1980 Producer Michael Zager		Artist Cissy Houston Label Columbia Records Genre Disco

Recorded Secret Sound, Mediasound, and the CBS Studio Building Step Aside for a Lady (1980) I'll Take Care of You (1992) Similar Presenting Cissy Houston, He Leadeth Me, Midnight Train to Georgia, Think It Over, I'll Take Care of You

Cissy houston step aside for a lady

Step Aside for a Lady is the sixth solo album by American soul singer Cissy Houston, released in 1980 on Columbia Records. It features the R&B hit songs, "Break It to Me Gently" and "You're the Fire". The entire album features backing vocals by herself and her friends, Luther Vandross, Jocelyn Brown, and Eltesa Weathersby, and it was produced by Michael Zager with executive producer Jerry Love.

Track listing

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Personnel

Arranged By [Vocals] – Cissy Houston

Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston, Eltesa Weathersby, Jocelyn Brown, Luther Vandross

Bass – Francisco Centeno (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2), Will Lee (tracks: A3, A4, B4)

Drums – Allan Schwartzberg

Engineer – Craig Winterson, Darroll Gustamachio, Jason Corsaro, Lincoln Clapp, Lou Brosnan, Lou Schlossberg, Michael Barbiero, Rick Rowe, Tim Geelan

Executive-Producer – Jerry Love

Guitar – Jeff Mironov (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2), Steve Love (tracks: A3, A4, B4)

Keyboards – Rob Mounsey

Management – Billy Fields

Mastered By – Bob Carbone, Stuart Alan Love

Mixed By – Michael Barbiero

Percussion – Rubens Bassini

Producer, Arranged By, Conductor – Michael Zager

Reeds – Jerry Niewood

Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber

Strings – The Alfred V. Brown String Section

Trombone – Gerald Chamberlain

Trumpet – John Gatchell

Credits

Recorded at Secret Sound Studios, NY, Mediasound, NY, CBS Recording Studios, NY

Mixed at Mediasound, NY

Mastered at A&M Recording Studios

Songs

1Break It to Me Gently3:52
2You're the Fire5:55
3It Doesn't Only Happen at Night5:56

References

Step Aside for a Lady Wikipedia

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