Steppin'

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Released May 1975 Release date May 1975		Artist The Pointer Sisters Label Blue Thumb Records

Recorded Wally Heider Studios(San Francisco, California) Producer David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. Steppin'(1975) The Best of the Pointer Sisters(1976) Genres Soul music, Rhythm and blues, Funk Similar That's a Plenty, Having a Party, Live at the Opera House, Special Things, Hot Together

Steppin' is the third studio album by the Pointer Sisters, released in 1975 on the ABC/Blue Thumb label.

History

Steppin', which was more R&B heavy than the sister quartet's previous albums, generated a number one R&B hit with its first single, "How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)". It also peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. A second single, "Going Down Slowly", was moderately successful, peaking at #16 on the R&B chart and #61 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was remastered and issued on CD in 2006 by Hip-O Select.

Personnel

Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer – vocals

Tom Salisbury – piano

Gaylord Birch – drums, percussion

Chris Michie – guitar

Eugene Santini – bass

Wah Wah Watson – guitar on tracks 1, 3, 4, 8

Herbie Hancock – clavinet on track 4

Bill Summers – percussion on track 4

Paul Jackson – bass on track 4

Jim Rothermel – clavinet on track 6

Stevie Wonder – electric piano on track 2

Production

David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. – producer

Fred Catero – recording engineer

Fred Catero, David Rubinson – re-mix engineers

Jeremy Zatkin – recording engineer on "Chainey Do"

George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering engineers

Tom Salisbury – arrangement

Allyn Ferguson – arrangement on "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"

Ken Welch, Mitzie Welch – treatment on "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"

Songs

1How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)7:26
2Sleeping Alone4:32
3Easy Days3:36

References

Steppin' Wikipedia

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Contents

History

Personnel

Production

Songs

References