Step II
Studio album by
Sylvester
Released1978
StudioFantasy Studios
(Berkeley, California)
Conway Recording Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Clark-Brown Audio
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreDisco, Hi-NRG
LabelFantasy
ProducerHarvey Fuqua, Sylvester
Sylvester chronology
Sylvester
(1977)		 Step II
(1978)		 Stars
(1979)
Singles from Step II
  1. "Dance (Disco Heat)"
    Released: August 1978
  2. "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
    Released: December 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
Pitchfork9.2/10[3]

Step II is the fourth studio album by American singer Sylvester, released in 1978 on the Fantasy label.

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. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 13, 1979.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"Sylvester, James "Tip" Wirrick6:39
2."Dance (Disco Heat)"Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn5:50
3."You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Epilogue"Sylvester, James "Tip" Wirrick3:19
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Grateful"Sylvester, Michael Finden3:27
5."I Took My Strength from You"Burt Bacharach, Hal David7:16
6."Was It Something That I Said"Sylvester, Harvey Fuqua4:15
7."Just You and Me Forever"Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn4:31

Personnel

  • Sylvester - lead vocals and backing vocals, acoustic piano
  • Patrick Cowley - string, Electro-comp 101 and 200 models synthesizers and Oberheim DS-2 sequencer, special effects
  • Michael Finden - electric piano, organ and clavinet
  • James "Tip" Wirrick - electric 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
  • George Bohanon - horns
  • Charles Veal Jr. - strings, concertmaster
  • Izora Rhodes, Martha Wash - backing vocals
  • Leslie Drayton - string and horn arrangements
Technical
  • Nancy C. Pitts - associate producer
  • Eddie Bill Harris - remix
  • Phil Bray - photography

Charts

Album

Chart (1978) Peak
Position[4]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 74
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 28
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 7

Singles

Year Single Peaks
US
[4]		 US
R&B
[4]		 US
Dan
[4]
1978 "Dance (Disco Heat)" 19 4 1
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" 36 20

References

  1. ↑ Step II review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Torres, Eric (February 7, 2021). "Sylvester: Step II". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "US Charts > Sylvester". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ↑ 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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