''Steppin is the third studio album by
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters are an American female vocal group from Oakland, California, who achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. They have had a repertoire with many genres, they have sold around 50 million records throughout their ...
, 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.
Track listing
Personnel
The Pointer Sisters
*
Anita Pointer,
Ruth Pointer,
Bonnie Pointer,
June Pointer – vocals
Musicians
* Tom Salisbury – acoustic piano
*
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris (; Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American and Ghanaian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th c ...
– electric piano
(track 2)
*
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of ...
–
Hohner clavinet (track 4)
* Jim Rothermel – Hohner clavinet
(track 6)
* Chris Michie – guitar
*
Wah Wah Watson – guitar
(tracks 1, 3, 4, 8)
* Eugene Santini – bass
*
Paul Jackson – bass
(track 4)
*
Gaylord Birch – drums, percussion
*
Bill Summers – percussion
(track 4)
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 – arrangements
*
Allyn Ferguson
Allyn Malcolm Ferguson Jr. (October 18, 1924 – June 23, 2010) was an American composer, whose works include the themes for 1970s television programs ''Barney Miller'' and ''Charlie's Angels'' (1976-1981), which he co-wrote with Jack Elliott ( ...
– arrangements on "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
* Ken Welch, Mitzie Welch – treatment on "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
Charts
References
External links
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1975 albums
The Pointer Sisters albums
Albums produced by Dave Rubinson
Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios
Blue Thumb Records albums