Step Aside for a Lady
1980 studio album by Cissy Houston
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Studio album by Cissy Houston | ||||
Released | 1980 | |||
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Label | Columbia Records | |||
Producer | Michael Zager | |||
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Step Aside for a Lady is the fourth solo album by American soul singer Cissy Houston, released in 1980 on Columbia Records.[1] 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. "Break It to Me Gently" would be recorded a year later by jazz fusion singer Angela Bofill on her third album, Something About You.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Break It to Me Gently" |
| 3:52 |
2. | "You're the Fire" |
| 5:55 |
3. | "It Doesn't Only Happen at Night" |
| 5:56 |
4. | "Just One Man" |
| 4:13 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Step Aside for a Lady" |
| 6:10 |
6. | "What I Miss" |
| 6:12 |
7. | "Gonna Take the Easy Way Out" |
| 6:07 |
LP, Vinyl notes[2]
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
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References
- ^ Step Aside for a Lady.Allmusic.com
- ^ a b Step Aside for a Lady at discogs.com
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- "Think It Over"
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