''Steppin is the third studio album by the
Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters are an American pop and R&B singing group from Oakland, California, that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. Their repertoire has included such diverse genres as pop, jazz, electronic music, bebop, blu ...
, released in 1975 on the
ABC/
Blue Thumb
Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when ...
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)
"How Long (Betcha' Got a Chick on the Side)" is a song by American vocal group the Pointer Sisters, released as the first single from their ''Steppin album in 1975. Written by group members Anita Pointer and Bonnie Pointer with David Rubinso ...
". 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
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Anita Pointer
Anita Marie Pointer (January 23, 1948December 31, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. She co-wrote and was the lead singer on their hit song "Fairytale", which garnere ...
,
Ruth Pointer
Ruth Esther Pointer (born March 19, 1946) is an American singer–songwriter who is best known as the eldest member of the American family vocal group the Pointer Sisters.
Career
Joining her sisters in 1972, the Pointer Sisters released their f ...
,
Bonnie Pointer,
June Pointer
June Antoinette Pointer (November 30, 1953 – April 11, 2006) was an American singer, best known as the youngest of the founding members of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters.
Early life and career
Born the youngest of six children to minister ...
– vocals
Musicians
* Tom Salisbury – acoustic piano
*
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, pop, s ...
– electric piano
(track 2)
*
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he hel ...
–
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 – 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