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Lead Vocals, Piano – Sylvester
Backing Vocals – Izora Rhodes, Martha Wash
Guitar – Tip Wirrick
Organ, Electric Piano, Clavinet – Michael C. Finden
Percussion – David Frazier
Synthesizer [String, Electro-comp 101 And 200 Models, Oberheim Ds-2 Sequencer], Effects [Special Effects] – Pat Cowley
Bass – Bob Kingson (A1 to B3)
Drums – Randy Merritt (A1 to B3)
Concertmaster – Charles Veal
Strings And Horns arranged by Leslie Drayton
Written by Tip Wirrick (A1), Sylvester (A1, B1, B3), Eric Robinson (A2, B4), Orsborn (A2, B4), Michael C. Finden (B1), Bacharach (B2), David (B2), Fuqua (B3)
1 LP, Standard sleeve
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180gr
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : VMP - Vinyl Me Please, Classics series
Original Label : Fantasy
Recorded at Fantasy Studio (Berkeley, California), Conway Studio (Los Angeles, California), Clark-Brown Audio Studio (Los Angeles, California)
Engineered by Buddy Bruno, Eddie Bill Harris
Remixed by Eddie Bill Harris at Fantasy Studio
Produced by Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester
Mastered by George Horn at Kendun Recorders
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Art Direction by Phil Carroll
Design by Dennis Gassner
Photography by Phil Bray
Originally released in 1978
Reissued in 2022
Tracks :
Tracks :
Side A
- You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
- Dance (Disco Heat)
- You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Epilogue)
Side B
- Grateful
- I Took My Strength From You
- Was It Something That I Said
- Just You And Me Forever
Review :
"By the time of 1979's Step II, Sylvester had already been through a career's worth of musical changes. On his previous self-titled LP from 1977, he had dipped a toe into the world of disco; on Step II he jumped in headfirst. With the help of electronics and synthesizer whiz kid Patrick Cowley and the dynamic vocal duo of Martha Wash and Izora Armstead, Sylvester came up with an almost-perfect expression of the unbridled joy and unstoppable soul of disco at its best. Kicking off with two classic songs -- "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" and "Dance (Disco Heat)" -- propelled by sequencers, Wash and Armstead's mighty vocals, and a very tight studio band, then taken to the heavens by Sylvester's skyscraping falsetto, it could have stopped right there and been groundbreaking. It keeps going, though, and while it can't possibly keep up that insane pace, there are great moments that follow. The slow gospel redo of "Mighty Real" adds some serious soul, the rollicking "Grateful" is a swell slice of string-laden Love Boat disco, "Was It Something I Said" is a slow-walking funk delight, and "I Took My Strength from You" is a spacey, smooth, and peacefully sad ballad that unspools over seven glorious minutes. Step II cemented Sylvester's place as a disco icon and an inspiration; there was also a fine soul album hiding in among the classic dance tracks. It also launched Wash's and Armstead's careers as they soon began releasing records under the name Two Tons o' Fun, as well as establishing Cowley as an underground legend. For all these reasons, the album is a rock-solid cornerstone of the era and required listening for anyone who loves disco or soul music of the '70s." AllMusic Review by Tim Sendra
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.63 / 5