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Finden (B1), Bacharach (B2), David (B2), Fuqua (B3)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 LP,  Standard sleeve\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal analog Master tape : YES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy Press : 180gr\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecord color : black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeed : 33 RPM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize : 12'’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStereo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecord Press : \u003cspan\u003eQuality Record Pressings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel : VMP - Vinyl Me Please, Classics series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Label : Fantasy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eRecorded at Fantasy Studio (Berkeley, California), Conway Studio (Los Angeles, California), Clark-Brown Audio Studio (Los Angeles, California)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\" lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eEngineered by Buddy Bruno, Eddie Bill Harris\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemixed by Eddie Bill Harris at Fantasy Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduced by Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMastered by George Horn at Kendun Recorders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eLacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Direction by Phil Carroll\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign by Dennis Gassner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotography by Phil Bray\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eOriginally released in 1978\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003eReissued in 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracks :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Times New Roman\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSide A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDance (Disco Heat)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eYou Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Epilogue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSide B\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGrateful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eI Took My Strength From You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWas It Something That I Said\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJust You And Me Forever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview :\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\"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. 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