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1980 studio album by Cissy Houston
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 .
Side One Title Writer(s) 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
Side Two Title Writer(s) 5. "Step Aside for a Lady" 6:10 6. "What I Miss" 6:12 7. "Gonna Take the Easy Way Out" Fields Houston Zager Frank Eltesa Weathersby 6:07
LP, Vinyl notes
[2]
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
Recorded at Secret Sound Studios, NY, Mediasound, NY,
CBS Recording Studios , NY
Mixed at Mediasound, NY
Mastered at A&M Recording Studios
[2]
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