Step II | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Studio | Fantasy Studios ( Berkeley, California) Conway Recording Studios ( Los Angeles, California) Clark-Brown Audio (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | Disco, Hi-NRG | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Producer | Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester | |||
Sylvester chronology | ||||
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Singles from Step II | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [2] |
Pitchfork | 9.2/10 [3] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [4] |
Step II is the fourth studio album by American singer Sylvester, released in 1978 on the Fantasy label.
The album peaked at No. 7 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 28 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles " Dance (Disco Heat)", which peaked at No. 4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and " You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", which charted at No. 20 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both songs reached No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 13, 1979.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | Sylvester, James "Tip" Wirrick | 6:39 |
2. | " Dance (Disco Heat)" | Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn | 5:50 |
3. | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Epilogue" | Sylvester, James "Tip" Wirrick | 3:19 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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4. | "Grateful" | Sylvester, Michael Finden | 3:27 |
5. | "I Took My Strength from You" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 7:16 |
6. | "Was It Something That I Said" | Sylvester, Harvey Fuqua | 4:15 |
7. | "Just You and Me Forever" | Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn | 4:31 |
Album
Chart (1978) | Peak Position [5] |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [6] | 74 |
U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 28 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 7 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peaks | ||
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US [5] |
US R&B [5] |
US Dan [5] | ||
1978 | "Dance (Disco Heat)" | 19 | 4 | 1 |
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | 36 | 20 |
Step II | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Studio | Fantasy Studios ( Berkeley, California) Conway Recording Studios ( Los Angeles, California) Clark-Brown Audio (Los Angeles, California) | |||
Genre | Disco, Hi-NRG | |||
Label | Fantasy | |||
Producer | Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester | |||
Sylvester chronology | ||||
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Singles from Step II | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [2] |
Pitchfork | 9.2/10 [3] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [4] |
Step II is the fourth studio album by American singer Sylvester, released in 1978 on the Fantasy label.
The album peaked at No. 7 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 28 on the Billboard 200. The album features the singles " Dance (Disco Heat)", which peaked at No. 4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and " You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", which charted at No. 20 on the Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both songs reached No. 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 13, 1979.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | Sylvester, James "Tip" Wirrick | 6:39 |
2. | " Dance (Disco Heat)" | Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn | 5:50 |
3. | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) - Epilogue" | Sylvester, James "Tip" Wirrick | 3:19 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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4. | "Grateful" | Sylvester, Michael Finden | 3:27 |
5. | "I Took My Strength from You" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 7:16 |
6. | "Was It Something That I Said" | Sylvester, Harvey Fuqua | 4:15 |
7. | "Just You and Me Forever" | Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn | 4:31 |
Album
Chart (1978) | Peak Position [5] |
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Australia ( Kent Music Report) [6] | 74 |
U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 28 |
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 7 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peaks | ||
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US [5] |
US R&B [5] |
US Dan [5] | ||
1978 | "Dance (Disco Heat)" | 19 | 4 | 1 |
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" | 36 | 20 |