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Step II is the fourth studio album by American singer Sylvester, released in 1978 on the Fantasy label.

Step II
Studio album by Sylvester
Released	1978
Studio	Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, California) Conway Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California) Clark-Brown Audio (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Disco, pop
Label	Fantasy
Producer	Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester
Sylvester chronology
Sylvester (1977) Step II (1978) Stars (1979)
Singles from Step II
"Dance (Disco Heat)" Released: August 1978 "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" Released: December 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]
Pitchfork	9.2/10[3]

Commercial performance

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.

Track listing

Personnel

• Sylvester - lead vocals and backing vocals, acoustic piano
• Patrick Cowley - string, Electro-comp 101 and 200 models synthesizers and Oberheim DS-2 sequencer, special effects
• Michael Finden - electric piano, organ and clavinet
• James "Tip" Wirrick - electric guitar
• Eric Robinson - acoustic piano (track 7)
• Bob Kingson - bass (tracks 1-6)
• James Jamerson, Jr. - bass (track 7)
• Randy Merritt - drums (tracks 1-6)
• James Gadson - drums (track 7)
• David Frazier - percussion
• George Bohanon - horns
• Charles Veal Jr. - strings, concertmaster
• Izora Rhodes, Martha Wash - backing vocals
• Leslie Drayton - string and horn arrangements

Technical

• Nancy C. Pitts - associate producer
• Eddie Bill Harris - remix
• Phil Bray - photography

Charts

Album

Chart (1978)	Peak Position[4]
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5]	74
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	28
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	7

Singles

Year	Single	Peaks
		US [4]	US R&B [4]	US Dan [4]
1978	"Dance (Disco Heat)"	19	4	1
	"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"	36	20

References

External links

• Step II at Discogs (list of releases)

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