Step Aside for a Lady is the fourth solo album by American soul singer Cissy Houston, released in 1980 on Columbia Records.Step Aside for a Lady.Allmusic.com 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.
Track listing
LP, Vinyl notesStep Aside for a Lady at discogs.com
Personnel
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
Credits Recorded at Secret Sound Studios, NY, Mediasound, NY, CBS Recording Studios, NY Mixed at Mediasound, NY Mastered at A&M Recording Studios
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