Steppin' Out (High Inergy album)

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Steppin' Out
Studio album by
Released1978
StudioParamount Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreR&B
LabelGordy
ProducerAl Willis
Gwen Joyce Fuller
Kent Washington, Mel Bolton
William Bickelhaupt
High Inergy chronology
Turnin' On
(1977)
Steppin' Out
(1978)
Shoulda Gone Dancin'
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[2]

Steppin' Out is the second album by the American musical group High Inergy.[3][4] It was released on Motown's Gordy label in 1978.[1]

The album spawned the hit single "Lovin' Fever", which climbed the R&B Charts in 1978.[5]

Track listing[5][edit]

Side One:

  1. "Lovin' Fever" (Pam Sawyer, Marilyn McLeod) (3:21)
  2. "Hi!" (Vernessa Mitchell, Barbara Mitchell) (2:41)
  3. "You Captured My Heart" (Al Willis, Troy Laws) (3:24)
  4. "Didn't Wanna Tell You" (William Bickelhaupt) (3:44)
  5. "Everytime I See You I Go Wild" (Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy, Henry Cosby) (3:36)

Side Two:

  1. "Fly Little Blackbird" (Al Willis) (5:01)
  2. "Beware" (Al Willis, Gwen G. Fuqua) (3:26)
  3. "We Are The Future" (Jimmy Holiday, Friendly Womack, Troy Laws, Mel Bolton) (3:37)
  4. "Peaceland" (Vernessa Mitchell, Barbara Mitchell) (3:24)

Personnel[edit]

High Inergy
  • Barbara Mitchell
  • Linda Howard
  • Michelle Rumph
  • Vernessa Mitchell

with:

  • Charles Fearing, Dave Pruitt, Greg Poree, Jay Graydon, Mel Bolton - guitar
  • David Shields, Greg Middleton, James Jamerson, Scott Edwards - bass
  • Charles Creath, John Barnes, Kenneth Lupper, Sonny Burke, Sylvester Rivers, William Bickelhaupt - keyboards
  • James Gadson, Ollie E. Brown - drums
  • Eddie "Bongo" Brown, King Errisson - percussion
  • Gary Coleman - vibraphone
  • Bill Greene, Ernie Fields, John Stephens - saxophone
  • Bobby Bryant, Nolan Smith, Oscar Brashear - trumpet
  • George Bohanon, Ray Jackson - trombone

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b AllMusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 152.
  3. ^ Jancik, Wayne (1998). The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders. Billboard Books. p. 375.
  4. ^ Carpenter, Bil (2005). Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia. Backbeat Books. p. 298.
  5. ^ a b Steppin' Out (Media notes). High Inergy. Hollywood, California: Motown Records. 1978.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)