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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