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Sylvester
Step II
Album US 1978 on Fantasy label
Electronic and R&B/Soul (Soul, Disco)
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria pressing, denoted by "1S" etch preceding matrix number in runouts. Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley; Conway Studio, Los Angeles; Clark-Brown Audio, Los Angeles. Mixed at Fantasy; Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank. ℗ 1978 Fantasy Records © Fantasy Records, 1978 Printed in U.S.A. Might include a pres kit/bio along with two 4x6 professional photos, one of him alone in a chair and one with his back-up singers. Step II has same cat.#, but different label layout.
Musicians
 | Sylvester voc, 1947-1988 US lead vocals, piano, acoustic, producer, album by, arranged by, rhythm arrangements, written by |
 | Leslie Drayton tr, fh, US arranged by, strings and horns |
 | Bob Kingson bass |
 | Charles Veal Jr. vn, concertmaster, contractor, string contractor |
 | George Bohanon tb, *1960 US contractor, horn contractor |
 | Randy Merritt dr, US drums |
 | James Wirrick g, US guitar, arranged by, rhythm arrangements, written by |
| Michael Finden organ, electric piano, clavinet, arranged by, rhythm arrangements, written by |
 | David Frazier cng, perc, US percussion |
 | Patrick Cowley voc, 1950-1982 US effects, special effects, synthesizer, string, electro-comp 101 and 200 models, oberheim ds-2 sequencer |
 | Eric Robinson voc, arranged by, rhythm arrangements, written by |
 | James Jamerson Jr. voc, b, 1958-2016 US bass |
 | James Gadson dr, *1939 US drums |
Producers
| Phil Carroll art direction |
| Izora Armstead backing vocals |
| Martha Wash backing vocals |
| Dennis Gassner design |
| Wally Buck engineer, assistant |
| Buddy Bruno engineer, recording |
| Eddie Bill Harris engineer, recording, remix |
| George Horn mastered by, mastering |
| Phil Bray photography by |
| Harvey Fuqua producer |
| Nancy C. Pitts producer, associate |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) | Sylvester | James Wirrick, Sylvester | 6:30 |
| 2 | Dance (Disco Heat) | Sylvester | Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn | 5:50 |
| 3 | You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Epilogue) | Sylvester | 3:19 | |
| 4 | Grateful | Sylvester | Michael Finden, Sylvester | 3:27 |
| 5 | I Took My Strength From You | Sylvester | Bacharach And David | 7:16 |
| 6 | Was It Something That I Said | Sylvester | Harvey Fuqua, Sylvester | 4:15 |
| 7 | Just You And Me Forever | Sylvester | Eric Robinson, Victor Orsborn | 4:31 |
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