Steppin' Out (George Howard album)
# Steppin' Out (George Howard album)

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Steppin' Out is the second studio album released by jazz saxophonist George Howard. It was first released as an LP record in 1984 by Palo Alto Records and reached as number nine on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. When Howard rejoined GRP Records in 1990, they acquired the rights to his previous albums and re-released this album on compact disc in 1992.

## Track listing

* "Steppin' Out" (Howard) - 6:15
* "Philly Talk" (Burke, Gant, Howard, Williams) - 5:06
* "A Tear of Spring" (Howard) - 5:34
* "Dr. Rock" (Gant, Howard) - 4:40
* "Human Nature" (Bettis, Porcaro) - 5:28
* "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Lennox, Stewart) - 3:48
* "Dream Ride" (Gant, Howard, Reklaw) - 5:00

## Personnel

* Keni Burke, Nathan East - bass guitar
* Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - percussion, drums, timbales
* Dean Gant - producer, synthesizer, arranger, keyboards, mixing
* George Howard - percussion, arranger, sax (soprano), producer, mixing
* Curtis King, Brenda White - vocals (background)
* David Williams - guitar

Production:

* Andy Baltimore - creative director
* Joan Ingoldsby Brown, Scott Johnson, Sonny Mediana, Andy Ruggirello, Dan Serrano - design
* Katy Cavanaugh, Herb Wong - art direction
* Joseph Doughney, Michael Landy, Adam Zelinka - post production
* Al Evers - executive producer
* Joe Ferla, Wally Grant - engineer, mixing
* George Horn - mastering
* Doreen Kalcich, Michael Pollard - production coordination
* Darryl Pitt - photography

## Charts

| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Pop Albums (Billboard) | 178 |
| US Jazz Albums (Billboard) | 9 |
| US R&B Albums (Billboard) | 39 |
