Steppin' Out (High Inergy album) explained

Steppin' Out is the second album by the American musical group High Inergy. It was produced by the same group^[1] that made their debut lp a major hit the previous year. The album didn't do as well as expected and was not as critically praised as the previous lp.^{[2] [3]} It was released on Motown's Gordy label in 1978.

The album spawned the hit single "Lovin' Fever", which climbed the R&B Charts in 1978.^[4]

Track listing^[4]

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

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

Notes and References

1. Rick A. Bueche, Motown historian All Music Guide
2. Book: Jancik . Wayne . The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders . 1998 . Billboard Books . 375.
3. Book: Carpenter . Bil . Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia . 2005 . Backbeat Books . 298.
4. Steppin' Out. High Inergy. 1978. Motown Records. Hollywood, California.