In May 1975, “ABC/Blue Thumb” label released “Steppin’”, the third Pointer Sisters studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc..
Personnel:
- Anita Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer– vocals
- Chris Michie – guitar
- Wah Wah Watson– guitar
- Tom Salisbury – piano
- Paul Jackson– bass
- Eugene Santini – bass
- Gaylord Birch– drums, percussion
- Bill Summers– percussion
- Herbie Hancock– clavinet
- Jim Rothermel – clavinet
- Stevie Wonder– electric piano
- Tom Salisbury – arrangements
- Allyn Ferguson – arrangements
- Fred Catero – recording
- Jeremy Zatkin – recording
- George Horn, Phil Brown – mastering
- Fred Catero, David Rubinson – re-mix
- Ken Welch, Mitzie Welch – treatment
Track listing:
- How Long (Betcha’ Got a Chick on the Side) – Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, David Rubinson
- Sleeping Alone – Stevie Wonder
- Easy Days – Isaac Hayes, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer
- Chainey Do – Willie McTell, Taj Mahal
- I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But the Blues – A Medley in Tribute to Duke Ellington” (I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But the Blues / Rocks in My Bed / Creole Love Song / Satin Doll / I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) / Mood Indigo) – Duke Ellington, Don George/ Ellington / Ellington, Bruce Good / Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn / Ellington, Paul Francis Webster / Ellington, Irving Mills, Barney Bigard
- Save the Bones for Henry Jones – Danny Barker, Vernon Lee
- Wanting Things – Hal David, Burt Bacharach
- Going Down Slowly – Allen Toussaint
