Steppin' Out (George Howard album)

Steppin' Out is the second studio album of jazz saxophonist George Howard, released in 1984 on Palo Alto Records. This album peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart.

Stepping Out
Studio album by George Howard
Released	1984
Studio	Sorcerer SOund, New York, NY Weddington Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:51
Label	Palo Alto Records
Producer	Al Evers
George Howard chronology
Asphalt Gardens (1982) Stepping Out (1984) Dancing in the Sun (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

1. "Steppin' Out" (Howard) - 6:15
2. "Philly Talk" (Burke, Gant, Howard, Williams) - 5:06
3. "A Tear of Spring" (Howard) - 5:34
4. "Dr. Rock" (Gant, Howard) - 4:40
5. "Human Nature" (Bettis, Porcaro) - 5:28
6. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Lennox, Stewart) - 3:48
7. "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