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)

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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.^[2][3]

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^[2]

• 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^[2]