Stepping Out (Diana Krall album) explained

Stepping Out
Type:	studio
Artist:	Diana Krall
Cover:	Diana Krall - Stepping Out.png
Released:	1993
Recorded:	October 18–19, 1992
Studio:	Kingsound (North Hollywood, California) Group IV Recording (Hollywood, California)
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	59:06
Label:	Justin Time
Producer:	Jim West
Next Title:	Only Trust Your Heart
Next Year:	1995

Stepping Out is the debut studio album by Canadian singer and pianist Diana Krall, released in 1993 by Justin Time Records. It has since been reissued several times on Justin Time, as Stepping Out: The Early Recordings on GRP Records, and as a vinyl record through Barnes & Noble.^[1]

Track listing

• Note: early editions omit On the Sunny Side of the Street meaning those copies have a running time of 54:15.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the 2000 reissue of Stepping Out.^[2]

Studios

• Kingsound Studios (North Hollywood, California) – recording
• Group IV Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) – recording
• Studio Tempo (Montreal) – mixing

Musicians

• Diana Krall – vocals, piano ; arrangements
• John Clayton – bass
• Jeff Hamilton – drums
• Ahmad Jamal – arrangements
• Klaus Suonsaari – arrangements
• Redd Evans – arrangements

Technical

• Jim West – production
• Ian Terry – engineering ; mixing, digital remastering
• Eddy King – engineering assistance
• Hank Cicalo – engineering
• Rick Winquest – engineering assistance
• Denis Cadieux – mixing assistance
• Renée Marc-Aurèle – digital remastering

Artwork

• Les Paparazzi – photography
• Michael Slobodian – photography
• Graphic Junction – design
• Ray Brown – liner notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)! scope="col"

Peak position
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[3]	3

Chart (2000)! scope="col"

Peak position
US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)! scope="col"

Position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[4]	17

Chart (1999)! scope="col"

Position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[5]	18

Chart (2000)! scope="col"

Position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[6]	11

Chart (2001)! scope="col"

Position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[7]	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stepping Out – Diana Krall Releases . . January 30, 2021.
2. Stepping Out . liner notes . . . 2000 . JUST 50-2.
3. Diana Krall Chart History (Traditional Jazz Albums) . . January 30, 2021.
4. The Year in Music 1998 – Top Jazz Albums . Billboard . 110 . 52 . December 26, 1998 . YE-79 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.
5. The Year in Music 1999 – Top Jazz Albums . Billboard . 111 . 52 . December 25, 1999 . YE-86 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.
6. The Year in Music 2000 – Top Jazz Albums . Billboard . 112 . 53 . December 30, 2000 . YE-85 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.
7. The Year in Music 2001 – Top Jazz Albums . Billboard . 113 . 52 . December 29, 2001 . YE-68 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.