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Step Off
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 8, 2002
Recorded2002
Genre
Length31:14
LabelSoul Jazz
ProducerRenee Scroggins, Pete Reilly
ESG chronology
A South Bronx Story
(2000)
Step Off
(2002)
Keep on Moving
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[3]
Vibe[4]

Step Off is an album by rock band ESG, released in 2002.[5]

Legacy

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
PopMatters7/10[6]
Record Collector[7]

Fifteen years since its release, critics returned to the album. PopMatters' John Paul applauded it for staying "as timeless as ever", writing that it "exist[s] in that rarified region of albums refusing to be date-stamped."[6]

Track listing

  • all songs written by Renee Scroggins and Valerie Scroggins
  1. "Be Good To Me" - 3:54
  2. "Talk It" - 3:58
  3. "It's Not Me" - 3:55
  4. "Six Pack" - 4:16
  5. "Step Off" - 5:14
  6. "Sensual Intentions" - 5:19
  7. "My Street" - 4:40

Personnel

  • Renee Scroggins – lead vocals
  • Valerie Scroggins – drums
  • Marie Scroggins – congas
  • Chistelle Polite – guitar
  • Nicole Nicholas – bass

References

  1. ^ a b "Step Off - ESG | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Step Off by ESG Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Clarke, Betty (August 16, 2002). "Pop releases: ESG: Step Off" – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ Group, Vibe Media (January 1, 2003). "Revolutions". Vibe. Vibe Media Group – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "ESG; Ma Scroggins's girls". The Independent. August 23, 2002. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Paul, John (June 1, 2017). "ESG: Step Off". PopMatters. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. ^ Peacock, Tim (May 22, 2017). "Step Off - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2022.