Step to the Rear (album)
Step to the Rear is a studio album by American singer Marilyn Maye. It was released in November 1967 via RCA Victor and contained 11 tracks. Its title song was taken from the Broadway musical How Now Dow Jones and was a single for Maye in 1967. It reached the top five of American adult contemporary chart. The album itself received a positive review from Billboard magazine following its release. Background Discovered by television personality Steve Allen, Marilyn Maye soon signed a recording contract with RCA Victor. Her debut studio album Meet Marvelous Marilyn Maye followed in 1965. The label would release a series of studio recordings of Maye's material during the 1960s. Maye's commercial popularity peaked during this period after recording songs that would be featured in Broadway shows. Among these Broadway tunes was "Step to the Rear", which was taken from the musical How Now Dow Jones. The song's popularity would inspire Maye's next studio album of the same name. Recording and content Step to the Rear was produced by Joe René. The album project was recorded at RCA Studio A and RCA Studio B in New York City. It also featured arrangements by Jimmy Wisner and Don