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.
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.
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
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Stepping Out: The Early Recordings
! scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)
| 3
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for Stepping Out
! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| US Traditional Jazz Albums (Billboard)
| 17
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 1999 year-end chart performance for Stepping Out: The Early Recordings
! scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)
| 18
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2000 year-end chart performance for Stepping Out
! scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)
| 11
|}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2001 year-end chart performance for Stepping Out
! scope="col"| Chart (2001)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)
| 4
|}