Think It Over (album)
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Released | June 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1977–1978 | |||
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Length | 72:31 | |||
Label | Private Stock Records | |||
Producer | Michael Zager | |||
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Think It Over is the third studio album by American gospel/soul singer Cissy Houston, released in 1978 on Private Stock Records.[1] The album was produced by Michael Zager and features Houston's R&B hit "Think It Over", which peaked at #5 on the Billboards Dance chart and #32 on Billboards Hot Soul chart.[2]
In 2013, the original recording was remastered and re-released on CD with bonus tracks under Cherry Red Records. The bonus extra are remixes of "An Umbrella Song", "Warning-Danger", "Somebody Should Have Told Me" and "Think It Over", which were originally included on her 1979's album Warning-Danger, released by Columbia Records.
Track listing
[edit]- Side One
- "Think It Over" (Alvin Fields, Cissy Houston, Michael Zager) – 6:00
- "Love Don't Hurt People" (Ron Netsky, Steve Netsky) – 3:01
- "Somebody Should Have Told Me" (Cissy Houston, Doug Frank, Doug James) – 4:30
- "After You" (Doug Frank, Doug James) – 4:38
- Side Two
- "Warning - Danger" (Alvin Fields, Cissy Houston, Michael Zager) – 5:56
- "I Just Want To Be With You" (Alvin Fields, Michael Zager) – 5:08
- "An Umbrella Song" (Alvin Fields, Michael Zager) – 2:58
- "Sometimes" (Alvin Fields, Cissy Houston, Michael Zager) – 3:33
- "I Won't Be The One" (Alvin Fields, Cissy Houston, Doug Frank) – 3:00
- CD reissue bonus tracks[3]
- "Warning-Danger" (Extended Disco Mix) – 10:26
- "An Umbrella Song" (Extended Disco Mix) – 5:52
- "Somebody Should Have Told Me" (Extended Disco Mix) – 8:04
- "Think It Over" (Extended Disco Mix) – 7:59
Production
[edit]- Arranged by [Backing Vocals] – Cissy Houston, Michael Zager (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B5)
- Arranged By, Conductor – Michael Zager
- Backing Vocals – Alvin Fields (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5), Beverly Ingram (tracks: A3, A4, B2, B4, B5), Cissy Houston (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5)
Donny Harper (tracks: B2, B5), Lani Groves (tracks: A1, A2, B1), Whitney Houston (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5) - Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber
- Bass – Francisco Centeno
- Alto Saxophone – Lenny Hambro
- Drums – Allan Schwartzberg
- Electric Piano – Michael Zager (tracks: B2)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Darroll Gustamachio
- Engineer [Recording, Mixing] – Rick Rowe
- Executive-Producer – Jerry Love
- Guitar – Jeff Mironov
- Harmonica – Michael Chimes (tracks: B3)
- Keyboards, Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Moog] – Rob Mounsey
- Mastered by – Joey Gastwirt
- Percussion – Rubens Bassini
- Strings – Alfred Brown String Section
- Trombone – Gerald Chamberlain
- Bass trombone – Jack Jeffers
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Alan Rubin, Burt Collins, John Gatchell, Robert Milliken
- Vibraphone – Dave Carey
- Art direction – Abie Sussman
- Voice [Siren] – Jerry Love (tracks: B1)
Credits
[edit]- Produced, Arranged, Conducted – Michael Zager
- Executive-producer – Jerry Love
- Recorded at Secret Sound Studios, New York City.
- Mastered at Masterdisc, New York City.
Charts
[edit]Singles
Year | Title | US R&B |
US Dance |
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1978 | "Think It Over" | 32 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Cissy Houston-Discography
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 251.
- ^ Cissy Houston-Think It Over (CD, Album)