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Warning - Danger

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Warning - Danger
EP by
ReleasedJune 29, 1979 (1979-06-29)
Recorded1977–1978
Studio
  • Secret Sound Studios (NYC)
Genre
Length31:51
LabelColumbia
ProducerMichael Zager
Cissy Houston chronology
Think It Over
(1978)
Warning - Danger
(1979)
Step Aside for a Lady
(1980)
Singles from Warning - Danger
  1. "Think It Over"
    Released: July 1978
  2. "Warning - Danger"
    Released: October 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[2]

Warning - Danger is an extended play (EP) album by American recording gospel/soul singer Cissy Houston, released on Columbia Records.[3] It consists of four songs, three co-written and all produced by Michael Zager taken from her album, Think It Over.

The EP is extended dance mixes of "Somebody Should Have Told Me", "An Umbrella Song" and Houston's Billboard Dance chart hit single "Think It Over", which peaked at #5 and Billboards Hot Soul chart at #32,[4] also included is the self-titled track, "Warning - Danger".

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Warning - Danger"
  • Alvin Fields
  • Houston
  • Zager
10:24
2."An Umbrella Song"
  • Fields
  • Zager
5:52
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."Somebody Should Have Told Me"
  • Houston
  • Doug Franks
  • Doug James
8:04
4."Think It Over"
  • Fields
  • Houston
  • Zager
8:00

Production

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  • Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – Cissy Houston, Michael Zager (tracks: A1 to B2)
  • Arranged By, Conductor – Michael Zager
  • Backing Vocals – Alvin Fields (tracks: A1 to B2), Cissy Houston (tracks: A1 to B2), Lani Groves (tracks: A1, B1), Whitney Houston (tracks: A1, B1, B2)

Credits

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  • Produced, Arranged, Conducted – Michael Zager
  • Art Design – Paula Scher
  • Engineer – Bob Carbone, Rick Rowe
  • Mastered By – Stuart Alan Love
  • Mixed By – Michael Barbiero
  • Photography By – Bill King
  • Recorded at Secret Sound Studios, New York City.
  • Mixed at Mediasound, New York
  • Mastered at A&M Studios, Los Angeles.

Charts

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Singles

Year Title US
R&B
US
Dance
1978 "Think It Over" 32 5

References

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  1. ^ "Warning-Danger Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 157.
  3. ^ Cissy Houston - Discography
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 251.
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