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Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston
Studio album by Cissy Houston
Released	May 12, 1977
Recorded	1976–1977
Studio	Columbia Recording Studios,; New York City;
Genre	R&B; soul;
Length	34:57
Label	Private Stock Records
Producer	Michael Zager;
Cissy Houston chronology
Singles from Cissy Houston
	"Love Is Something That Leads You"; Released: February 1977; "Love Is Holding On"; Released: June 1977; "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"; Released: 1978;

Cissy Houston is the second studio album by American soul/gospel singer Cissy Houston, released in 1977 on Private Stock Records as the follow-up to her debut album, Presenting Cissy Houston. The original recording was re-mastered and includes extensive liner notes and re-released on CD under Cherry Red Records in 2013.^[1]

The album was produced and arranged by Michael Zager and features pop/soul cover versions of Elton John's "Your Song", "Make It Easy on Yourself", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, as well as covers of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and "Tomorrow" from the musical Annie.

Track listing

U.S., UK Vinyl, LP Album^[2]

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tomorrow"	Charles Strouse Martin Charin	3:33
2.	"Morning Much Better"	Aram Schefrin Michael Zager	4:06
3.	"Your Song"	Elton John Bernie Taupin	5:43
4.	"Love Is Holding On"	Barbara Morr Betsy Derkin Matthes	3:28

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"	Bob Russell Bobby Scott	4:21
6.	"It Never Really Ended"	Alvin Fields Barbara Soehner	2:55
7.	"Make It Easy on Yourself"	Burt Bacharach Hal David	5:14
8.	"Things to Do"	George Young Harry Vanda	3:20
9.	"Love Is Something That Leads You"	Soehner Zager	2:59

Personnel

Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston, Alvin Fields, Arnold McCuller, David Lasley, Ken Williams, Maeretha Stewart, Ullanda McCullough
Bass guitar – Bob Babbitt, Will Lee
Drums – Rick Marotta, Steve Jordan
English Horn – George Marge
Executive producer – Jerry Love
French Horn – Brooks Tillotson, Jim Buffington, Sharon Moe
Guitar – Cornell Dupree, Jeff Mironov, Lance Quinn
Keyboards – Donny Harper, Leon Pendarvis, Richard Tee, Rob Mounsey
Mixed By – Bob Walker, Lee Yates, Phil Gianbalvo
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Flute, Oboe, English Horn – George Marge (tracks: B1)
Percussion – Rubens Bassini
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Alto Flute – Arnie Lawrence (tracks: B3)
Strings – Alfred Vincent Brown Strings
Trombone – David Taylor, Gerald Chamberlain
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – John Gatchell, Robert Millikan
Engineer – Tim Geelan
Photography, Design - Ed Caraeff