Think It Over (album)

Think It Over
Studio album by
Cissy Houston
ReleasedJune 1978
Recorded1977–1978
Studio
  • Secret Sound Studios, NYC
Genre
Length72:31
LabelPrivate Stock Records
ProducerMichael Zager
Cissy Houston chronology
Cissy Houston
(1977) 		Think It Over
(1978) 		Warning - Danger
(1979)
Singles from Think It Over
  1. "Think It Over"
    Released: July 1978
  2. "Warning - Danger"
    Released: October 1978

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] The album was #7 on the Canadian Dance charts October 14, 1978.[3]

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

Side One
  1. "Think It Over" (Alvin Fields, Cissy Houston, Michael Zager) – 6:00
  2. "Love Don't Hurt People" (Ron Netsky, Steve Netsky) – 3:01
  3. "Somebody Should Have Told Me" (Cissy Houston, Doug Frank, Doug James) – 4:30
  4. "After You" (Doug Frank, Doug James) – 4:38
Side Two
  1. "Warning - Danger" (Alvin Fields, Cissy Houston, Michael Zager) – 5:56
  2. "I Just Want To Be With You" (Alvin Fields, Michael Zager) – 5:08
  3. "An Umbrella Song" (Alvin Fields, Michael Zager) – 2:58
  4. "Sometimes" (Alvin Fields, Cissy Houston, Michael Zager) – 3:33
  5. "I Won't Be The One" (Alvin Fields, Cissy Houston, Doug Frank) – 3:00
CD reissue bonus tracks[4]
  1. "Warning-Danger" (Extended Disco Mix) – 10:26
  2. "An Umbrella Song" (Extended Disco Mix) – 5:52
  3. "Somebody Should Have Told Me" (Extended Disco Mix) – 8:04
  4. "Think It Over" (Extended Disco Mix) – 7:59

Production

  • 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

  • Produced, Arranged, Conducted – Michael Zager
  • Executive-producer – Jerry Love
  • Recorded at Secret Sound Studios, New York City.
  • Mastered at Masterdisc, New York City.

Charts

Singles

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

References

  1. ^ Cissy Houston-Discography
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 251.
  3. ^ "RPM Magazine - October 14, 1978 - Page 7" (PDF).
  4. ^ Cissy Houston-Think It Over (CD, Album)