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Think It Over (album)

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]

Think It Over

June 1978

1977-1978

  • Secret Sound Studios, NYC

72:31

Private Stock Records

Michael Zager

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.

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), (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5)

Whitney Houston

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 – , Burt Collins, John Gatchell, Robert Milliken

Alan Rubin

Vibraphone – Dave Carey

Art direction – Abie Sussman

Voice [Siren] – Jerry Love (tracks: B1)

Produced, Arranged, Conducted – Michael Zager

Executive-producer – Jerry Love

Recorded at Secret Sound Studios, New York City.

Mastered at Masterdisc, New York City.

Cissy Houston Bio page

Cissy Houston - Think It Over CD