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Think It Over
Studio album by Cissy Houston
Released	June 1978
Recorded	1977–1978
Studio	Secret Sound Studios, NYC
Genre	Soul disco funk
Length	72:31
Label	Private Stock Records
Producer	Michael Zager
Cissy Houston chronology
Cissy Houston (1977) Think It Over (1978) Warning - Danger (1979)
Singles from Think It Over
"Think It Over" Released: July 1978 "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. 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. The album was #7 on the Canadian Dance charts October 14, 1978.

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

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 – 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 – Darroll Gustamachio
• Engineer – Rick Rowe
• Executive-Producer – Jerry Love
• Guitar – Jeff Mironov
• Harmonica – Michael Chimes (tracks: B3)
• Keyboards, Synthesizer, Synthesizer – 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 – 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

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)

External links

• Cissy Houston Bio page
• Cissy Houston - Think It Over CD

• 1978 albums
• Cissy Houston albums
• Private Stock Records albums