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"Think It Over"
Single by Cissy Houston
from the album Think It Over
B-side"An Umbrella Song"
ReleasedJune 29, 1978
GenreSoul, Disco
Length3:21
LabelPrivate Stock Records
Songwriter(s)Cissy Houston, Michael Zager Alvin Fields
Producer(s)Michael Zager
Cissy Houston singles chronology
"Love Is Something That Leads You"
(1977) 		"Think It Over"
(1978) 		"Warning - Danger"
(1978)

"Think It Over" is a song by American recording gospel/soul singer Cissy Houston and is the lead single from her 1978 third studio album Think It Over. The disco track was written by Houston, along with Michael Zager and Alvin Fields.[1] "Think It Over" was produced by Zager and peaked at #5 on the disco charts,[2] as well as #32 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[3]

Track listings and formats

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  • US 12" Vinyl single[4]
    • A "Think It Over" – 6:19
    • B "An Umbrella Song" – 5:56
  • UK 7" Vinyl single[5]
    • A "Think It Over" – 3:21
    • B "An Umbrella Song" – 2:58

Credits and personnel

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  • Lead vocals, background vocals – Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston
  • Executive Producer – Jerry Love
  • Producer – Michael Zager
  • Written-By – Alvin Fields, Cissy Houston, Michael Zager

Track A

Cover versions

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Charts

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Charts (1978) Peak
position
UK Disco Top 90 (Record Mirror)[7] 28
Canada Disco Top 30 (RPM)[8] 3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] 32
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[10] 5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ thelyricarchive.com.songs: "Think It Over"
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 124.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 262.
  4. ^ "Cissy Houston - Think It Over (1978, Vinyl)". discogs.com. 1978.
  5. ^ "Cissy Houston - Think It Over (1978, UK Vinyl)". discogs.com. 1978.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 122.
  7. ^ "UK DISCO TOP 90" (PDF). Record Mirror. October 7, 1978. p. 43. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  8. ^ "RPM Magazine - September 16, 1978 - Page 12" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Cissy Houston Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Cissy Houston Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
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