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Warning - Danger

Warning - Danger is an extended play (EP) album by American recording gospel/soul singer Cissy Houston, released on Columbia Records. It consists of four songs, three co-written and all produced by Michael Zager taken from her album, Think It Over.

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Warning - Danger
EP by
Cissy Houston
ReleasedJune 29, 1979 (1979-06-29)
Recorded1977–1978
Studio
  • Secret Sound (NYC)
Genres
Length31:51
LabelColumbia
ProducerMichael Zager
Cissy Houston chronology
Think It Over
(1978) 		Warning - Danger
(1979) 		Step Aside for a Lady
(1980)
Singles from Warning - Danger
  1. "Think It Over"
    Released: July 1978
  2. "Warning - Danger"
    Released: October 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star1
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and SoulStarStar2

Warning - Danger is an extended play (EP) album by American recording gospel/soul singer Cissy Houston, released on Columbia Records.3 It consists of four songs, three co-written and all produced by Michael Zager taken from her album, Think It Over.

The EP is extended dance mixes of "Somebody Should Have Told Me", "An Umbrella Song" and Houston's Billboard Dance chart hit single "Think It Over", which peaked at No. 5 and Billboards Hot Soul chart at No. 32,4 also included is the self-titled track, "Warning - Danger".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Warning - Danger"
  • Alvin Fields
  • Houston
  • Zager
10:24
2."An Umbrella Song"
  • Fields
  • Zager
5:52
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somebody Should Have Told Me"
  • Houston
  • Doug Franks
  • Doug James
8:04
2."Think It Over"
  • Fields
  • Houston
  • Zager
8:00

Credits

  • Arranged By [Backing Vocals] – Cissy Houston, Michael Zager (tracks: A1 to B2)
  • Arranged By, Conductor – Michael Zager
  • Backing Vocals – Alvin Fields (tracks: A1 to B2), Cissy Houston (tracks: A1 to B2), Lani Groves (tracks: A1, B1), Whitney Houston (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
  • Produced, Arranged, Conducted – Michael Zager
  • Art Design – Paula Scher
  • Engineer – Bob Carbone, Rick Rowe
  • Mastered By – Stuart Alan Love
  • Mixed By – Michael Barbiero
  • Photography By – Bill King
  • Recorded at Secret Sound Studios, New York City.
  • Mixed at Mediasound, New York
  • Mastered at A&M Studios, Los Angeles.

Charts

Singles

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

References

  1. "Warning-Danger Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  2. Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 157.
  3. Cissy Houston - Discography
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 251.
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