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.

Warning - Danger
EP by
ReleasedJune 29, 1979 (1979-06-29)
Recorded1977–1978
Studio
  • Secret Sound Studios (NYC)
Genre
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
AllMusic[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[2]

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 #5 and Billboards Hot Soul chart at #32,[4] also included is the self-titled track, "Warning - Danger".

Track listing

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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
3."Somebody Should Have Told Me"
  • Houston
  • Doug Franks
  • Doug James
8:04
4."Think It Over"
  • Fields
  • Houston
  • Zager
8:00

Production

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  • 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)

Credits

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  • 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

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Singles

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

References

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  1. ^ "Warning-Danger Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 January 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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