The Definitive Collection (Cissy Houston album)

The Definitive Collection: Cissy Houston is a compilation album by American soul/gospel singer Cissy Houston, released in the U.S. and UK in 2000.^[1] It consist primarily of songs from two Houston albums, 1977's Cissy Houston and 1978's Think It Over", as well as her hit singles "Warning-Danger" and "Think It Over". Also featured are her cover versions which appeared on the two albums, such as "Make It Easy on Yourself", "Tomorrow", Elton John's "Your Song" and "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother".

The Definitive Collection
Studio album by Cissy Houston
Released	September 25, 2000
Recorded	1977, 1978
Studio	Columbia Recording Studios, NY Secret Sound Studies, NY
Genre	Soul, R&B, Disco, Pop
Length	1:14:17
Label	Connoisseur Records
Producer	Michael Zager
Cissy Houston chronology
He Leadeth Me (1997) The Definitive Collection (2000) Love is Holding You (2001)

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Think It Over"	Alvin Fields Cissy Houston Michael Zager	5:59
2.	"Love Don't Hurt People"	Ron Netsky Steve Netsky	3:01
3.	"Somebody Should Have Told Me"	Houston Doug Frank Doug James	4:26
4.	"After You"	Frank James	4:41
5.	"Warning - Danger"	Fields Houston Frank	5:53
6.	"I Just Want To Be With You"	Fields Zager	5:03
7.	"An Umbrella Song"	Fields Zager	2:55
8.	"Sometimes"	Fields Houston Zager	3:30
9.	"I Won't Be The One"	Fields Houston Frank	2:59
10.	"Morning Much Better - 4:09"	Aram Schefrin Zager	4:09
11.	"Love Is Holding On"	Barbara Morr Betsy Durkin Matthes	3:30
12.	"It Never Really Ended"	Fields Barbara Soehner	2:53
13.	"Love Is Something That Leads You"	Barbara Soehner Zager	2:59
14.	"Tomorrow"	Charles Strouse Martin Charnin	3:33
15.	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"	Bobby Russell Bobby Scott	4:23
16.	"Make It Easy on Yourself"	Burt Bacharach Hal David	5:17
17.	"Things to Do"	Harry Vanda George Young	3:22
18.	"Your Song"	Elton John Bernie Taupin	5:44

CD Album liner notes^[2]

Credits

• Producer, Arranger & Conductor: Michael Zager