Cissy Houston Collection

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{{Infobox album

| name = Cissy Houston Collection

| type = compilation

| artist = Cissy Houston

| cover = Cissy_Houston_Collection_CD_album_cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 20, 2005

| recorded = 1995, 1996, 1997
{{small|(Hit Factory, NY, BKB Studios, NY)}}

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Gospel, R&B

| length = 1:16:44

| label = InterSound Music

| producer = Joel Moss, Jimmy Vivino
Cissy Houston

| prev_title = The Definitive Collection

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Walk on By Faith

| next_year = 2012

}}

The Cissy Houston Collection is a gospel compilation album by American gospel/soul singer Cissy Houston, released on September 20, 2005.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-cissy-houston-collection-mw0000210050 Cissy Houston-Discography|Allmusic] The album's tracks were produced by Jimmy Vivino, Joel Moss, along with Cissy Houston. Houston composed all the songs except for "Amazing Grace", "Go Where I Send Thee", and "The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow", which was composed by Reverend Thomas A. Dorsey.

The compilation set is a selection of songs from her albums, Face to Face and He Leadeth Me. Both the albums earned Houston Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Gospel Album two years in a row, in 1997[http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=1996&genre=14 Grammys Past Winners|39th Annual Grammy Awards] and 1998.[http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=1997&genre=14 Grammy Past Winners|41st Annual Grammy Awards]

Track listing

{{track listing

|title1=The Lord Will Make a Way Somehow

|writer1=Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey

|length1=4:24

|title2=I'm Somebody

|writer2=Cissy Houston

|length2=3:49

|title3=Go Where I Send Thee

|writer3=

|length3=3:52

|title4=Something's Bound to Happen

|writer4=C. Houston

|length4=6:20

|title5=With Out God

|writer5=C. Houston

|length5=4:56

|title6=Too Close to Heaven

|writer6=C. Houston

|length6=5:51

|title7=Just Tell Him

|writer7=C. Houston

|length7=5:00

|title8=Stop, Look and Listen

|writer8=C. Houston

|length8=5:55

|title9=Father, Son, Holy Ghost Is He

|writer9=C. Houston

|length9=5:37

|title10=He Changed My Life

|writer10=C. Houston

|length10=4:59

|title11=Count Your Blessings

|writer11=C. Houston

|length11=4:46

|title12=Deep River/Campground

|writer12=C. Houston

|length12=4:56

|title13=Amazing Grace

|writer13=

|length13=4:43

|title14=He is the Music

|writer14= {{hlist|C. Houston|Joel Mass}}

|length14=5:15

|title15=Face to Face

|writer15=C. Houston

|length15=6:21

}}

Personnel

  • Organ - Rudy Copeland
  • Choir/Chorus - Emma Claire Davis
  • Choir/Chorus - Ray Gordon
  • Composer - Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey
  • Guitar - Jimmy Vivino
  • Arranger, Piano - Donnie Harper
  • Composer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer - Joel "The Octopus" Moss
  • Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer - Cissy Houston
  • Choir/Chorus - Gary Houston, Anita Jackson, Arlene Robinson
  • Choir/Chorus - Stewart Ross, Kim Smith, Latasha Spencer, Rebecca King
  • Drums - Steve Jordan
  • Bass - Will Lee
  • Mastered by - Glenn Meadows
  • Organ - Leon Pendarvis
  • Guest Artist - T.M. Stevens

Credits

  • Compendia Music, Distribution
  • InterSound Recordings, Inc.

References

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