I'll Take Care of You (Chuck Jackson and Cissy Houston album)
{{Infobox album
| name = I'll Take Care of You
| type = studio
| artist = Chuck Jackson and Cissy Houston
| cover = Chuck_Jackson_and_Cissy_Houston_1992_album_cover.jpeg
| alt =
| released = September, 1992 U.S.
| recorded = Acme Studios, Mamaroneck, NY (June 25–27, July 6–8)
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Soul, R&B
| length = 42:25
| label = Shanachie Records
| producer = Peter Denenberg, Joe Ferry
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Chuck Jackson
| type = studio
| prev_title = I Want to Give You Some Love
| prev_year = 1980
| title = I'll Take Care of You
| year = 1992
| next_title = Encore/Mr. Everything
| next_year = 1994
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Cissy Houston albums
| type = studio
| prev_title = Step Aside For A Lady
| prev_year = 1980
| title = I'll Take Care of You
| year = 1992
| next_title = Face To Face
| next_year = 1996
}}
}}
{{album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ill-take-care-of-you-mw0000617081|title=I'll Take Care of You – Cissy Houston, Chuck Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=4 |page=526}}
}}
I'll Take Care of You is a duet album by American soul/gospel singers Cissy Houston and Chuck Jackson, released in 1992.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cissy-houston-mn0000110104/biography|title=Cissy Houston | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-02-28-ca-37036-story.html|title=Mom Can Carry a Pretty Mean Tune : Pop music: Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney, will receive a Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Award on Thursday for her work as a backing singer.|date=February 28, 1995|website=Los Angeles Times}} It was issued by Shanachie Records, and contains their cover-versions of The Stylistics' "You Make Me Feel Brand New", Bob Marley's "Waiting in Vain", as well as Chuck Jackson's "I Don't Want to Cry".
Critical reception
The Globe and Mail wrote that "the results aren't flashy – no two octave runs or glass-shattering falsetto sweeps here – but the warmth of the two voices together and Jackson's subtle and powerful solo work make young 'uns like Whitney and Bobby Brown sound like pale pretenders to the soul throne."{{cite news |last1=Dafoe |first1=Chris |title=RECORDINGS POP I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU |work=The Globe and Mail |date=18 Jan 1993 |page=C2}} The Boston Globe wrote that "Houston and Jackson alternate leads and join on thrilling duets in this live-sounding disc done with minimal overdubs."{{cite news |last1=Morse |first1=Steve |title=CHUCK JACKSON/CISSY HOUSTON I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU |work=The Boston Globe |date=5 Nov 1992 |location=Calendar |page=8}} The Washington Post deemed the album "a series of alternately intimate and rousing duets."{{cite news |last1=Joyce |first1=Mike |title=Jackson Action: Rock & Soul |work=The Washington Post |date=26 Nov 1993 |page=N23}}
Track listing
{{track listing
|title1=Looking for a Love
|writer1={{hlist|James Alexander|Zelda Samuels}}
|length1=3:53
|title2=Always on My Mind
|writer2={{hlist|Johnny Christopher|Mark James|Wayne Carson}}
|length2=4:31
|title3=I Don't Want to Cry
|writer3=Chuck Jackson – Luther Dixon
|length3=4:26
|title4=Why Do You Turn Away (aka "Love Is Something That Leads You")
|writer4=Barbara Soehner - Michael Zager
|length4=3:51
|title5=Take Me Back, I'm Sorry
|writer5=Larry Weiss
|length5=3:23
|title6=Are You Lonely For Me, Baby?
|writer6=Bert Berns
|length6=4:14
|title7=I Wanna Be With You
|writer7=Charles Strouse – Lee Adams
|length7=4:04
|title8=Waiting in Vain
|writer8=Bob Marley
|length8=3:41
|title9=I'll Take Good Care Of You
|writer9={{hlist|Jerry Ragovoy|Bert Berns}}
|length9=3:59
|title10=You Make Me Feel Brand New
|writer10={{hlist|Thom Bell|Linda Creed}}
|length10=6:33
}}
Personnel
- Doug Munro – arrangements, mixing
- Stefan Grossman – art direction
- Chuck Jackson, Cissy Houston – lead vocals
- Amanda Homi, Chuck St. Troy, Diane Garisto, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Nicki Richards, Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals
- Wilbur Bascomb – bass
- Tommy McDonnell – congas, backing vocals
- Joan Pelosi – design
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Hiram Bullock – electric guitar
- Thom Leinbach – engineer
- Gil Parris – guitar
- Robert Vosgien – digital mastering
- Randall Grass – mixing
- Shari Weingarten – photography
- Richard Tee – piano, organ
- Peter Denenberg – producer, engineer, mixing
- Joe Ferry – producer, mixing, acoustic guitar, percussion
- Bruce Williamson – synthesizer, saxophone
- Barry Danielian – trumpet, flugelhorn
Credits
- Producers: Joe Ferry and Peter Deneberg
References
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External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/Chuck-Jackson-Cissy-Houston-Ill-Take-Care-Of-You/release/2091146 Chuck Jackson, Cissy Houston-I'll Take Care of You (CD, Album)]
- [http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Cissy%20Houston.html Cissy Houston Bio page]
- [http://www.chuckjackson.org/chuckj/ Chuck Jackson -Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125002346/http://www.chuckjackson.org/chuckj/ |date=2013-01-25 }}
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