Cissy Houston (album)

Cissy Houston
Studio album by Cissy Houston
Released	May 12, 1977 (1977-05-12)
Recorded	1976–1977
Studio	Columbia Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	R&B soul
Length	34:57
Label	Private Stock Records
Producer	Michael Zager
Cissy Houston chronology
Presenting Cissy Houston (1970) Cissy Houston (1977) Think It Over (1978)
Singles from Cissy Houston
"Love Is Something That Leads You" Released: February 1977 "Love Is Holding On" Released: June 1977 "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" Released: 1978

Cissy Houston is the second studio album by American soul/gospel singer Cissy Houston, released in 1977 on Private Stock Records as the follow-up to her debut album, Presenting Cissy Houston. The original recording was re-mastered and includes extensive liner notes and re-released on CD under Cherry Red Records in 2013.^[1]

The album was produced and arranged by Michael Zager and features pop/soul cover versions of Elton John's "Your Song", "Make It Easy on Yourself", written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, as well as covers of "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and "Tomorrow" from the musical Annie.