Presenting Cissy Houston

Presenting Cissy Houston
Studio album by
Cissy Houston
ReleasedSeptember 1970
Recorded1969
Genre
Length1:09:03
Label
Producer
Cissy Houston chronology
Presenting Cissy Houston
(1970) 		Cissy Houston
(1977)
United States release
Singles from Presenting Cissy Houston
  1. "He–I Believe"/"I'll Be There"
    Released: 1970
  2. "The Long and Winding Road"/"Be My Baby"
    Released: 1970
  3. "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"/"This Empty Place"
    Released: 1970
  4. "Be My Baby"/"I'll Be There"
    Released: 1971
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Christgau's Record GuideC[2]

Presenting Cissy Houston is the debut album by American soul singer/backing vocalist and former Sweet Inspirations lead singer Cissy Houston, originally released on Major Minor Records in 1970 in the United Kingdom.[3] Her contract was sold to Janus Records the same year.[4] They released the album in the United States as Cissy Houston in 1970.[5] The 2012 CD re-release on Cherry Red Records incorporates bonus tracks from later recordings.[6]

  1. ^ McNeil, W. K. (18 October 2013). Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music. Routledge. p. 190. ISBN 9781135377007. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: H". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 26, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Presenting Cissy Houston (Major Minor) at discogs.com
  4. ^ Unterberger, Richie (2003). Bogdanov, Vladimir (ed.). All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul (Revised ed.). Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 321. ISBN 9780879307448. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  5. ^ Cissy Houston album at discogs.com
  6. ^ Presenting Cissy Houston (Cherry Red) at discogs.com