I'll Be Thinking of You explained
| I'll Be Thinking of You |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Andraé Crouch |
| Cover: | Andrae Crouch Thinking of You.jpg |
| Released: | 1979 |
| Studio: | Hollywood Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California. Paramount Recording, Hollywood, California. The Sound Labs, Hollywood, California. United Western Studios, Hollywood, California. |
| Genre: | Gospel, R&B |
| Length: | 40:32 |
| Label: | Elektra, Light Records |
| Producer: | Andraé Crouch, Bill Maxwell |
| Prev Title: | Just Andrae |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | More of the Best... |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
I'll Be Thinking of You is a 1979 album by Andraé Crouch, released on the Elektra and Light record labels.[1] The album won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.[2]
Overview
Artists such as Stevie Wonder and Philip Bailey appeared on the album.
Critical reception
The Manchester Evening News wrote that "the way the guy whips up a storm, the phrasing and the ability to handle the slow to up-beat gospel and R and B make it a goodie."[3]
Personnel
Musicians
- Dorothy Ashby – harp
- Philip Bailey – vocals, background vocals, soloist
- Bea Carr – background vocals
- Larry Carlton - guitar
- Lenny Castro - percussion
- Andraé Crouch – keyboards, marimba, vocals, background vocals, soloist
- Sandra Crouch – percussion, background Vocals
- Marvin "Tuffy" Cummings – background vocals
- Mike Escalante - synthesizer
- James Felix – background vocals
- Tommy Funderburk – background vocals
- Tammie Gibson – background vocals
- Jay Graydon – guitar
- Danniebelle Hall – vocals, soloist
- Kathy Hazzard – background vocals
- Rev. Patrick Henderson – keyboards
- Hadley Hockensmith – bass, guitar, soloist
- David Hungate – bass
- Abraham Laboriel – bass
- Bill Maxwell – drums, percussion
- Marty McCall – background vocals
- Dorothy Ashby – background vocals
- Alfred McCrary – background vocals
- Charity McCrary – trumpet
- Howard McCrary – keyboards, background vocals, synthesizer bass
- Linda McCrary – background vocals
- David Miner – bass
- Perry Morgan – background vocals
- Kristle Murden – vocals, background vocals, soloist
- Glen Myerscough – saxophone
- Kenneth Nash – percussion
- Michael Omartian – keyboards
- Lance Ong – synthesizer
- Dean Parks – guitar
- Billy Preston – keyboards
- Harlan Rogers – keyboards, arrangements
- Phyllis St. James – background vocals
- Joe Sample – keyboards
- David Shields – bass
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Howard Smith – vocals, background vocals, soloist
- Steve Tavaglione – saxophone
- Rodney Wayne – background vocals
- David Williams – guitar
- Stevie Wonder – harmonica
Production
- Andraé Crouch – Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing
- Bob Cotton – Engineer, Mixing
- John Guess – Engineer
- Peter Haden – Assistant Engineer
- Al Schmidt Jr – Assistant Engineer
- Bill Maxwell – Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing
- Howard McCrary – Vocal Arrangement
- Glenn Meadows – Digital Mastering, Reissue Mastering
- Glen Myerscough – Horn Arrangements
- Ross Pallone – Assistant Engineer
- Ken Perry – Mastering
- Harlan Rogers – Arranger
- Gordon Shryock – Engineer, Mixing
- Lennart Sjöholm – String Arrangements
Charts
Album – Billboard| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|
| 1980 | Black Albums | 46 |
| 1980 | Black Singles | 69 | |
Notes and References
- Andraé Crouch: I'll Be Thinking Of You. 1979. Elektra/Light Records.
- Web site: Andraé Crouch . grammy.com . The Recording Academy.
- News: Albums . Manchester Evening News . 26 Feb 1980 . Entertainments . 2.
