I'll Take Care of You is a duet album by American soul/gospel singers Cissy Houston and Chuck Jackson, released in 1992.[3][4] 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."[5]The Boston Globe wrote that "Houston and Jackson alternate leads and join on thrilling duets in this live-sounding disc done with minimal overdubs."[6]The Washington Post deemed the album "a series of alternately intimate and rousing duets."[7]
Joe Ferry – producer, mixing, acoustic guitar, percussion
Bruce Williamson – synthesizer, saxophone
Barry Danielian – trumpet, flugelhorn
Credits
Producers: Joe Ferry and Peter Deneberg
References
^ a bLarkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 526.
^"I'll Take Care of You – Cissy Houston, Chuck Jackson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^"Cissy Houston | Biography & History". AllMusic.
^"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". Los Angeles Times. February 28, 1995.
^Dafoe, Chris (18 Jan 1993). "RECORDINGS POP I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU". The Globe and Mail. p. C2.
^Morse, Steve (5 Nov 1992). "CHUCK JACKSON/CISSY HOUSTON I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU". The Boston Globe. Calendar. p. 8.
^Joyce, Mike (26 Nov 1993). "Jackson Action: Rock & Soul". The Washington Post. p. N23.
External links
Chuck Jackson, Cissy Houston-I'll Take Care of You (CD, Album)
Cissy Houston Bio page
Chuck Jackson -Official Website Archived 2013-01-25 at the Wayback Machine