I'll Be Thinking of You

I'll Be Thinking of You
Studio album by Andraé Crouch
Released	1979
Studio	Hollywood Sound Recorders, Paramount Recording Studios, The Sound Labs and United Western Recorders (Hollywood, California).
Genre	Gospel
Length	40:32
Label	Elektra, Light Records
Producer	Andraé Crouch, Bill Maxwell
Andraé Crouch chronology
Just Andrae (1973) I'll Be Thinking of You (1979) More of the Best... (1981)

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I'll Be Thinking of You is a 1979 Gospel album by Andraé Crouch, released on the Elektra and Light record labels. The album won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Soul Gospel Album.

Overview

Artists such as Stevie Wonder and Philip Bailey appeared on the album.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Be Thinking of You"	Andraé Crouch	5:10
2.	"I've Got the Best"	Andrae Crouch	4:54
3.	"Touch Me"	Andrae Crouch	5:34
4.	"Lookin' for You"	Andrae Crouch	4:48

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Bringin' Back the Sunshine"	Andrae Crouch	4:16
6.	"Jesus Is Lord"	Andrae Crouch, Rev. Patrick Henderson	5:52
7.	"The Love Medley: There's No Hatred/Let The Same Spirit/There's No Hatred (Reprise)"	Andraé Crouch	7:14
8.	"Dreamin'"	Andraé Crouch	3:05

Personnel

Musicians

• Andraé Crouch – lead vocals (1, 2, 5, 7, 8), backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 7, 8), keyboards (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8), synthesizers (4), marimba (5), arrangements, vocal arrangements
• Harlan Rogers – keyboards (1, 3, 7), arrangements (1, 3, 7)
• Joe Sample – keyboards (1, 3)
• Michael Omartian – keyboards (2, 4), arrangements (2, 4)
• Mike Escalante – synthesizers (2, 4)
• Lance Ong – synthesizers (2)
• Rev. Patrick Henderson – keyboards (3, 5, 6), arrangements (5, 6)
• Billy Preston – keyboards (7)
• Larry Carlton – guitars (1, 3)
• Hadley Hockensmith – guitars (1, 2, 4, 5, 6), bass (3, 7), guitar solo (7)
• Dean Parks – guitars (1, 3, 7)
• Jay Graydon – guitars (4)
• David Williams – guitars (4, 5, 7)
• Leland Sklar – bass (1, 3)
• David Hungate – bass (2, 4)
• David Shields – bass (5)
• David Miner – bass (6)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass (7)
• Bill Maxwell – drums (1-7), percussion (1, 2, 5), vocal arrangements
• Kenneth Nash – percussion (1, 6)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (2, 3)
• Stevie Wonder – harmonica (1)
• Glen Myerscough – saxophone (4, 6, 7), horn arrangements (6)
• Steve Tavaglione – saxophone (6, 7)
• Allen Gregory – trumpet (6, 7)
• Dorothy Ashby – harp (7, 8)
• Lennart Sjöholm – string arrangements
• Raymond Mosley – concertmaster
• Bea Carr – backing vocals (1-5, 7)
• Sandra Crouch – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 7), percussion (2)
• James Felix – backing vocals (1, 7)
• Kathy Hazzard – backing vocals (1-7)
• Howard McCrary – backing vocals (1-7), keyboards (5), synth bass (8), vocal arrangements
• Perry Morgan – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 7)
• Kristle Murden – lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1-6)
• Howard Smith – backing vocals (1, 7), lead vocals (7)
• Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (1, 7)
• Philip Bailey – lead vocals (2), backing vocals (2, 4)
• Charity McCrary – backing vocals (2)
• Marvin "Tuffy" Cummings – backing vocals (3)
• Tommy Funderburk – backing vocals (4, 6, 7)
• Danniebelle Hall – lead vocals (5)
• Alfred McCrary – backing vocals (5)
• Rodney Wayne – backing vocals (5)
• Tammy Gibson – backing vocals (6)
• Linda McCrary – backing vocals (6)
• Marty McCall – backing vocals (7)

Production

• Andraé Crouch – producer, mixing
• Bill Maxwell – producer, mixing
• Bob Cotton – engineer, mixing
• John Guess – engineer
• Gordon Shryock – engineer, mixing
• Peter Haden – assistant engineer
• Ross Pallone – assistant engineer
• Al Schmidt – assistant engineer
• Ken Perry – mastering at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Glenn Meadows – digital mastering and reissue mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Dan Lienart – art direction
• John Pethrus – photography

Charts

Album – Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Black Albums	46
1980	Black Singles	69