I'll Be Thinking of You

I'll Be Thinking of You
Studio album by Andraé Crouch
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
Andraé Crouch chronology
Just Andrae (1973) I'll Be Thinking of You (1979) More of the Best... (1981)

I'll Be Thinking of You is a 1979 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

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."

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

• 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