Thinkin' About You (Trisha Yearwood song)

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"Thinkin' About You"
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Single by Trisha Yearwood
from the album Thinkin' About You
B-side "Fairytale"
ReleasedJanuary 3, 1995
Studio Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length3:23
Label MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s) Tom Shapiro, Bob Regan
Producer(s) Garth Fundis
Trisha Yearwood singles chronology
"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)"
(1994)
"Thinkin' About You"
(1995)
"You Can Sleep While I Drive"
(1995)

"Thinkin' About You" is a song written by Tom Shapiro and Bob Regan, and recorded by American country music artist Trisha Yearwood. It was released in January 1995 as the second single and title track from her album Thinkin' About You . The song became Yearwood's third number-one country hit in April 1995. [1] Lee Roy Parnell plays slide guitar on the song.

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Critical reception

Billboard gave the single a favorable review, praising Yearwood's vocal delivery and Parnell's guitar work, and overall saying that it was "a cut above" her previous singles. [2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in early 1995.

Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [3] 4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [4] 20
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [6] 94
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 6

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