Thinkin' About You (Trisha Yearwood song)

"Thinkin' About You"
Single by Trisha Yearwood
from the album Thinkin' About You
B-side	"Fairytale"
Released	January 3, 1995
Studio	Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	3:23
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.

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]

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Thinkin' About You.[3]

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Chuck Cannon – backing vocals
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Aubrey Haynie – fiddle
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Lee Roy Parnell – electric slide guitar
• Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
• Tom Roady – congas, tambourine
• Matt Rollings – organ, piano
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
• Lari White – backing vocals

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)[4]	4
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5]	20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7]	94
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8]	6

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Trisha Yearwood biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
2. "Reviews: Country". Billboard: 59. January 21, 1995.
3. Yearwood, Trisha (February 14, 1995). "Thinkin' About You (CD Liner Notes and Album Information)". MCA Nashville.
4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9155." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 10, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
5. "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
6. "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
7. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
8. "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.