Thinking of You (Earth, Wind & Fire song)
"Thinking of You" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single in January 1988 on Columbia Records.[1] The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and number 3 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[2][3]
| "Thinking of You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Earth, Wind & Fire | ||||
| from the album Touch the World | ||||
| B-side | "Money Tight" | |||
| Released | January 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Wayne Vaughn, Wanda Vaughn, Maurice White | |||
| Producer(s) | Maurice White | |||
| Earth, Wind & Fire singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Thinking of You" on YouTube | ||||
Overview
"Thinking of You" was produced and arranged by Maurice White. White also composed the song alongside Wayne Vaughn and Wanda Vaughn of the Emotions. Thinking of You came off EWF's 1987 album Touch The World.[1]
"Thinking of You" spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart in 1988.[2]
During January 1988 a four minute long music video was issued by Columbia. The video was directed by David Hogan.[4]
Critical reception
Phyl Garland of Stereo Review declared "and for that one unforgettably great song that graces every EW&F album, the candidate this time is Thinking of You, with its strutting rhythms, sassy horns and spirited vocal interplay".[5]
Personnel
- Maurice White: songwriter, arranger, producer, lead vocals
- Wanda Vaughn: songwriter, background vocals
- Wayne Vaughn: songwriter, arranger, sequence programming
- Rhett Lawrence: drum programming, synthesizer, Fairlight CMI programming
- Ray Fuller: guitar
- Philip Bailey, Jeanette W. Williams: background vocals
Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 67 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[3] | 3 |
References
- Earth, Wind & Fire: Thinking Of You. Columbia Records. January 1988.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Thinking Of You (Dance Club Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Thinking Of You (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- "Earth, Wind & Fire: Thinking of You". imdb.com.
- Garland, Phyl (April 1988). "Earth, Wind & Fire: Touch the World" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 55 no. 4. Stereo Review. p. 91.
