I Think It's Love

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"I Think It's Love"
Single by Jermaine Jackson
from the album Precious Moments
B-side Voices in the Dark [1]
ReleasedJanuary 1986
Recorded1985
Genre
Length3:53
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Michael Omartian [3]
Jermaine Jackson singles chronology
"(Closest Thing To) Perfect"
(1985)
"I Think It's Love"
(1986)
"Do You Remember Me?"
(1986)
Music video
"I Think It's Love" on YouTube

"I Think It's Love is a song recorded by American R&B singer Jermaine Jackson. It was released as the first single to the album Precious Moments , [4] and was a #16 pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1986.

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Charts

Chart (1986)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 16
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary [6] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles [7] 14

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