Think of Me (Buck Owens song)

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"Think of Me"
Single by Buck Owens
from the album Open Up Your Heart
B-side "Heart of Glass"
ReleasedMay 2, 1966
RecordedFebruary 15, 1966
Genre Country
Length2:15
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Don Rich
Estella Olson [1]
Producer(s) Ken Nelson
Buck Owens singles chronology
"Waitin' in Your Welfare Line"
(1966)
"Think of Me"
(1966)
"Open Up Your Heart"
(1966)

"Think of Me" is a song by Buck Owens and his Buckaroos, and included on their Open Up Your Heart (album) in 1966. It was written by Don Rich and Estrella Olson. The single reached number one on the country charts and stayed at the top for six weeks. "Think of Me" spent a total of twenty weeks on the country charts. [2] "Think of Me" also peaked at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

Chart (1966)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 74

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