Thinkin' About You

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Thinkin' About You
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Studio album by
Trisha Yearwood
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1995
Recorded1994
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length34:52
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Garth Fundis (all tracks)
Harry Stinson (track 2)
Trisha Yearwood chronology
The Sweetest Gift
(1994)		Thinkin' About You
(1995)		 Everybody Knows
(1996)
Singles from Thinkin' About You
  1. "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)"
    Released: June 28, 1994
  2. "Thinkin' About You"
    Released: January 3, 1995
  3. "You Can Sleep While I Drive"
    Released: April 29, 1995
  4. "I Wanna Go Too Far"
    Released: July 31, 1995
  5. "On a Bus to St. Cloud"
    Released: November 1995

Thinkin' About You is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood. The album reached #3 on the Billboard country albums chart.

Contents

This album produced back-to-back Number One hits for Yearwood on the Billboard country charts in "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" and "Thinkin' About You". Following these songs were "You Can Sleep While I Drive" (#23), "I Wanna Go Too Far" (#9), and "On a Bus to St. Cloud" (#59). "On a Bus to St. Cloud" was also the first single of Yearwood's career to miss Top 40 on the country charts. It was nominated for Best Country Album at the 38th Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [3]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

AllMusic gave the album a mediocre review, calling the arrangements "too slick," and noting that it was one of Yearwood's few albums that could be considered a disappointment. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Thinkin' About You" (Bob Regan, Tom Shapiro) – 3:23
  2. "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" (Matraca Berg, Alice Randall) – 2:47
  3. "You Can Sleep While I Drive" (Melissa Etheridge) – 3:15
  4. "The Restless Kind" (Mike Henderson) – 3:27
  5. "On a Bus to St. Cloud" (Gretchen Peters) – 4:43
  6. "Fairytale" (Tony Arata) – 3:35
  7. "Those Words We Said" (Angelo Petraglia, Kim Richey) – 3:03
  8. "O Mexico" (Michael Joyce, Irene Kelley) – 3:36
  9. "I Wanna Go Too Far" (Layng Martine Jr., Kent Robbins) – 2:59
  10. "Till I Get It Right" (Larry Henley, Red Lane) – 4:04

International track listing

  1. "Thinkin' About You" (Bob Regan, Tom Shapiro) – 3:23
  2. "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" (Matraca Berg, Alice Randall) – 2:47
  3. "You Can Sleep While I Drive" (Melissa Etheridge) – 3:15
  4. "The Restless Kind" (Mike Henderson) – 3:27
  5. "Two Days from Knowing" (Gillian Welch, Matt Rollings) – 3:43
  6. "On a Bus to St. Cloud" (Gretchen Peters) – 4:43
  7. "Fairytale" (Tony Arata) – 3:35
  8. "Those Words We Said" (Angelo Petraglia, Kim Richey) – 3:03
  9. "O Mexico" (Michael Joyce, Irene Kelley) – 3:36
  10. "Jackie's House" (Chapin Hartford) – 4:19
  11. "I Wanna Go Too Far" (Layng Martine, Jr., Kent Robbins) – 2:59
  12. "Bartender Blues" (James Taylor) – 3:51
  13. "Till I Get It Right" (Larry Henley, Red Lane) – 4:04
  14. "'Save The Land - 3:50 [Australian Version Bonus Track]

Personnel

Production

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1994"XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)"11141
1995"Thinkin' About You"11204
"You Can Sleep While I Drive"23—26
"I Wanna Go Too Far"9—25
1996"On a Bus to St. Cloud"59—27

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. 1 2 AllMusic review
  2. ↑ "Trisha YearwoodThinkin' About You (MCA) (STAR)(STAR) 1/2Yearwood's..." Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
  3. ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  4. ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ↑ "Crossover Queen Is on the Move Again : With her latest album, Trisha Yearwood shows that her inner fire is burning anew. : TRISHA YEARWOOD, "Thinkin' About You" ( MCA )***". Los Angeles Times . 1995-02-12. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
  6. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved August 5, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Trisha Yearwood's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved December 3, 2023– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  8. ↑ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Trisha Yearwood Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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