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, released in March 1994 as the fourth single from her debut album, '' Show Me Love'' (1993). The song is written by Allen George and Fred McFarlane, and produced by them with

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. It was a minor hit in Europe, peaking at number 39 in Belgium and number 48 on the

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chart, it reached number three.

Critical reception

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, the voice behind the massive " Show Me Love" is poised to flood dancefloors again. Her solid rendition of this

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, the track's original co-producer, drops a couple of sturdy versions that are darker and geared more toward underground tastes." ''

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s ''RM'' Dance Update deemed it as a "smooth soulful cover version". The magazine's James Hamilton described it as a "incredibly coincidental almost Degrees Of Motion answering 'thank you Heavenly Father for shining your light on me' inspirational loper".

Track listings

* 12-inch single, UK (1994) #"I Want to Thank You" (Bad Yard Club Mix) #"I Want to Thank You" (Bad Yard Dub) #"I Want to Thank You" (Accapella) #"I Want to Thank You" (Extended Mix) #"I Want to Thank You" (Extended Dub Mix) #"I Want to Thank You" (Africa) * CD single, France (1994) #"I Want to Thank You" (Radio Edit) — 3:48 #"I Want to Thank You" (L.P Edit) — 3:58 * CD single, UK (1994) #"I Want to Thank You" (Radio Edit) — 3:50 #"I Want to Thank You" (Radio Edit 2) — 3:55 #"I Want to Thank You" (Bad Yard Club Mix) — 9:02 #"I Want to Thank You" (Bad Yard Dub) — 5:46 #"I Want to Thank You" (Accapella) — 0:49 #"I Want to Thank You" (Extended Mix) — 5:38 #"I Want to Thank You" (Extended Dub) — 4:45 #"I Want to Thank You" (Africa) — 5:38 * CD maxi, Germany (1994) #"I Want to Thank You" (Radio Edit) — 3:48 #"I Want to Thank You" (Radio Edit 2) — 3:58 #"I Want to Thank You" (Bad Yard Club Mix) — 8:59

Charts

References

{{Reflist 1994 singles 1994 songs Big Beat Records (American record label) singles Champion Records singles Robin S. songs Songs written by Fred McFarlane