"Thinking of You" is a song by American band
Earth, Wind & Fire, released in January 1988 on
Columbia Records
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as the third single from their fourteenth studio album, ''
Touch the World'' (1987). It reached number one on the US ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Dance Music/Club Play
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chart and number three on the ''Billboard''
Hot Soul Singles chart.
Overview
"Thinking of You" was produced and arranged by
Maurice White
Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter, and producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and served as the ...
. 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''.
"Thinking of You" spent two weeks atop the ''
Billboard
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Hot Dance/Club Play chart in 1988.
During January 1988 a four minute long
music video was issued by Columbia. The video was directed by David Hogan.
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". Harry Sumrall of the
San Jose Mercury-News wrote "Thinking of You, is one of those seamless pop items that the group has always churned out with effortless ease."
of the
New York Times also discerned "a midtempo groove and the sound of a kalimba (thumb piano) now synthesized".
Personnel
*
Maurice White
Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter, and producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and served as the ...
: songwriter, arranger, producer, lead vocals
* Wanda Vaughn: songwriter, background vocals
*
Wayne Vaughn
Wayne Lee Vaughn is an American producer, keyboardist and arranger best known for his work with the band Earth, Wind & Fire. Vaughn has also worked with other preeminent artists such as The Brothers Johnson, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Holliday, Troop ...
: songwriter, arranger, sequence programming
*
Rhett Lawrence: drum programming, synthesizer,
Fairlight CMI programming
* Ray Fuller: guitar
*
Philip Bailey,
Jeanette W. Williams: background vocals
Charts
References
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1987 songs
1988 singles
Earth, Wind & Fire songs
Songs written by Maurice White
Columbia Records singles
Dance-pop songs