Thinking of You (Loggins and Messina song)

{{short description|Loggins and Messina song}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Thinking of You

| image = Thinking of you by loggins and messina Canadian single side-A.png

| alt = side-A label by Columbia Records

| caption = Side A of the Canadian single

| type = single

| artist = Loggins and Messina

| album = Loggins and Messina

| B-side = Till the Ends Meet

| released = March 1973

| recorded = 1972 at Columbia Studios, Los Angeles

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Soft rock, folk rock

| length = 2:18

| label = Columbia

| writer = Jim Messina

| producer = Jim Messina

| prev_title = Your Mama Don't Dance

| prev_year = 1972

| next_title = My Music

| next_year = 1973

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| type = single

| header = Alternative release

| image = Thinking of you by loggins and messina Australian single side-A.png

| caption = Side A of the Australian single

}}

}}

"Thinking of You" is a song by American duo Loggins and Messina. It was released in 1973 as the second single from their second album, Loggins and Messina. The uptempo rendition released on the single is different from the somewhat more mellow LP mix.

"Thinking of You" reached number 18 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Cash Box Top 100. It reached number 20 in Canada.

The song was a bigger Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number seven in the U.S. and number 16 in Canada. The track speaks of the essence of partnership, and of the joy found while spending time in each other's company.

Personnel

It is unclear if it is Garth or Clarke who overdubbed the recorder.

Chart performance

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=Weekly singles charts=

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Chart (1973)

!Peak
position

Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=180}}

| style="text-align:center;"|65

Canadian Top Singles{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4839.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - June 16, 1973}}

| style="text-align:center;"|20

Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4829.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 AC - June 2, 1973}}

| style="text-align:center;"|16

U.S. Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1983-02-26 |title=Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart |publisher=Billboard.com |date=1983-02-26 |accessdate=2015-06-13}}

| style="text-align:center;"|18

U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/adult-contemporary/1973-05-26 |title=Adult Contemporary Music Chart |publisher=Billboard.com |date=1973-05-26 |accessdate=2015-06-13}}

| style="text-align:center;"|7

U.S. Cash Box Top 100{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19730602.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 6/02/73 |publisher=cashboxmagazine.com |date=1973-06-02 |accessdate=2015-06-13}}

| style="text-align:center;"|11

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable"
align="left"|Chart (1973)

! style="text-align:center;"|Rank

U.S. Billboard {{cite web|url=http://www.bullfrogspond.com/whitburn/1973wye.htm |title=1973 Year End |publisher=Bullfrogspond.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-13}}

| style="text-align:center;"|141

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References

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