Thinking About You (Whitney Houston song)

"Thinking About You"
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album Whitney Houston
B-side	"Someone for Me"
Released	January 11, 1985
Format	Vinyl Record (7" 45 RPM)
Recorded	1984
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	5:24 (Album version) 4:03 (Single version)
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Kashif, La La
Producer(s)	Kashif
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Hold Me" (1984) "Thinking About You" (1985) "You Give Good Love" (1985)

"Thinking About You" is a 1985 R&B/Soul song by American singer Whitney Houston released on January 11, 1985. It was the second single released from Houston's self-titled debut album Whitney Houston. The single was a top 10 R&B hit, and even though it was not promoted as a single to Top 40 radio station, the song did appear on the B-side to Houston's 1986 single, "Greatest Love of All."

Music video

"Thinking About You" does not have a video but Arista released a promotional video for B-side song "Someone for Me" in some countries.^[1]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 89 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart on September 11, 1985. On December 14, 1985, the song reached its peak position of number 10. It spent 15 weeks on the chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the song lighter and unheralded.^[2]

Chart history

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3]	10
US Hot Dance Club Songs	24

Track listing

US 7" vinyl single

• A "Thinking About You" (Kashif, La La) – 5:24
• B "Someone for Me" (Raymond Jones, Freddie Washington) – 4:58

References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kYmajezAZE
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/whitney-houston-mw0000650265
3. Whitburn, Joel (2005). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research.