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Thinking of You (Loggins and Messina song)

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B-side
  
"Till the Ends Meet"

Format
  
7" single

Length
  
2:18

Released
  
March 1973

Genre
  
Soft rock, folk rock

Recorded
  
1972 at Columbia Studios, Los Angeles

"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 song speaks of the essence of partnership, and of the joy found while spending time in each other's company.

Personnel

  • Jim Messina - lead vocals, electric guitars
  • Kenny Loggins - harmony vocals, classical acoustic guitar, harmonica
  • Al Garth - fiddle, recorder(?)
  • Jon Clarke - oboe, recorder(?)
  • Larry Sims - bass, backing vocals
  • Merel Bregante - brushed drums, possible backing vocals
  • Michael Omartian - clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Milt Holland - castanets, temple blocks

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

    References

    Thinking of You (Loggins and Messina song) Wikipedia
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