All I Do Is Think of You

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"All I Do Is Think of You"
Single by the Jackson 5
from the album Moving Violation
A-side"Forever Came Today"
ReleasedOctober 1975[1]
RecordedFebruary 1975
StudioMotown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreRhythm and blues, soul
Length3:15
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Michael Lovesmith
Brian Holland
Producer(s)Michael Lovesmith
The Jackson 5 singles chronology
"Forever Came Today"
(1975) 		"All I Do Is Think of You"
(1975) 		"Enjoy Yourself"
(1976)

"All I Do Is Think of You" is a song released by

B-side to the group's single "Forever Came Today" before being released as an A-side single months later. The song is the final charted single by the group before they left Motown for Epic Records
in 1976.

In 1990, R&B group Troop had a No. 1 hit on the R&B chart with their version of the song.

Overview

The song was written by

Holland-Dozier-Holland
). The lyrics are from the viewpoint of a boy talking about how he fell in love with a girl at his school, and how he is always thinking about her.

The song was originally issued as a B-side to the Jackson 5's

Randy Jackson
officially replacing him.

"All I Do Is Think of You" was gaining airplay on urban radios and was issued as a single in October 1975.[1] It peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[3] The group later performed the song on shows without Jermaine, including Soul Train and The Mike Douglas Show.

Record World described the song as "a moving love ballad incorporating [the Jackson 5's] distinctive blend and a sitar sound."[4]

Personnel

Troop version

In 1989,

number-one on the R&B singles chart on June 30, 1990.[6] It peaked at No. 47 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7]

In 2018, Billboard magazine ranked Troop's version No. 46 on their list of The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time, calling their rendition "near-definitive; with its lush, layered harmonies, gauzy production, and molasses-slow sway, imbuing every lyric with the rose-colored daydreaminess you'd expect from a song with this title and chorus."[8]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b "Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 21. October 25, 1975.
  2. ^ Trow, George W. S.; Kincaid, Jamaica (July 6, 1975). "Leaving Motown". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hot Soul Singles" (PDF). Billboard. November 22, 1975. p. 56.
  4. ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. October 25, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 590.
  6. ^ Rossi, Terri (June 30, 1990). "Terri Rossi's Rhythm Section" (PDF). Billboard. p. 25.
  7. ^ "All I Do Is Think of You (song by Troop) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  8. ^ "The 100 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. April 23, 2018. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

See also

  • R&B number-one hits of 1990 (USA)
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