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"I Thought of You"
"I Thought of You"
Single by Jean Shepard
B-side	"Beautiful Lies"
Released	September 1955
Recorded	April 1955
Studio	Capitol Studios
Genre	Country; Honky-tonk;
Length	2:35
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Jimmy Rollins
Producer(s)	Ken Nelson
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"I Thought of You" is a song composed by Jimmy Rollins that was recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. Released as a single in 1955, it became a top ten song on the US country chart in 1955, becoming Shepard's fourth top ten recording in her career. It was given positive reviews by publications following its release.

Background, recording and content

Jean Shepard first found success recording with Ferlin Husky in 1953's "A Dear John Letter". The single topped the country chart. In 1955, she had her first top ten single as a solo recording artist with "A Satisfied Mind". It would be followed by a second commercial success called "I Thought of You".^[3] The song had been composed by Jimmy Rollins.^[4] The song describes a woman who imagines being with her former lover while in another man's company.^[5] The song was recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California in April 1955. The session was produced by Ken Nelson.^[6]

Release, critical reception and chart performance

"I Thought of You" was released by Capitol Records in September 1955. It was distributed as a seven-inch vinyl record single. Despite its B-side "Beautiful Lies" charting higher on the US country survey, "I Thought of You" was actually the A-side.^[4]^[7]^[8] Billboard found that the song had a "warm, expressive vocal treatment" with "strong, sincere lyric content".^[9] Cash Box also highlighted Shepard's vocal, calling her delivery to be in a "soft, sincere fashion".^[8] "I Thought of You" reached the number ten position on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1955. It became Shepard's fourth single to place in the top ten and second as a solo recording artist.^[10]

Track listing

7" vinyl single^[4]

"I Thought of You" – 2:35
"Beautiful Lies" – 2:46

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "I Thought of You"
Chart (1955)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[11]	10

References

^ ""I Thought of You: Jean Shepard". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ Owens, Thom. "The Melody Ranch Girl: Jean Shepard: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ Cooper, Dan. "Jean Shepard Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Shepard, Jean (September 1955). ""I Thought of You"/"Beautiful Lies" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3222.
^ Johnson, Riley. "10 Jean Shepard Hit Songs For A Love-Heavy Rotation". Country Thang Daily. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ Shepard, Jean (1995). "The Melody Ranch Girl (Liner Notes)". Bear Family Records. BCD-15905.
^ Shepard, Jean (2014). Down Through the Years. Don Wise Productions. p. 89. ISBN 978-0944391068.
^ ^a ^b "The Cash Box Country Reviews: Bullseye of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. September 3, 1955. p. 28. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ "Country & Western Records: Spotlight On..." (PDF). Billboard. August 27, 1955. p. 57. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "Jean Shepard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[1] ""I Thought of You: Jean Shepard". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[2] Owens, Thom. "The Melody Ranch Girl: Jean Shepard: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[3] Cooper, Dan. "Jean Shepard Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[Single-4] Shepard, Jean (September 1955). ""I Thought of You"/"Beautiful Lies" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3222.

[5] Johnson, Riley. "10 Jean Shepard Hit Songs For A Love-Heavy Rotation". Country Thang Daily. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[6] Shepard, Jean (1995). "The Melody Ranch Girl (Liner Notes)". Bear Family Records. BCD-15905.

[Shepard-7] Shepard, Jean (2014). Down Through the Years. Don Wise Productions. p. 89. ISBN 978-0944391068.

[CB-8] "The Cash Box Country Reviews: Bullseye of the Week" (PDF). Cash Box. September 3, 1955. p. 28. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[9] "Country & Western Records: Spotlight On..." (PDF). Billboard. August 27, 1955. p. 57. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

[Country_Songs-10] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Jean_Shepard-11] "Jean Shepard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

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-"'''I Thought of You'''" is a popular song composed by [[Jimmy Rollins (musician)|Jimmy Rollins]].  Rollins copyrighted it in 1955 and renewed the copyright in 1983.
+"'''I Thought of You'''" is a song composed by [[Jimmy Rollins (musician)|Jimmy Rollins]] that was recorded by American [[Country music|country]] singer [[Jean Shepard]]. Released as a [[Single (music)|single]] in 1955, it became a top ten song on the US country chart in 1955, becoming Shepard's fourth top ten recording in her career. It was given positive reviews by publications following its release.
 ==Background, recording and content==
-Jean Shepard first found success recording with [[Ferlin Husky]] in 1953's "[[A Dear John Letter]]". The single topped the country chart. In 1955, she had her first top ten single as a solo recording artist with "[[A Satisfied Mind]]". It would be followed by a second commercial success called "I Thought of You".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Dan |title=Jean Shepard Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jean-shepard-mn0000189701 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref> The song had been composed by [[Jimmy Rollins (musician)|Jimmy Rollins]].<ref name="Single">{{cite journal |last1=Shepard |first1=Jean |title="[[I Thought of You]]"/"[[Beautiful Lies (Jean Shepard song)|Beautiful Lies]]" (7" vinyl single) |journal=[[Capitol Records]] |date=September 1955 |id=F-3222}}</ref> The song describes a woman who imagines being with her former lover while in another man's company.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Riley |title=10 Jean Shepard Hit Songs For A Love-Heavy Rotation |url=https://www.countrythangdaily.com/best-jean-shepard-songs/ |website=Country Thang Daily |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref> The song was recorded at [[Capitol Studios]] in [[Hollywood, California]] on April 11, 1955. The session was produced by [[Ken Nelson (American record producer)|Ken Nelson]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shepard |first1=Jean |title=''The Melody Ranch Girl'' (Liner Notes) |journal=[[Bear Family Records]] |date=1995 |id=BCD-15905}}</ref>
+Jean Shepard first found success recording with [[Ferlin Husky]] in 1953's "[[A Dear John Letter]]". The single topped the country chart. In 1955, she had her first top ten single as a solo recording artist with "[[A Satisfied Mind]]". It would be followed by a second commercial success called "I Thought of You".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Dan |title=Jean Shepard Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/jean-shepard-mn0000189701 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref> The song had been composed by [[Jimmy Rollins (musician)|Jimmy Rollins]].<ref name="Single">{{cite journal |last1=Shepard |first1=Jean |title="I Thought of You"/"Beautiful Lies" (7" vinyl single) |journal=[[Capitol Records]] |date=September 1955 |id=F-3222}}</ref> The song describes a woman who imagines being with her former lover while in another man's company.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Riley |title=10 Jean Shepard Hit Songs For A Love-Heavy Rotation |url=https://www.countrythangdaily.com/best-jean-shepard-songs/ |website=Country Thang Daily |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref> The song was recorded at [[Capitol Studios]] in [[Hollywood, California]] in April 1955. The session was produced by [[Ken Nelson (American record producer)|Ken Nelson]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Shepard |first1=Jean |title=''The Melody Ranch Girl'' (Liner Notes) |journal=[[Bear Family Records]] |date=1995 |id=BCD-15905}}</ref>
+==Release, critical reception and chart performance==
+"I Thought of You" was released by Capitol Records in September 1955. It was distributed as a [[Gramophone record|seven-inch vinyl record single]]. Despite its B-side "Beautiful Lies" charting higher on the US country survey, "I Thought of You" was actually the [[A-side and B-side|A-side]].<ref name="Single"/><ref name="Shepard">{{cite book |last1=Shepard |first1=Jean |title=Down Through the Years |date=2014 |publisher=Don Wise Productions |isbn=978-0944391068 |page=89}}</ref><ref name="CB">{{cite magazine |title=The Cash Box Country Reviews: Bullseye of the Week |magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]] |date=September 3, 1955 |page=28 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Cash-Box-IDX/50s/1955/CB-1955-09-03-OCR-Page-0028.pdf#search=%22jean%20shepard%20beautiful%20lies%22 |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' found that the song had a "warm, expressive vocal treatment" with "strong, sincere lyric content".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Country & Western Records: Spotlight On... |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=August 27, 1955 |page=57 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1955/Billboard%201955-08-27-OCR-Page-0057.pdf#search=%22jean%20shepard%20i%20thought%20of%20you%22 |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref> ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' also highlighted Shepard's vocal, calling her delivery to be in a "soft, sincere fashion".<ref name="CB"/> "I Thought of You" reached the number ten position on the US ''Billboard'' [[Hot Country Songs]] chart in 1955. It became Shepard's fourth single to place in the top ten and second as a solo recording artist.<ref name="Country Songs">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|page=88|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}<!--|accessdate=2009-10-06--></ref>
+==Track listing==
+'''7" vinyl single'''<ref name="Single"/>
+* "I Thought of You" – 2:35
+* "[[Beautiful Lies (Jean Shepard song)|Beautiful Lies]]" – 2:46
 ==Charts==

v t e Jean Shepard
Discography
Studio albums	Songs of a Love Affair Lonesome Love Got You on My Mind Heartaches and Tears Lighthearted and Blue It's a Man Every Time Many Happy Hangovers I'll Take the Dog (with Ray Pillow) Heart, We Did All That We Could Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long Heart to Heart A Real Good Woman Seven Lonely Days Best by Request A Woman's Hand Here & Now Just as Soon as I Get Over Loving You Just Like Walkin' in the Sunshine Slippin' Away I'll Do Anything It Takes Poor Sweet Baby...And Ten More Bill Anderson Songs I'm a Believer Mercy, Ain't Love Good Stars of the Grand Ole Opry
Compilation albums	The Best of Jean Shepard
Songs	"A Dear John Letter" "Forgive Me, John" "A Satisfied Mind" "Take Possession" "I Thought of You" "Beautiful Lies" "I Want to Go Where No One Knows Me" "Have Heart, Will Love" "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)" "Two Little Boys" "A Tear Dropped By" "Someone's Gotta Cry" "Many Happy Hangovers to You" "I'll Take the Dog" "If Teardrops Were Silver" "Heart, We Did All That We Could" "Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long)" "I Don't See How I Can Make It" "A Real Good Woman" "Seven Lonely Days" "Then He Touched Me" "A Woman's Hand" "I Want You Free" "Another Lonely Night" "With His Hand in Mine" "Slippin' Away" "Come on Phone" "At the Time" "I'll Do Anything It Takes (To Stay with You)" "Poor Sweet Baby" "The Tip of My Fingers" "Another Neon Night"
See also	Hawkshaw Hawkins