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{{for|the album by Julie Doiron|I Thought of You (album)}}
{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
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| Name = I Thought of You
| Artist = [[Jean Shepard]]
| name = I Thought of You
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| cover = Jean Shepard--I Thought of You.jpg
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| Cover =
| type = single
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| A-side = "[[Beautiful Lies (Jean Shepard song)|Beautiful Lies]]"
| Released = September 1955
| artist = [[Jean Shepard]]
| Label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| B-side = [[Beautiful Lies (Jean Shepard song)|Beautiful Lies]]
| released = September 1955
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| Writer = [[Jimmy Rollins (musician)|Jimmy Rollins]]
| Last single = "[[A Satisfied Mind]]"<br/>(1955)
| recorded = April 1955
| studio = [[Capitol Studios]]
| This single = "'''I Thought of You'''"<br/>(1955)
| genre = {{hlist|[[Country music|Country]]<ref>{{cite web |title="I Thought of You: Jean Shepard |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/i-thought-of-you-mt0012203404 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref>|[[Honky-tonk]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Owens |first1=Thom |title=''The Melody Ranch Girl'': Jean Shepard: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-melody-ranch-girl-mw0000091215 |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=7 May 2024}}</ref>}}
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| Next single = "I Learned It All from You"<br>(1956)
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| length = 2:35
| label = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
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| writer = [[Jimmy Rollins (musician)|Jimmy Rollins]]
| producer = [[Ken Nelson (American record producer)|Ken Nelson]]
| prev_title = [[A Satisfied Mind]]
| prev_year = 1955
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| next_title = I Learned It All from You
| next_year = 1956
}}
}}
"'''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==
== Selected discography ==
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>
* The song was recorded as single by [[United States|American]] country music artist [[Jean Shepard]]. It was released on the [[B-side]] of the single "Beautiful Lies". The song reached #10 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research}}</ref>


==Release, critical reception and chart performance==
* In 1965, [[Connie Smith]] recorded the song on her album, ''Cute 'n' Country.''
"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==
== Chart performance ==
'''7" vinyl single'''<ref name="Single"/>
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* "I Thought of You" – 2:35
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!align="left"|Chart (1955)
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* "[[Beautiful Lies (Jean Shepard song)|Beautiful Lies]]" – 2:46
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!align="center|Peak<br />position

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==Charts==
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|align="center"|10
|+ Weekly chart performance for "I Thought of You"
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! scope="col"| Chart (1955)
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! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
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{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|10|artist=Jean Shepard|rowheader=true|access-date=May 8, 2024}}
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 23 June 2024

For the album by Julie Doiron, see I Thought of You (album).
"I Thought of You"
Single by Jean Shepard
B-side"Beautiful Lies"
ReleasedSeptember 1955
RecordedApril 1955
StudioCapitol Studios
Genre
Length2:35
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Rollins
Producer(s)Ken Nelson
Jean Shepard singles chronology
"A Satisfied Mind"
(1955) 		"I Thought of You"
(1955) 		"I Learned It All from You"
(1956)

"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

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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

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"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

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7" vinyl single[4]

Charts

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

References

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  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.
  4. ^ a b c 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.
  7. ^ Shepard, Jean (2014). Down Through the Years. Don Wise Productions. p. 89. ISBN 978-0944391068.
  8. ^ a b "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.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  11. ^ "Jean Shepard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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