UK 45 single, picture sleeve. RCA (PB 49995) (1985)
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"Think About Love" is a single by Dolly Parton. It was released on November 11, 1985, by RCA Records as the third single from Dolly's twenty-seventh solo studio album, Real Love. It had previously been released in the UK in April 1985. The song was written by Richard "Spady" Brannon and Tom Campbell. It was produced by David Malloy. The US single version was remixed by Dave Thoener. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming Dolly's twentieth song to top the chart. The single was reissued in Europe in 1987 to promote The Very Best of Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton compilation album.
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Track listing
UK 45 single
Side A
US 45 single
Side A
* The US single version of "Think About Love" was remixed by Dave Thoener and differs from the album version. It would later be included on the 1986 compilation album, Think About Love.
South Africa 45 single
Side A
1987 European 45 single
Side A
Side A
- Think About Love (Richard "Spady" Brannon, Tom Campbell) 3:25
- I Can't Be True (Dolly Parton) 3:17
US 45 single
Side A
- Think About Love (Single Version)* (Richard "Spady" Brannon, Tom Campbell) 3:17
- Come Back to Me (Dolly Parton) 3:35
* The US single version of "Think About Love" was remixed by Dave Thoener and differs from the album version. It would later be included on the 1986 compilation album, Think About Love.
South Africa 45 single
Side A
- Think About Love (Richard "Spady" Brannon, Tom Campbell) 3:17
- We Got Too Much (Dolly Parton) 3:17
1987 European 45 single
Side A
- Think About Love (Richard "Spady" Brannon, Tom Campbell) 3:17
- Baby I'm Burnin' (Dolly Parton) 5:18
Recording
"Think About Love" was recorded on November 1, 1984, at Rumbo Recorders in Los Angeles, California. "I Can't Be True" was recorded at the same studio on an unknown date.
Audio
Critical reception
The single was reviewed in the November 23, 1985 issue of Billboard magazine. The review said, "Even when buried under walls of keyboards and automated drums, Dolly's voice keeps its country charm; big-beat crossover candidate."
Cashbox also reviewed the single in their November 23, 1985 issue. It said, "A pulsating cut from the Real Love album, "Think About Love" has the rock-steady, synthesized sound also achieved by producer David Malloy on Rosanne Cash's latest material. The drum sound is big and authoritative, the guitars surge and recede in the mix and Parton's singing is hot and urgent."
Cashbox also reviewed the single in their November 23, 1985 issue. It said, "A pulsating cut from the Real Love album, "Think About Love" has the rock-steady, synthesized sound also achieved by producer David Malloy on Rosanne Cash's latest material. The drum sound is big and authoritative, the guitars surge and recede in the mix and Parton's singing is hot and urgent."
Billboard review, November 23, 1985.
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Cashbox review, November 23, 1985.
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Commercial performance
"Think About Love" debuted at number 72 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated November 30. It peaked at number one on the chart dated March 8, 1986, its fifteenth week on the chart. The single charted for 22 weeks. It also peaked at number one in Canada on the RPM Country Singles chart. The single peaked at number 74 in Australia on the Kent Music Report.
Personnel
The Real Love liner notes do not give credits for individual songs. To view credits for the album as a whole please visit the album's page.