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If That's What You're Thinking

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"If That's What You're Thinking"
Single by Karen Brooks
from the album Walk On
B-side"Every Beat of My Heart"[1]
ReleasedFebruary 1983
GenreCountry
Length3:25
LabelWarner
Songwriter(s)Randy Sharp
Producer(s)Brian Ahern
Karen Brooks singles chronology
"Faking Love"
(1982)
"If That's What You're Thinking"
(1983)
"Walk On"
(1983)

"If That's What You're Thinking" is a song by American country music singer Karen Brooks. It is the second single from her 1982 album Walk On, and it was written by Randy Sharp.

History

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Karen Brooks recorded "If That's What You're Thinking" on her 1982 album Walk On. The song features two verses, a refrain, a bridge sung in Spanish, followed by a repeat of the chorus and first verse. Erin E. Bauer, in the book Flaco's Legacy: The Globalization of Conjunto describes the song as being about "fear on the part of the vocalist to express vulnerability in the face of a loving relationship."[2] John Lomax III of United Feature Syndicate described the song as having a "Spanish touch".[3] Brian Ahern produced the track, which was written by Randy Sharp.[4]

Texas Tornados covered the song on their 1990 Reprise Records album Texas Tornados. Their rendition adds a verse not present in the original by Brooks, while also altering the words of the Spanish-language bridge. Bauer thought this rendition combined elements of country and conjunto.[2]

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for "If That's What You're Thinking"
Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 21

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2017). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2017. Record Research, Inc. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-89820-229-8.
  2. ^ a b Erin E. Bauer (2023). "Collaborative hybridity: Texas Tornados". Flaco's Legacy: The Globalization of Conjunto. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-05429-7.
  3. ^ John Lomax III (February 27, 1983). "Rogers' final Liberty LP out". Arizona Daily Star. pp. I9. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  4. ^ John Lomax III (November 26, 1982). "Country rhythms: Karen Brooks took the long way around". The Shreveport Journal. pp. C15. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Karen Brooks Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.