If That's What You're Thinking

"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

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

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

References

  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.