Think (Aretha Franklin song)

"Think"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Aretha Now
A-side "Think"
B-side "You Send Me"
Released May 2, 1968
Format 7"
Genre Soul
Length 2:16
Label Atlantic 2518
Songwriter(s)
  • Aretha Franklin
  • Teddy White
Producer(s) Jerry Wexler[1]
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Ain't No Way"
(1968)		 "Think"
(1968)		 "The House That Jack Built" / "I Say a Little Prayer"
(1968)

"Ain't No Way"
(1968)		 "Think"
(1968)		 "The House That Jack Built" / "I Say a Little Prayer"
(1968)

"Think" is a song written and performed by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released as a single in 1968, from her Aretha Now album. The song reached No. 7 on Billboard Hot 100, becoming Franklin's seventh top 10 hit in the United States. The song also reached number 1 on the magazine's Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles,[2] becoming her sixth single to top the chart. The song was written by Aretha and then husband Ted White. Franklin re-recorded the song in the Atlantic Records New York studio for the soundtrack of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers and in 1989 for the album Through the Storm. Pitchfork Media placed it at number 15 on its list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1968) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 6
France (IFOP)[5] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 32
Italy (FIMI)[7] 49
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 9
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 7
US Billboard Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles[11] 1
US Cash Box[12] 7
US Record World[13] 7
Chart (2013) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[14] 135

Versions

Franklin lip-synched to a new version of the song in a musical sequence of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. Because Franklin was not used to lip-syncing, this sequence required a number of takes and considerable editing.[15] The 3:15 version of the song appears on the soundtrack album, and in addition to Franklin's singing features the Blues Brothers band and backup vocals from Franklin's sister Carolyn and cousin Brenda.

Franklin recorded an updated 3:38 version titled Think (1989) for her album Through the Storm. It was produced and arranged by Arif Mardin with his son Joe Mardin.

Franklin re-recorded the song for Mothers Against Drunk Driving as a public service announcement during the late 1980s.

Matiz / AC 16 (better known as the German production team U96) made remixes of the 1980 version that were released as a single titled Re-think (in the UK) and Think (Remix 91) (in Europe).[16][17]

Cover versions

Katharine McPhee's version of the song was released as a limited single from the American Idol 5: Encores album. The song became a minor Internet hit for McPhee—it was her first song to chart in the Pop 100, where it peaked at No. 90 due to download sales.

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard Pop 100[18] 90

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jerry Wexler interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1970)
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 215.
  3. ↑ Tangari, Joe (August 18, 2006). "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5741." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Aretha Franklin" from the artist drop-down menu. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Aretha Franklin – Think". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Indice per Interprete: F" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Aretha Franklin" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Aretha Franklin – Think" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Aretha Now – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  12. ↑ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending JUNE 15, 1968". Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. . Cash Box.
  13. ↑ "100 Top Pops" (PDF). Record World. June 15, 1966. p. 29. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Aretha Franklin – Think" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  15. ↑ Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers, documentary feature on 1998 DVD and 25th Anniversary DVD (2005).
  16. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Aretha-Franklin-Re-Think/release/446683
  17. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Aretha-Franklin-Think-Remix-91/release/846125
  18. ↑ "Katharine McPhee – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
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