Tammi Terrell - All I Do Is Think About You
Tammi Terrell is known to most from her many beautiful duets with Marvin Gaye which include many classics such as “You’re All I Need to Get By,” “Your Precious Love,” “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” and “If This World Were Mine.” Tammi was a rising star at Motown, but unfortunately passed away from a brain tumor at the young age of 24. It was stated that her death effected Marvin Gaye that “he wouldn’t perform in public for several years and he vowed never to replace Tammi with another partner.” Tammi had a beautiful voice that fully embodied the Motown sound. Her career was destined for stardom. RIP
You will probably recognize the lyrics to this song immediately because it is likely one of your favorite Stevie Wonder songs from the 1980 “Hotter Than July” album. Well Little Stevie wrote this song when he was about 14-16 years old for Tammi Terrell. This version is fully in the motown sound of the mid-60s and is just as perfect. So for me don’t even compare them as you listen to it, two different sounds that can be celebrated together.
I am posting this song in celebration of Motown’s 50th anniversary, which I think was yesterday. Motown is classic and an extremely important part of our history.
You made my soul a burning fire
Youre getting to be my one desire
Youre getting to be all that matters to me
And let me tell you girl
I hope and pray each day I live
A little more love Ill have to give
A little more love thats devoted and true
cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
Think about you baby
All I do
M-m-m-m
Is think about you
Baby just suppose I should happen to cross your mind
And by some chance a boy like me youre really been trying to find
Well let me tell you girl
Think of how exciting it would be
If you should discover you feel like me
If you should discover this dream is for two
Well Im gonna tell you girl
Id light a candle every day
And pray that youll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
cause all I do is think about you
All I do
Oh baby
Is think about you
I think about you
All I do
Yeah, baby
Is think about you
Gonna tell you girl
Id light a candle every day
And pray that youll always feel this way
And pray that our love will forever be new
Im gonna tell you girl
If I cannot have you for my own
Id rather be lonely and all alone
Id rather keep thinking the way that I do
cause all I do is think about you
*some lyrics may be a little different, this is from the stevie wonder version
