I Don't Think I Will

"I Don't Think I Will"
Single by James Bonamy
from the album What I Live to Do
B-side "Heartbreak School"[1]
Released May 14, 1996[2]
Format CD single
Recorded 1995
Genre Country
Length 3:34
Label Epic
Writer(s) Doug Johnson
Producer(s) Doug Johnson
James Bonamy singles chronology
"She's Got a Mind of Her Own"
(1995)
"I Don't Think I Will"
(1996)
"All I Do Is Love Her"
(1996)

"I Don't Think I Will" is a song written by Doug Johnson, and recorded by American country music artist James Bonamy. It was released on May 14, 1996 as the third single from the album What I Live to Do. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and is his highest-charting single.

Content

The song is a ballad in which the narrator discusses loving his significant other forever.

Critical reception

Dan Kuchar of Country Standard Time thought that "I Don't Think I Will" was one of the strongest tracks on the album, saying that it was "tender."[3] Bob Paxman, in The Encyclopedia of Country Music, wrote that Bonamy is "capable of tackling emotionally complex ballads, even with his relative youth and limited life experience."[4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Greg Crutcher and premiered in mid-1996.

Chart performance

"I Don't Think I Will" debuted at number 67 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 11, 1996.

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] 87
US Country Songs (Billboard)[8] 36

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 54. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/bonamy_james/1482411/album.jhtml
  3. Kuchar, Dan. "What I Live to Do review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  4. Paul Kingsbury, ed. (November 5, 1998). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. Oxford University. p. 44.
  5. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7758." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 30, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  6. "James Bonamy – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for James Bonamy.
  7. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  8. "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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