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I Thought It Was You

Herbie Hancock

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27 cited facts

  • 1978
  • 8:55
  • 116 BPM · G# major

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  1. Released on Columbia, also Chop Suey! (System of a Down), Toxicity (System of a Down) and Pumped Up Kicks (Foster the People)

  2. Produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., also Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven’s Smile) (Santana), Dance Sister Dance (Baila mi hermana) (Santana) and Come Running to Me

  3. Written by Jeffrey Cohen, also Heartbreaker (Mariah Carey), Freeway of Love (extended mix) (Aretha Franklin) and Licence to Kill (Gladys Knight)

  4. Part of Sunlight, also Come Running to Me, Sunlight and No Means Yes

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Written by
Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Cohen and Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
Produced by
David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. and Herbie Hancock
Performed by
Bobby Shew, Byron Miller, Dave Riddles, Emily Van Valkenburgh, Ernie Watts, Fred Jackson, Garnett Brown, Jack Nimitz, Lawrence Granger, Leon Ndugu Chancler, Linda Wood, Maurice Spears, Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson, Nathan Rubin, Raul Rekow, Ray Parker Jr., Robert O'Bryant, Sr., Roy Malan and Teressa Adams
Part of
Sunlight
Released on
Columbia

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Bobby Shew

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Bobby Shew

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Byron Miller

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Byron Miller

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Dave Riddles

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Dave Riddles

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Emily Van Valkenburgh

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Emily Van Valkenburgh

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Ernie Watts

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Ernie Watts

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Fred Jackson

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Fred Jackson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Garnett Brown

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Garnett Brown

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Jack Nimitz

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Jack Nimitz

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Lawrence Granger

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Lawrence Granger

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Leon Ndugu Chancler

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Leon Ndugu Chancler

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Linda Wood

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Linda Wood

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Maurice Spears

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Maurice Spears

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Nathan Rubin

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Nathan Rubin

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Raul Rekow

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Raul Rekow

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Ray Parker Jr.

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Ray Parker Jr.

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Robert O'Bryant, Sr.

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Robert O'Bryant, Sr.

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  18. 18MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Roy Malan

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Roy Malan

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  19. 19MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was performed by Teressa Adams

    I Thought It Was You was performed by Teressa Adams

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  20. 20MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.

    I Thought It Was You was produced by David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  21. 21MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was produced by Herbie Hancock

    I Thought It Was You was produced by Herbie Hancock

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  22. 22MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was written by Herbie Hancock

    I Thought It Was You was written by Herbie Hancock

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  23. 23MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was written by Jeffrey Cohen

    I Thought It Was You was written by Jeffrey Cohen

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  24. 24MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was written by Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson

    I Thought It Was You was written by Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  25. 25MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You is part of the release Sunlight

    I Thought It Was You is part of the release Sunlight

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  26. 26MusicBrainz Columbia is the label of the song I Thought It Was You

    Columbia is the label of the song I Thought It Was You

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  27. 27MusicBrainz I Thought It Was You was released on 1978

    I Thought It Was You was released on 1978

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026