Thinkin' Problem is the title of an album by American country music

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 artist David Ball. It was released in 1994 (see 1994 in country music

1994 in country music

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) on Warner Bros. Records

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 Nashville. Although he had recorded an eponymous album for RCA Records

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 in 1988 prior to the release of Thinkin' Problem, the RCA album was not released until later in 1994.

Thinkin' Problem was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of one million copies in the United States. It produced five singles for him on the Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

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) charts between 1994 and 1995. The first of these to chart was the title track, which reached #2 on the country charts and #40 on the Billboard Hot 100

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. Following it were "When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me" (#7 on the country charts), "Look What Followed Me Home" (#11), "What Do You Want with His Love" (#48), and finally, "Honky Tonk Healin'" at #50.

Track listing

1. "Thinkin' Problem
   Thinkin' Problem (song)
   "Thinkin' Problem" is the title of a country music song co-written and recorded by American country music singer David Ball. Ball co-wrote the song with Allen Shamblin and Stuart Ziff...
   
   " (David Ball, Allen Shamblin
   Allen Shamblin
   Allen Shamblin is a country music songwriter who was born in Tennessee, and was brought up in Texas.After graduating from Sam Houston State University he worked in Austin as a real estate appraiser. In 1987, he quit his job and moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a song writer. He supported...
   
   , Stuart Ziff) – 3:00
2. "Look What Followed Me Home" (Ball, Tommy Polk) – 2:58
3. "Blowin' Smoke" (Ball, Polk, Billy Spencer) – 2:57
4. "When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me
   When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me
   "When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me" is a country music song written and recorded by American country music singer David Ball. It was released in August 1994 from his 1994 album, Thinkin' Problem as the follow-up to the successful title track...
   
   " (Ball) –3:00
5. "Honky Tonk Healin'" (Ball, Polk) – 3:22
6. "A Walk on the Wild Side of Life" (Wayne Walker) – 3:07
7. "Down at the Bottom of a Broken Heart" (Ball) – 3:04
8. "What Do You Want with His Love" (Ball, Larry Jeffries) – 3:40
9. "Don't Think Twice" (Ball) – 3:04
10. "12-12-84" (Ball, Polk, Spencer) – 3:37

Personnel

• David Ball – lead and background vocals
  Backing vocalist
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  , acoustic guitar
  Steel-string acoustic guitar
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• Glen Duncan – fiddle
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• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
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• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Owen Hale – drums
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• Larry Marrs – background vocals
• Brent Mason
  Brent Mason
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   – electric guitar
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• Steve Nathan – piano
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• Suzy Ragsdale – background vocals
• Hank Singer – fiddle
• Stephony Smith – background vocals
• Blaine Sprouce – fiddle
• Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar
• Harry Stinson – background vocals
• Verlon Thompson – acoustic guitar
• Cindy Richardson Walker – background vocals
• Glenn Worf
  Glenn Worf
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   – bass guitar
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• Stuart Ziff – electric guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6
U.S. Billboard 200	53
Canadian RPM Country Albums	3
Canadian RPM Top Albums	55