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{{Infobox song
| name       = When I Think of You
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Leif Garrett]]
| album      = [[Feel the Need (Leif Garrett album)|Feel the Need]]
| B-side     = New York City Nights
| released   = August 1979
| format     =
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=3|s=02}}
| label      = [[Scotti Brothers Records|Scotti Brothers]]
| writer     = James Williams
| producer   = [[Michael Lloyd (music producer)|Michael Lloyd]]
| prev_title = [[Feel the Need in Me|Feel the Need]]
| prev_year  = 1979
| next_title = Memorize Your Number
| next_year  = 1979
}}
"'''When I Think of You'''" is a song written by James Williams and performed by [[Leif Garrett]]. It reached #11 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US adult contemporary chart]] and #78 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1979.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leif Garrett, "When I Think of You" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=When+I+Think+of+You+by+Leif+Garrett&id=25312|accessdate=December 11, 2016}}</ref>  The song was featured on his 1978 album, ''[[Feel the Need (Leif Garrett album)|Feel the Need]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leif Garrett, ''Feel the Need''|website=[[Discogs]] |year=1978 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Leif-Garrett-Feel-The-Need/release/5896518|accessdate=December 11, 2016}}</ref>
Garrett was a guest star in the season 4 first episode of the American television series ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'' ("My Teen Idol is Missing"). The single was featured in the episode.
The song was produced by [[Michael Lloyd (music producer)|Michael Lloyd]] and arranged by [[John D'Andrea]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Leif Garrett, "When I Think of You" Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/sb502|accessdate=December 11, 2016}}</ref> Williams and his brother Michael, who later performed as [[James & Michael Younger]], first recorded "When I Think of You" in 1977.<ref>James L. Williams (1977). "When I Think of You" by James and Michael. Shepherd's Fold Music (BMI)/London Records.</ref>
==New York City Nights==
"New York City Nights" is the song on the B side of the "When I Think of You" single.
===Aishu Deito (New York City Nights)===
{{see also|w:ja:哀愁でいと}}
'''Aishu Deito (New York City Nights)''' ([[Japanese writing system|Japanese]]: 哀愁でいと) is a cover version, by [[Toshihiko Tahara]], of the song "New York City Nights" by Leif Garrett. It reached number 1 on [[The Best Ten]] chart and number 2 on the [[Oricon Singles Chart]] in [[1980 in Japanese music|1980]], and sold more than 700,000 copies.<ref>[https://news.1242.com/article/153740 1980年8月28日、田原俊彦「哀愁でいと」がザ・ベストテンの1位獲得～ジャニーズ帝国への第1投]. News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 28 August 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20201103_1609323.html?DETAIL  『ザ・ベストテン』研究　テレビ欄表記から見る田原と聖子の仲]. News ポストセブン. 3/11/2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/yomimono/music/anokoro/07/kiji/K20110710001168380.html 【1980年７月】哀愁でいと／予感はあった　田原俊彦　デビュー曲にして最大のヒット曲]. Sponichi Annex. 10 July 2011.</ref><ref>[https://reminder.top/645203201/ 田原俊彦「哀愁でいと」デビュー曲は洋楽カバーのダンスフィーリング！]. Re:minder. 12/8/2021.</ref> The song was written by Yumiko Morioka.<ref>[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/04/09/music/yumiko-morioka-resonance/ Yumiko Morioka: A good time to find refuge in a reissue of her ambient sounds]. The Japan Times. 9 April 2020.</ref>
==See also==
*[[1979 in music]]
==References==
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