On April 1, 1995, Trisha Yearwood’s “Thinkin’ About You” hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, beginning a two-week reign. It became the third of her five career leaders, among 19 top 10s.
The hit was the title song from Yearwood’s 1995 album. It was authored by Bob Regan and Tom Shapiro, with production by Garth Fundis. Thinkin’ About You arrived at its No. 3 peak on Top Country Albums, giving Yearwood her third of 15 top 10s, a haul that includes four No. 1s.
The set’s “XXX’s and OOO’s (An American Girl)” topped Hot Country Songs for two weeks in September 1994. After the title track’s chart run, “You Can Sleep While I Drive” (written by Melissa Etheridge) hit No. 23 and “I Wanna Go Too Far” returned Yearwood to the top 10 (No. 9). Last single “On a Bus to St. Cloud” also dented the survey.
Yearwood was born on Sept. 19, 1964, in Monticello, Ga. In 1984, she graduated from Young Harris College with an associate degree in business. Prior to signing with MCA Records in 1990, she worked various jobs in Nashville, including a stint as a receptionist at MTM Records.
Yearwood’s rookie single, “She’s in Love With the Boy,” crowned Hot Country Songs for two weeks in August 1991. Its 30th anniversary was marked in 2021 with a surprise celebration at the Grand Ole Opry (to which she was inducted in 1999).
Now 60, and married to fellow country cornerstone Garth Brooks since December 2005, Yearwood is active in music and as a TV personality and an author, having published multiple cookbooks.
2025 has already proven to be a busy year for Yearwood. On March 24, she was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with dedications by Reba McEntire and Carly Pearce, and with Brooks by her side. With a new album due this year, Yearwood will kick-off a seven-city theater tour beginning on April 30 in Austin, Texas.
