All I Do Is Think of You (J5):



All I Do Is Think of You (Troop):



NOTE: The Jacksons took it to #50 on the R&B chart in 1975; Troop's hit #1 in 1990.

I love, love, love the J5 and their version, but I am unashamed to admit I prefer the Troop cover. They really hit it out of the park with this one. I dig the way they use a lot of stops, giving it a live feel. I also think Michael overshadows his brothers (obviously) while the harmonies are allowed to shine more with Troop. I realize I'm probably in a big minority, but oh well. It's a fantastic song either way. I think I'll spin them both right now.

No love for B5's rendition, eh?

Seriously, I go with Troop for the reasons listed above.

J5 for me. I will give chuckii booker credit for
doing a nice version for troop whom i was not a big
fan of. Their hairstyles alone eliminates them against
J5.

i dont know the other version that well and i always thought it was troops song. so troop for me

IdentityCrisis said:

Anything Diddy did post-Faith Evans I can't post.

phunkdaddy said:

I agree. Give me the Afros over the S-Curls any time!

Troop

J5! Troop's version is great

B5.....that shit was terrible, I remember when they performed it on 106 and Park and the lead singer couldn't hold a note if you gave it to him in a box with a ribbon on it

bboy87 said:

Poor things couldn't even project the spoken word breakdown without cracking.

Troop did a great job. But, MJ vocals usually Kills anybody else's by default.

Bishop31 said:

Usually, I agree, but not in this case. Maybe it's just Troop -- I also prefer their cover of "Sweet November."

agreed !!!!!

Bishop31 said:

I heard Troop's version first and hated it. I heard The Jackson Five's version later and couldn't stop thinking of Troop so that made me hate their version also. I just don't like the song no matter who does it.

vainandy said:

You don't like slow stuff anyway.

Oh, I love some Switch, Heatwave, Blue Magic, Stylistics, Delfonics, etc. Also a lot of slow jams by funk groups such as Cameo, Lakeside, One Way, etc. Slow jams just have to have a sexy "bring a stranger home at 2 a.m. and sleep with them" type feel to them for me to like them.

As for "All I Do Is Think Of You", me hearing Troop's version first forever makes my brain feel like it's a late 80s slow song and the late 80s were horrible times for slow jams.

vainandy said:

OH! I gotcha now.

AlexdeParis said:

NOOO!!! J5 is better! and "Sweet November" by the Deele is classic! Man, how can you choose (where are they now?) Troop over Michael and Babyface!!

dannyd5050 said:

Sure, J5 is better overall and the original "Sweet November" is a classic, but I just prefer Troop's renditions because they sound better. Chuckii Booker did his thing on "All I Do Is Think of You"! But hey, I love Troop -- "Mamacita," "My Heart," "That's My Attitude," "Spread My Wings," "I Will Always Love You"...

AlexdeParis said:

Chuckii was the man in the '80s. I love his own joints "Turned Away" and "Games". I also love the joint he worked with Diana Ross on ("Sugar Free").

J5

AlexdeParis said:

You are so right that Troop sang "Sweet November" better than The Deele. It always bothered me that Face went flat on the note toward the end. He probably wouldn't do that now (because he's had a bit more training).

daPrettyman said:

Et tu, Brute?

"All I Do Is Think Of You" just happens to be my favorite J5 song... they definitely hit a "homerun" here, but I must say that Troop hit a "grand slam".

dannyd5050 said:

I'm not a Brutus. U r my bud 2. Alex and I feel the same way about a lot of things. We are almost like the same person (musically).

AzhnConnectzhn said:

Troop.

AlexdeParis said:

co-

daPrettyman said:

I was just kidding with you, dawg! You know we have colorful discussions about music!

Troop have to be the worst feckin' excuse for an R&B group I've heard form the 90s. Who the hell are they? I hate that song whoever does it anyway.