<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Gift of Love" (1989) </Td> <Td> "Thinkin' Problem" (1994) </Td> <Td> "When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me" (1994) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Gift of Love" (1989) </Td> <Td> "Thinkin' Problem" (1994) </Td> <Td> "When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me" (1994) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Thinkin' Problem" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer David Ball . Ball co-wrote the song with Allen Shamblin and Stuart Ziff . It was released in March 1994 as the lead - off single and title track from his album Thinkin' Problem . The song reached number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, and number 1 on Canada's RPM country chart . </P> <P> "Thinkin' Problem" is a moderate up - tempo with electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, and fiddle flourishes . In it, the male narrator states that he has a "thinkin' problem" (meant as a play on the term "drinking problem") because he is constantly thinking about his former significant other despite numerous attempts to quit . The song begins with the famous phrase "Yes I admit, I've got a thinkin' problem", with the final syllable of the word "admit" drawn out . </P>

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