What Am I Gonna Do About You
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| What Am I Gonna Do About You | ||||
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| Studio album by Reba McEntire | ||||
| Released | October 24, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:33 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen Reba McEntire |
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
What Am I Gonna Do About You (1986) is the 11th studio album, and second straight #1 album for American country music artist Reba McEntire on the Billboard country charts, containing two #1 singles, What Am I Gonna Do About You and One Promise Too Late.
The album debuted at #36 on the Country Albums chart for the week of October 25, 1986, and peaked at #1 for the week of January 21, 1987. It stayed at the top for 3 consecutive weeks.
Contents
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Why Not Tonight" | Jon Vezner, David Stringfellow, Nancy Montgomery | 3:13 |
| 2. | "What Am I Gonna Do About You" | Doug Gilmore, Bob Simon, Jim Allison | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Lookin' for a New Love Story" | Donny Lowery, Dave Loggins | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Take Me Back" | John Hobbs, Jerry Fuller | 3:06 |
| 5. | "My Mind Is on You" | Loggins, Don Schlitz | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Let the Music Lift You Up" | Troy Seals, Eddie Setser | 4:24 |
| 7. | "I Heard Her Cryin'" | Karen Staley | 2:59 |
| 8. | "No Such Thing" | Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson | 2:37 |
| 9. | "One Promise Too Late" | Loggins, Lisa Silver, Schlitz | 3:25 |
| 10. | "Till It Snows in Mexico" | Gordon Payne, Roger Lavoie | 3:25 |
Personnel
- Produced By Jimmy Bowen for Lynwood Productions & Reba McEntire For Reba McEntire Productions
- Digitally Recorded at Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
- Mixed By Bob Bullock
- Second Engineers: Mark J. Coddington, Tim Kisch, Russ Martin
- Drums: Eddie Bayers, Matt Betton
- Bass Guitar: David Hungate
- Piano, Organ: John Hobbs
- Acoustic Guitar: Don Potter, Billy Joe Walker Jr.
- Electric Guitar: Bill Cooley, Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Reggie Young
- Steel Guitar: Donnie LaValley
- Fiddle: Ricky Solomon
- Lead Vocals: Reba McEntire
- Background Vocals: Pake McEntire, Reba McEntire, Suzy Hoskins
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1986 | "What Am I Gonna Do About You" | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | "Let the Music Lift You Up" | 4 | 5 |
| "One Promise Too Late" | 1 | 1 | |
Certifications/sales
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[2] | Gold | 500,000 |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone |
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| Preceded by | Top Country Albums number-one album January 24, 1987 - February 14, 1987 |
Succeeded by Ocean Front Property by George Strait |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
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