What I Do the Best
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What I Do the Best | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 24, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1996 at Masterfonics, the Tracking Room (Nashville, TN) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 35:04 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Csaba Petocz | |||
John Michael Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Singles from What I Do the Best | ||||
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What I Do the Best is the fourth studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The tracks "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us", "Friends", "How Was I to Know" and "I Miss You a Little" were all released as singles, peaking at #15, #2, #2 and #6, respectively on the Hot Country Songs charts, making this the first album of his career not to produce a #1 hit. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for one million shipments in the US.
"Cloud 8" was later recorded by Canadian country artist Gil Grand on his 1998 debut album Famous First Words.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | (B+) link |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us" | Jim Robinson, Wendell Mobley | 2:48 |
2. | "A Few Cents Short" | John Michael Montgomery | 3:24 |
3. | "Friends" | Jerry Holland | 3:52 |
4. | "Lucky Arms" | J. B. Rudd, Vip Vipperman | 2:40 |
5. | "What I Do the Best" | Michael Huffman, Donny Kees, Monty Holmes | 3:18 |
6. | "Cloud 8" | Byron Hill, Tony Martin | 3:49 |
7. | "I Can Prove You Wrong" | Greg McDougal, Monty Criswell, Billy Spencer | 3:59 |
8. | "How Was I to Know" | Will Rambeaux, Blair Daly | 4:16 |
9. | "Paint the Town Redneck" | Richard Fagan, Steve O'Brien | 2:36 |
10. | "I Miss You a Little" | Montgomery, Fagan, Mike Anthony | 4:12 |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[1]
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Barry Beckett - keyboards
- Stephen Brewster - drums
- Larry Byrom - electric guitar
- Glen Duncan - fiddle
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar, Dobro
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- John McFee - electric guitar
- Terry McMillan - percussion, harmonica
- Carl Marsh - keyboards
- John Michael Montgomery - lead vocals
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Louis Dean Nunley - background vocals
- Don Potter - acoustic guitar
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
- Leland Sklar - bass guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young - background vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ What I Do the Best (CD). John Michael Montgomery. Atlantic Records. 1996. 82947.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – What I Do the Best". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- Allmusic (see infobox)
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