What Am I Gonna Do About You
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What Am I Gonna Do About You is the eleventh album, and second straight #1 album for 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.
Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
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.
Track listing
- "Why Not Tonight" (Jon Vezner, David Stringfellow, Nancy Montgomery) - 3:13
- "What Am I Gonna Do About YouWhat Am I Gonna Do About You (song)"What Am I Gonna Do About You" is a song written by Jim Allison, Doug Gilmore, and Bob Simon. It was first recorded by American country music artist Con Hunley in 1986 on the Capitol Records label and later by Reba McEntire for her 1986 studio album of the same name...
" (Doug Gilmore, Bob Simon, Jim Allison) - 3:26 - "Lookin' for a New Love Story" (Donny Lowery, Dave LogginsDave LogginsDavid Allen "Dave" Loggins is a singer, songwriter and musician. He is widely remembered for his 1974 composition "Please Come to Boston", which was a top-10 hit in the U.S. for him, and was subsequently covered by numerous other artists. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame...
) - 4:21 - "Take Me Back" (John Hobbs, Jerry FullerJerry Fuller-Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and...
) - 3:06 - "My Mind Is on You" (Loggins, Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
) - 4:21 - "Let the Music Lift You Up" (Troy SealsTroy SealsTroy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
, Eddie Setser) - 4:24 - "I Heard Her Cryin'" (Karen Staley) - 2:59
- "No Such Thing" (Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson) - 2:37
- "One Promise Too LateOne Promise Too Late"One Promise Too Late" is a 1987 single by Reba McEntire. "One Promise Too Late" was written by Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz, and Lisa Silver and was Reba McEntire's eighth number one country single as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on...
" (Loggins, Lisa Silver, Schlitz) - 3:25 - "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
- Mixed By Bob Bullock
- Second Engineers: Mark J. Coddington, Tim Kisch, Russ Martin
- Drums, Percussion: Eddie BayersEddie BayersEddie Bayers is an American session drummer who has played on 150 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for eight straight years, and has three times won the Nashville Music Awards 'Drummer of the Year'...
, Matt Betton - Bass: David HungateDavid HungateDavid Hungate is a bass player noted as a member of Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1977-1982. Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees album of 1976 included Hungate and several other future members of Toto...
- Keyboards, Piano, Organ: John Hobbs
- Guitars: Bill Cooley, Billy Joe Walker Jr., Reggie Young, Don Potter, Donnie LaValley
- Fiddle: Ricky Solomon
- Backing Vocals: Pake McEntire, Reba McEntire, Suzy Hoskins
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 Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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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 |