What I Do
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What I Do | |||||
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Studio album by Alan Jackson | |||||
Released | September 7, 2004 | ||||
Genre | Country | ||||
Length | 44:43 | ||||
Label | Arista Nashville | ||||
Producer | Keith Stegall | ||||
Professional reviews | |||||
Alan Jackson chronology | |||||
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What I Do is the eleventh studio album by country music singer Alan Jackson. It was his third album to top the Billboard 200. The album produced four singles for Jackson on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Too Much of a Good Thing" and "Monday Morning Church" both reached #5, while "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" and "USA Today" both reached #18.
Jackson's nephew, Adam Wright, co-wrote the tracks "Strong Enough" and "If Love Was a River"; the latter was a co-write with Adam's wife, Shannon Wright. Known as The Wrights, Adam and Shannon also provide background vocals on "If Love Was a River".
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[edit] Reception
Giving the album four stars, People magazine said on the album that Jackson "continues to sound more and more like Merle Haggard, which is tantamount to approaching perfection."[1]
[edit] Track listing
- "Too Much of a Good Thing" (Alan Jackson) – 3:10
- "Rainy Day in June" (Jackson) – 4:40
- "USA Today" (Jackson) – 3:26
- "If Love Was a River" (Adam Wright, Shannon Wright) – 3:54
- feat. The Wrights
- "If French Fries Were Fat Free" (Jackson) – 4:16
- "You Don't Have to Paint Me a Picture" (Jackson) – 3:45
- "There Ya Go" (Dan Hill, Keith Stegall) – 3:13
- "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" (Dennis Linde) – 2:58
- "Strong Enough" (A. Wright) – 4:04
- "Monday Morning Church" (Brent Baxter, Erin Enderlin) – 3:23
- background vocals: Patty Loveless
- "Burnin' The Honky Tonks Down" (Billy Burnette, Shawn Camp – 4:53
- background vocals: Richard Sterban (of The Oak Ridge Boys)
- "To Do What I Do" (Tim Johnson) – 3:00
- live recording
[edit] Chart positions
[edit] Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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2004 | Billboard 200 | 1 |
[edit] Singles
Year | Title | Chart Positions | |
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US Country | US Hot 100 | ||
2004 | "Too Much of a Good Thing" | 5 | 46 |
"Monday Morning Church" | 5 | 54 | |
2005 | "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" | 18 | 99 |
"USA Today" | 18 | - |
[edit] Footnotes
Preceded by Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw |
Billboard 200 number-one album September 25 - October 1, 2004 |
Succeeded by Suit by Nelly |