Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best

Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best
Studio album by Marty Stuart
Released June 18, 1996
Recorded 1995-6 at the Sound Emporium; Nashville, TN[1]
Genre Country
Length 38:44
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Tony Brown
Justin Niebank
Marty Stuart chronology

Love And Luck
(1994)
Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best
(1996)
The Pilgrim
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic - [2]
Entertainment Weekly - (A-)[3]

Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best is the ninth studio album by country music artist Marty Stuart, released on June 18, 1996 by MCA Nashville. Four singles were released from this album, and they were the title track, "Thanks to You", "You Can't Stop Love", and "Sweet Love". The album peaked at #27 on the Top Country Albums chart in the United States, and #21 on the Canadian albums chart.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" (Duet with Travis Tritt)Marty Stuart 3:01
2. "Country Girls"  Marty Stuart/Paul Kennerley 2:27
3. "Thanks To You"  Marty Stuart/Gary Nicholson 3:18
4. "Shelter From The Storm"  Marty Stuart/Kostas 3:39
5. "Sweet Love"  Del Shannon 3:21
6. "I'll Be There For You"  Marty Stuart 4:12
7. "The Mississippi Mudcat and Sister Sheryl Crow" (feat. Jimmy Martin and his country music coon dogs and beagle hounds)Marty Stuart 3:31
8. "Rocket Ship"  Marty Stuart/Paul Kennerley 3:11
9. "Country"  Roger Murrah/Marcus Hummon 2:49
10. "You Can't Stop Love"  Marty Stuart/Kostas 4:01
11. "So Many People"  Roger D. Ferris 3:32

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 27
U.S. Billboard 200 196
Canadian RPM Country Albums 21

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1996 "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" (with Travis Tritt) 23 8
"Thanks to You" 50
1997 "You Can't Stop Love" 26 38
"Sweet Love"

References

  1. Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best (CD). Marty Stuart. MCA Records. 1996. 11429.
  2. Jurek, Thom. "Marty Stuart — Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
  3. Scherman, Tony (12 Jul 1996). "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best - Marty Stuart". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-08-26.