What I Do the Best
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.
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| Released | September 24, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 at Masterfonics, the Tracking Room (Nashville, TN) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:04 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Csaba Petocz | |||
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"Cloud 8" was later recorded by Canadian country artist Gil Grand on his 1998 debut album Famous First Words.
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| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) link |
Track listing
- "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us" (Jim Robinson, Wendell Mobley) - 2:48
- "A Few Cents Short" (John Michael Montgomery) - 3:24
- "Friends" (Jerry Holland) - 3:52
- "Lucky Arms" (J. B. Rudd, Vip Vipperman) - 2:40
- "What I Do the Best" (Michael Huffman, Donny Kees, Monty Holmes) - 3:18
- "Cloud 8" (Byron Hill, Tony Martin) - 3:49
- "I Can Prove You Wrong" (Greg McDougal, Monty Criswell, Billy Spencer) - 3:59
- "How Was I to Know" (Will Rambeaux, Blair Daly) - 4:16
- "Paint the Town Redneck" (Richard Fagan, Steve O'Brien) - 2:36
- "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
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 39 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 14 |
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References
- What I Do the Best (CD). John Michael Montgomery. Atlantic Records. 1996. 82947.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Allmusic (see infobox)
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