Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy (song)

"Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" is a song written by Garth Brooks and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist Chris LeDoux with Brooks. It was released in July 1992 as the first single from his album Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1992.[1] Brooks is featured as a duet partner,[2] although he only received chart credit in Canada.

"Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy"
Single by Chris LeDoux
from the album Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
B-side"Western Skies"
ReleasedJuly 13, 1992
GenreCountry
Length2:33
LabelLiberty
Songwriter(s)Garth Brooks
Mark D. Sanders
Producer(s)Allen Reynolds
Jerry Crutchfield
Chris LeDoux singles chronology
"Riding for a Fall"
(1992)		 "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy"
(1992)		 "Cadillac Ranch"
(1993)

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that intensity compensates for LeDoux's lack of vocal range. She goes on to call it a "cheeky and thoroughly engaging title tune."[3]

Chart performance

"Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 25, 1992.

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 7

Year-end charts
Chart (1992) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 59
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References
  1. Chris LeDoux Hot Country Songs Chart History
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 234. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  3. Billboard, August 15, 1992
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1893." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 10, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  5. "Chris LeDoux Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.


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