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It's What I Do

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It's What I Do
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 2, 1996
Studio
GenreCountry
Length37:15
LabelCapitol Nashville
ProducerTom Shapiro
Nancy H. Williams
Billy Dean chronology
Men'll Be Boys
(1994)
It's What I Do
(1996)
Real Man
(1998)
Singles from It's What I Do
  1. "It's What I Do"
    Released: January 8, 1996
  2. "That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me"
    Released: June 10, 1996
  3. "I Wouldn't Be a Man"
    Released: October 21, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
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It's What I Do is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was his first album since Men'll Be Boys two years previous. This was also his first release for Capitol Records Nashville, as the Nashville division of Liberty Records had been merged into Capitol. The album produced three singles: the title track at #5, followed by "That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" at #4 and "I Wouldn't Be a Man" at #45. (The latter was originally a Top Ten country hit for Don Williams, in 1987.) The album also reunited him with Tom Shapiro, who had co-produced his first two albums.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's What I Do"Tom Shapiro, Chuck Jones3:22
2."That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me"Shapiro, Max T. Barnes3:44
3."In the Name of Love"Skip Ewing, Doug Stone3:39
4."Down to Your Last One More"Gary Burr3:13
5."I Wouldn't Be a Man"Mike Reid, Rory Bourke4:24
6."When Our Backs Are Against the Wall"Billy Dean, Tim Nichols4:01
7."Play Something We Can Dance To"Dean, Dennis Morgan4:04
8."The Mountain Moved"Bob Regan, George Teren2:53
9."Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"Kostas, Bobby Boyd, Don Mealer3:14
10."Leavin' Line"Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pat Bunch4:41

Personnel

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Synthesizer strings performed by Carl Marsh, arranged by Carl Marsh and Tom Shapiro.

Chart performance

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 18
U.S. Billboard 200 143

References

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  • Allmusic (see infobox)
  • It's What I Do (CD liner notes). Billy Dean. Nashville, Tennessee: Capitol Records Nashville. 1996. 30525.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)