What I Do the Best
| What I Do the Best | ||||
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| Released | September 24, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:04 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Csaba Petocz | |||
| John Michael Montgomery chronology | ||||
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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.
"Cloud 8" was later recorded by Canadian country artist Gil Grand on his 1998 debut album Famous First Words.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) link |
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us" | Jim Robinson, Wendell Mobley | 2:48 |
| 2. | "A Few Cents Short" | John Michael Montgomery | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Friends" | Jerry Holland | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Lucky Arms" | J. B. Rudd, Vip Vipperman | 2:40 |
| 5. | "What I Do the Best" | Michael Huffman, Donny Kees, Monty Holmes | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Cloud 8" | Byron Hill, Tony Martin | 3:49 |
| 7. | "I Can Prove You Wrong" | Greg McDougal, Monty Criswell, Billy Spencer | 3:59 |
| 8. | "How Was I to Know" | Will Rambeaux, Blair Daly | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Paint the Town Redneck" | Richard Fagan, Steve O'Brien | 2:36 |
| 10. | "I Miss You a Little" | Montgomery, Fagan, Mike Anthony | 4:12 |
Personnel
[edit]As listed in liner notes.[2]
- John Michael Montgomery – vocals
- Barry Beckett – keyboards
- Carl Marsh – keyboards
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Larry Byrom – electric guitars
- Dann Huff – electric guitars
- John McFee – electric guitars
- Brent Rowan – electric guitars
- Don Potter – acoustic guitars
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitars
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitars
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Leland Sklar – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Steve Brewster – drums
- Terry McMillan – percussion, harmonica
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Louis Dean Nunley – backing vocals
- John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
- Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young – backing vocals
Production
[edit]- Csaba Petocz – producer, additional recording, mixing
- Joe Chiccharelli – recording, additional recording
- David Hall – recording assistant, additional recording
- Brad Kinney – assistant engineer
- Chris Stone – assistant engineer
- Mike Clute – mixing (10)
- Brian K. Lee – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Lisa Roy – production manager
- P. David Eleazar – art direction, design
- Nick Long – art direction, design
- Jim "Señior" McGuire – photography
- Lynne Cook – photography assistant
- R.B. Miller – photography assistant
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "What I Do the Best Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ What I Do the Best (CD). John Michael Montgomery. Atlantic Records. 1996. 82947.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – What I Do the Best". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
