What Am I Gonna Do About You
What Am I Gonna Do About You is the twelfth studio album released by American country music artist Reba McEntire. The album was released October 6, 1986 on MCA Records and was produced by McEntire and Jimmy Bowen. It was her second #1 album on the Billboard country charts, containing two #1 singles, What Am I Gonna Do About You and One Promise Too Late. The opening track "Why Not Tonight" was also featured on the end credits of the 1990 film Tremors which was her film debut.[2]
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| Released | October 6, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | July 1986 | |||
| Studio | Sound Stage Studio (Nashville, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 1:22:41 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen Reba McEntire | |||
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| Singles from What Am I Gonna Do About You | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album debuted at #36 on the Country Albums chart for the week of October 25, 1986, and peaked at #1 for the week of January 21, 1987. It stayed at the top for 3 consecutive weeks.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Why Not Tonight" | Jon Vezner, David Stringfellow, Nancy Montgomery | 3:13 |
| 2. | "What Am I Gonna Do About You" | Doug Gilmore, Bob Simon, Jim Allison | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Lookin' for a New Love Story" | Donny Lowery, Dave Loggins | 4:21 |
| 4. | "Take Me Back" | John Hobbs, Jerry Fuller | 3:06 |
| 5. | "My Mind Is on You" | Loggins, Don Schlitz | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Let the Music Lift You Up" | Troy Seals, Eddie Setser | 4:24 |
| 7. | "I Heard Her Cryin'" | Karen Staley | 2:59 |
| 8. | "No Such Thing" | Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson | 2:37 |
| 9. | "One Promise Too Late" | Loggins, Lisa Silver, Schlitz | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Till It Snows in Mexico" | Gordon Payne, Roger Lavoie | 3:25 |
Personnel
- Reba McEntire – lead and harmony vocals
- John Hobbs – pianos, organ
- Bill Cooley – electric guitar
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Donnie LaValley – steel guitar
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Matt Betton – drums
- Ricky Solomon – fiddle
- Suzy Hoskins – harmony vocals
- Pake McEntire – harmony vocals
Production
- Jimmy Bowen – producer
- Reba McEntire – producer
- Ron Treat – recording engineer
- Mark J. Coddington – second engineer
- Tim Kish – second engineer
- Russ Martin – second engineer
- Chuck Ainlay – overdub recording
- Willie Pevear – overdub recording
- Steve Tillisch – overdub recording
- Bob Bullock – mixing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Simon Levy – art direction, design
- Jim McGuire – photography
- Studios
- Recorded and Mixed at Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
Charts
Album
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[3] | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1986 | "What Am I Gonna Do About You" | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | "Let the Music Lift You Up" | 4 | 5 |
| "One Promise Too Late" | 1 | 1 | |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[4] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Allmusic review
- "Reba McEntire | American singer and actress". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- "Reba McEntire | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Am I Gonna Do About You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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