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.

What I Do the Best
Studio album by
John Michael Montgomery
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
Recorded1996 at Masterfonics, the Tracking Room (Nashville, TN)
GenreCountry
Length35:04
LabelAtlantic
ProducerCsaba Petocz
John Michael Montgomery chronology
John Michael Montgomery
(1995)		 What I Do the Best
(1996)		 Greatest Hits
(1997)
Singles from What I Do the Best
  1. "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us"
    Released: August 26, 1996
  2. "Friends"
    Released: September 23, 1996
  3. "I Miss You a Little"
    Released: February 17, 1997
  4. "How Was I to Know"
    Released: June 9, 1997

"Cloud 8" was later recorded by Canadian country artist Gil Grand on his 1998 debut album Famous First Words.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Entertainment Weekly(B+) link

Track listing
  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

As listed in liner notes.[1]

Chart performance
Chart (1996) Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 5
U.S. Billboard 200 39
Canadian RPM Country Albums 14

References
  1. What I Do the Best (CD). John Michael Montgomery. Atlantic Records. 1996. 82947.CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Allmusic (see infobox)
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