What the Cowgirls Do

"What the Cowgirls Do" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in July 1994 as the second single from the album When Love Finds You. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] It was written by Gill and Reed Nielsen.

"What the Cowgirls Do"
Single by Vince Gill
from the album When Love Finds You
B-side"Go Rest High on That Mountain"
ReleasedJuly 4, 1994
Recorded1993
GenreCountry
Length3:03
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Vince Gill, Reed Nielsen
Producer(s)Tony Brown
Vince Gill singles chronology
"Whenever You Come Around"
(1994)		 "What the Cowgirls Do"
(1994)		 "When Love Finds You"
(1994)

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the it contains an "effortless groove and Gill's snappy Telecaster licks."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in July 1994. It featured appearances by Calvert DeForest, Little Jimmy Dickens and Rodney Crowell.

Chart performance

"What the Cowgirls Do" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 9, 1994.

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 2

Year-end charts
Chart (1994) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 6
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 8

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 135.
  2. Billboard, July 9, 1994
  3. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2598." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 19, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  4. "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  6. "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.


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