Wikipedia / What I Do
Wikipedia / What I Do
What I Do is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on September 7, 2004, and produced four singles for Jackson on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Too Much of a Good Thing" and "Monday Morning Church" both reached #5, while "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" and "USA Today" both reached #18, making this album the first of Jackson's career not to produce any #1 hits.
The Wrights, a duo composed of Adam and Shannon Wright (the former of whom is Jackson's nephew) are featured as background vocalists on "If Love Was a River", which they also co-wrote. Adam Wright also wrote the track "Strong Enough".
Critical reception
Giving the album all four stars, People magazine said on the album that Jackson "continues to sound more and more like Merle Haggard, which is tantamount to approaching perfection."
Track listing
Personnel
Monty Allen background vocals
Eddie Bayers drums
Stuart Duncan fiddle, mandolin
Mark Fain bass guitar
Robbie Flint steel guitar
Paul Franklin steel guitar, lap steel guitar
Dave Gaylord fiddle
Lloyd Green steel guitar
Danny Groah electric guitar
Alan Jackson acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson harmonica
Dave Kelley mandolin
Patty Loveless background vocals on "Monday Morning Church"
Brent Mason electric guitar, six-string bass guitar
Monty Parkey piano
Hargus "Pig" Robbins piano
Matt Rollings piano
Bruce Rutherford drums
Tom Rutledge acoustic guitar
John Wesley Ryles background vocals
Tony Stephens acoustic guitar
Richard Sterban background vocals on "Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down"
Bruce Watkins acoustic guitar, banjo
Roger Wills bass guitar
Glenn Worf bass guitar
Adam Wright background vocals on "If Love Was a River"
Shannon Wright background vocals on "If Love Was a River"
Chart performance
What I Do debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling 139,000 copies, becoming his third #1 album, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his seventh #1 country album. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in October 2004.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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