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What Am I Gonna Do About You (1986)

Where the lyrics of What Am I Gonna Do About You take you, and where it was really made.

The album debuted at No. 36 on the country albums chart and spent three weeks at No. 1, and its opening track later closed the credits of the 1990 film Tremors, her film debut.

Key places

Sound Stage Studios in Nashville (1986)

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Album story

Overview

• What Am I Gonna Do About You is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Reba McEntire
• The album was released September 2, 1986 on MCA Records
• It was produced by McEntire and Jimmy Bowen
• It was her second album to reach #1 on the Billboard country charts
• It contains two #1 singles: the title track and One Promise Too Late
• The opening track Why Not Tonight also appears on the end credits of the 1990 film Tremors, her film debut
• The track listing has ten songs, from Why Not Tonight to Till It Snows in Mexico
• Other songs include Lookin' for a New Love Story, Take Me Back, My Mind Is on You, Let the Music Lift You Up, I Heard Her Cryin', No Such Thing and One Promise Too Late

Background

• The title track What Am I Gonna Do About You is the lead single and gave the album its name
• One Promise Too Late became the second chart-topping single taken from the album
• The album marked McEntire's continued run of country chart success at the time of its release
• Its chart history shows steady climb: a debut at No. 36 followed by a three-week stay at No. 1

Recording

• Recording engineer: Ron Treat
• Overdub recording: Chuck Ainlay, Willie Pevear and Steve Tillisch
• Mixing: Bob Bullock
• Second engineers: Mark J. Coddington, Tim Kish and Russ Martin
• Mastering: Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics in Nashville, Tennessee
• Recording studio credited for the album: Sound Stage Studios in Nashville, Tennessee

Cover

• Art direction: Simon Levy
• Design: Tal Howell
• Photography: Jim "Señor" McGuire
• Styling: Ann Payne
• Hair: Terry Barth
• Make-up: credited to Reba McEntire, who also produced the album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Artist

Early life

• Born March 28, 1955 in McAlester, Oklahoma; raised on a ranch in Chockie, Oklahoma.
• Third of four children of Clark and Jacqueline McEntire; her father was a three-time world steer roping champion.
• With her siblings she formed the trio the Singing McEntires, performing at local events and dance halls.
• Studied elementary education and music at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

Career

• Country singer Red Steagall heard her at a 1974 rodeo and helped her sign with PolyGram/Mercury Records in 1975.
• Her breakout came with the 1984 MCA album My Kind of Country, which produced two number-one country singles.
• The album Whoever's in New England won a Grammy Award and topped the Billboard country albums chart.
• After a 1991 plane crash that killed eight band members, she released For My Broken Heart, her best-selling album.
• Sold more than 75 million records worldwide; 24 of her singles reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
• Starred in the sitcom Reba (six seasons) and in the NBC sitcom Happy's Place.

Members

• Solo artist; her siblings Pake and Susie were early members of the Singing McEntires.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• The album debuted at No. 36 on the Country Albums chart for the week of October 25, 1986
• It peaked at No. 1 for the week of January 21, 1987
• It stayed at the top for three consecutive weeks
• The album reached the chart about seven weeks after its September 2, 1986 release on MCA Records
• Its climb from debut to the top spot took roughly three months
• Its top position came after the album had been on the chart for a considerable stretch
• The record was released during the period when McEntire was building her reputation on the country charts

Records

• It was McEntire's second #1 album on the Billboard country charts
• It contains two #1 singles: What Am I Gonna Do About You and One Promise Too Late
• The title track is the lead song of the album
• The album was produced by McEntire and Jimmy Bowen
• Its track listing contains ten songs
• The opening track Why Not Tonight also appeared on the end credits of the 1990 film Tremors, which was McEntire's film debut

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The opening track Why Not Tonight was featured on the end credits of the 1990 film Tremors, the film debut of McEntire
• The track listing of ten songs ends with Till It Snows in Mexico, credited to Gordon Payne and Roger Lavoie
• McEntire is credited as producer and as make-up artist on the album
• The album's production team includes Jimmy Bowen as producer alongside McEntire
• Mastering was done by Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics in Nashville, Tennessee

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

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