What I Do

For the album by George Canyon, see What I Do (George Canyon album).
What I Do
Studio album by Alan Jackson
Released September 7, 2004
Genre Country
Length 44:43
Label Arista Nashville
Producer Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
The Very Best of Alan Jackson
(2004)
What I Do
(2004)
Precious Memories
(2006)
Singles from What I Do
  1. "Too Much of a Good Thing"
    Released: June 21, 2004
  2. "Monday Morning Church"
    Released: October 11, 2004
  3. "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues"
    Released: March 21, 2005
  4. "USA Today"
    Released: August 22, 2005

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 it the first album of his 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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(80/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
BBC Music(favorable) [3]
Blender [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+ [4]
Los Angeles Times [1]
The New York Times(favorable) [5]
People [6]
Robert Christgau [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
The Village Voice(positiv) [9]

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."[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Much of a Good Thing"  Alan Jackson3:08
2."Rainy Day in June"  Jackson4:40
3."USA Today"  Jackson3:26
4."If Love Was a River" (background vocals: The Wrights)Adam Wright, Shannon Wright3:54
5."If French Fries Were Fat Free"  Jackson4:16
6."You Don't Have to Paint Me a Picture"  Jackson3:45
7."There Ya Go"  Dan Hill, Keith Stegall3:13
8."The Talkin' Song Repair Blues"  Dennis Linde2:58
9."Strong Enough"  A. Wright4:04
10."Monday Morning Church" (background vocals: Patty Loveless)Brent Baxter, Erin Enderlin3:23
11."Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down" (background vocals: Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys)Billy Burnette, Shawn Camp4:53
12."To Do What I Do" (live recording)Tim Johnson3:00

Personnel

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.

Charts

Charts (2004) Peak
position
Australia Albums Chart[10] 39
Canadian Albums Chart 2
Norwegian Albums Chart[10] 10
U.S. Billboard 200[11] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[11] 1

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions
US Country US
2004 "Too Much of a Good Thing" 5 46
"Monday Morning Church" 5 54
2005 "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" 18 99
"USA Today" 18 107

Sales and Certifications

Region Provider Certification Sales/Shipments
United States RIAA Platinum[12] 1,000,000+

References

Preceded by
Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw
Billboard 200 number-one album
September 19, 2004 - September 25, 2004
Succeeded by
Suit by Nelly
Preceded by
Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw
Top Country Albums number-one album
September 25 - October 1, 2004
Succeeded by
Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw
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