What Am I Gonna Do About You

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What Am I Gonna Do About You is the twelfth studio album released by American country music artist Reba McEntire. The album was released October 6, 1986 on MCA Records and was produced by McEntire and Jimmy Bowen. It was her second #1 album on the Billboard country charts, containing two #1 singles, What Am I Gonna Do About You and One Promise Too Late. The opening track "Why Not Tonight" was also featured on the end credits of the 1990 film Tremors which was her film debut.^[2]

The album debuted at #36 on the Country Albums chart for the week of October 25, 1986, and peaked at #1 for the week of January 21, 1987. It stayed at the top for 3 consecutive weeks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Why Not Tonight"	Jon Vezner, David Stringfellow, Nancy Montgomery	3:13
2.	"What Am I Gonna Do About You"	Doug Gilmore, Bob Simon, Jim Allison	3:26
3.	"Lookin' for a New Love Story"	Donny Lowery, Dave Loggins	4:21
4.	"Take Me Back"	John Hobbs, Jerry Fuller	3:06
5.	"My Mind Is on You"	Loggins, Don Schlitz	4:21
6.	"Let the Music Lift You Up"	Troy Seals, Eddie Setser	4:24
7.	"I Heard Her Cryin'"	Karen Staley	2:59
8.	"No Such Thing"	Paul Nelson, Gene Nelson	2:37
9.	"One Promise Too Late"	Loggins, Lisa Silver, Schlitz	3:28
10.	"Till It Snows in Mexico"	Gordon Payne, Roger Lavoie	3:25

Personnel

Reba McEntire – lead and harmony vocals
John Hobbs – pianos, organ
Bill Cooley – electric guitar
Don Potter – acoustic guitar
Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Reggie Young – electric guitar
Donnie LaValley – steel guitar
David Hungate – bass guitar
Eddie Bayers – drums
Matt Betton – drums
Ricky Solomon – fiddle
Suzy Hoskins – harmony vocals
Pake McEntire – harmony vocals

Production

Jimmy Bowen – producer
Reba McEntire – producer
Ron Treat – recording engineer
Mark J. Coddington – second engineer
Tim Kish – second engineer
Russ Martin – second engineer
Chuck Ainlay – overdub recording
Willie Pevear – overdub recording
Steve Tillisch – overdub recording
Bob Bullock – mixing
Glenn Meadows – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction, design
Jim McGuire – photography

Studios

Recorded and Mixed at Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).

Charts

Album

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums^[3]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country
1986	"What Am I Gonna Do About You"	1	1
1987	"Let the Music Lift You Up"	4	5
1987	"One Promise Too Late"	1	1

Certifications and sales


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[4]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Allmusic review
^ "Reba McEntire | American singer and actress". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Reba McEntire | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Am I Gonna Do About You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

[1] Allmusic review

[2] "Reba McEntire | American singer and actress". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[3] "Reba McEntire | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[United_StatesReba_Mc_EntireAm_I_Gonna_Do_About_YoualbumCertRef-4] "American album certifications – Reba Mc Entire – Am I Gonna Do About You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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