''What Am I Gonna Do About You'' is the eleventh studio album by American

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artist

Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music singer and actress. Dubbed " the Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 single ...

. The album was released September 2, 1986 on MCA Records and was produced by McEntire and

Jimmy Bowen James Albert Bowen (born November 30, 1937) is an American record producer and former rockabilly singer. Bowen brought Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood together, and introduced Sinatra to Mel Tillis for their album, ''Mel & Nancy.'' Early life ...

. It was her second #1 album on the

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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. 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

Personnel

– lead and harmony vocals * John Hobbs –

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* Bill Cooley –

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Billy Joe Walker Jr. Billy Joe Walker Jr. (February 29, 1952 – July 25, 2017) was an American songwriter, record producer and recording artist. He composed singles for Eddie Rabbitt, including " I Wanna Dance with You", " That's Why I Fell in Love with You" and " ...

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar *

Reggie Young Reggie Grimes Young Jr. (December 12, 1936 – January 17, 2019) was an American musician who was lead guitarist in the American Sound Studio house band, The Memphis Boys, and was a leading session musician. He played on various recordings with ...

– electric guitar * Donnie LaValley –

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Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

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* Matt Betton – drums * Ricky Solomon –

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* Suzy Hoskins – harmony vocals *

Pake McEntire Del Stanley "Pake" McEntire (born June 23, 1953) is an American country music artist. He is elder brother to Reba McEntire and Susie Luchsinger. He was born in Chockie, Oklahoma, United States, and signed to RCA Nashville in 1986, Pake made ...

– 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 Chuck Ainlay is an American record producer and audio engineer. He has worked with Mark Knopfler on much of Knopfler's solo work, in addition to some Dire Straits material. He has 4 Grammy Awards and 5 nominations. Along with Knopfler and Bob Ludw ...

– 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

Singles

Certifications and sales

References

{{Authority control 1986 albums Reba McEntire albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Jimmy Bowen