Released September 7, 2004 | Length 44:43 Release date 7 September 2004 | |
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Label Sony BMG Music Entertainment Similar Under the Influence, High Mileage, Who I Am, A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'b, Thirty Miles West | ||
Alan jackson 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 it the first album of his career not to produce any #1 hits.
Contents
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."
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.
Songs
1Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down4:56
2If French Fries Were Fat Free4:18
3Monday Morning Church3:25