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 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.
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
Reba McEntire – lead vocals, harmony vocals John Hobbs – acoustic piano, 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, make-up Ron Treat – recording engineer Chuck Ainlay – overdub recording Willie Pevear – overdub recording Steve Tillisch – overdub recording Bob Bullock – mixing Mark J. Coddington – second engineer Tim Kish – second engineer Russ Martin – second engineer Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) Simon Levy – art direction Tal Howell – design Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography Ann Payne – stylist Terry Barth – hair Bill Carter – management Kathy Woods – management
Charts Album Chart (1986) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
Singles Year Single Peak positions US Country CAN Country 1986 "What Am I Gonna Do About You" 1 1 1987 "Let the Music Lift You Up" 4 5 "One Promise Too Late" 1 1
Certifications and sales
References