What I Do the Best

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What I Do the Best
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Studio album by
John Michael Montgomery
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
Recorded1996 at Masterfonics, the Tracking Room (Nashville, TN)
GenreCountry
Length35:04
LabelAtlantic
ProducerCsaba Petocz
John Michael Montgomery chronology
John Michael Montgomery
(1995) 		What I Do the Best
(1996) 		Greatest Hits
(1997)
Singles from What I Do the Best
  1. "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us"
    Released: August 26, 1996
  2. "Friends"
    Released: September 23, 1996
  3. "I Miss You a Little"
    Released: February 17, 1997
  4. "How Was I to Know"
    Released: June 9, 1997

What I Do the Best is the fourth studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The tracks "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us", "Friends", "How Was I to Know" and "I Miss You a Little" were all released as singles, peaking at #15, #2, #2 and #6, respectively on the Hot Country Songs charts, making this the first album of his career not to produce a #1 hit. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA for one million shipments in the US.

"Cloud 8" was later recorded by Canadian country artist Gil Grand on his 1998 debut album Famous First Words.

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Track listing[]

  1. "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us" (Jim Robinson, Wendell Mobley) - 2:48
  2. "A Few Cents Short" (John Michael Montgomery) - 3:24
  3. "Friends" (Jerry Holland) - 3:52
  4. "Lucky Arms" (J. B. Rudd, Vip Vipperman) - 2:40
  5. "What I Do the Best" (Michael Huffman, Donny Kees, Monty Holmes) - 3:18
  6. "Cloud 8" (Byron Hill, Tony Martin) - 3:49
  7. "I Can Prove You Wrong" (Greg McDougal, Monty Criswell, Billy Spencer) - 3:59
  8. "How Was I to Know" (Will Rambeaux, Blair Daly) - 4:16
  9. "Paint the Town Redneck" (Richard Fagan, Steve O'Brien) - 2:36
  10. "I Miss You a Little" (Montgomery, Fagan, Mike Anthony) - 4:12

Personnel[]

As listed in liner notes.[1]

Charts[]

References[]

  1. ^ What I Do the Best (CD). John Michael Montgomery. Atlantic Records. 1996. 82947.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  • Allmusic (see infobox)
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