Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best

For the song, see Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best (song).

Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best
Studio album by Marty Stuart
Released	June 18, 1996
Recorded	1995–96
Studio	Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee) [1]
Genre	Country
Length	38:44
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Tony Brown, Justin Niebank
Marty Stuart chronology
The Marty Party Hit Pack (1995) Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best (1996) The Pilgrim (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A− [3]
The Village Voice	[4]

Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Marty Stuart, released on June 18, 1996, by MCA Nashville. Four singles were released from this album, and they were the title track, "Thanks to You", "You Can't Stop Love", and "Sweet Love". The album peaked at #27 on the Top Country Albums chart in the United States, and #21 on the Canadian albums chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" (duet with Travis Tritt)	Marty Stuart	3:01
2.	"Country Girls"	Stuart, Paul Kennerley	2:27
3.	"Thanks to You"	Stuart, Gary Nicholson	3:18
4.	"Shelter from the Storm"	Stuart, Kostas	3:39
5.	"Sweet Love"	Del Shannon	3:21
6.	"I'll Be There for You"	Stuart	4:12
7.	"The Mississippi Mudcat and Sister Sheryl Crow" (feat. Jimmy Martin and his country music coon dogs and beagle hounds)	Stuart	3:31
8.	"Rocket Ship"	Stuart, Kennerley	3:11
9.	"Country"	Roger Murrah, Marcus Hummon	2:49
10.	"You Can't Stop Love"	Stuart, Kostas	4:01
11.	"So Many People"	Roger D. Ferris	3:32

Personnel

• Steve Arnold - bass guitar, background vocals
• Barry Beckett - Hammond organ
• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
• Brad Davis - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
• Gary Hogue - steel guitar
• Roy Huskey Jr. - upright bass
• Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
• Paul Kennerley - acoustic guitar
• Larry Marrs - background vocals
• Jimmy Martin - vocals on "The Mississippi Mudcat and Sister Sheryl Crow"
• Steve Nathan - synthesizer
• Herb Pedersen - background vocals
• Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
• Matt Rollings - Hammond organ, piano
• Gary Smith - piano
• Steuart Smith - 12-string guitar, electric guitar, electric sitar
• Gregg Stocki - drums
• Marty Stuart - Dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, slide guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
• Travis Tritt - vocals on "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best"
• Steve Turner - drums
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	27
U.S. Billboard 200	196
Canadian RPM Country Albums	21

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1996	"Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" (with Travis Tritt)	23	8
	"Thanks to You"	50	—
1997	"You Can't Stop Love"	26	38
	"Sweet Love"	—	—

References

1. Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best (CD). Marty Stuart. MCA Records. 1996. 11429.
2. Jurek, Thom. "Marty Stuart — Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
3. Scherman, Tony (July 12, 1996). "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best - Marty Stuart". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.
4. Christgau, Robert (January 28, 1997). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved July 5, 2017.

External links

• Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best album at CMT.com.