It's What I Do

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It's What I Do
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 2, 1996
StudioDark Horse Recording, Franklin, TN, Javalina Recording Studios, and Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length37:15
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Tom Shapiro
Nancy H. Williams
Billy Dean chronology
Men'll Be Boys
(1994)
It's What I Do
(1996)
Real Man
(1998)
Singles from It's What I Do
  1. "It's What I Do"
    Released: January 8, 1996
  2. "That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me"
    Released: June 10, 1996
  3. "I Wouldn't Be a Man"
    Released: October 21, 1996
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It's What I Do is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was his first album since Men'll Be Boys two years previous. This was also his first release for Capitol Records Nashville, as the Nashville division of Liberty Records had been merged into Capitol. The album produced three singles: the title track at #5, followed by "That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" at #4 and "I Wouldn't Be a Man" at #45. (The latter was originally a Top Ten country hit for Don Williams, in 1987.) The album also reunited him with Tom Shapiro, who had co-produced his first two albums.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's What I Do" Tom Shapiro, Chuck Jones3:22
2."That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me"Shapiro, Max T. Barnes 3:44
3."In the Name of Love" Skip Ewing, Doug Stone 3:39
4."Down to Your Last One More" Gary Burr 3:13
5."I Wouldn't Be a Man" Mike Reid, Rory Bourke 4:24
6."When Our Backs Are Against the Wall" Billy Dean, Tim Nichols 4:01
7."Play Something We Can Dance To"Dean, Dennis Morgan 4:04
8."The Mountain Moved" Bob Regan, George Teren2:53
9."Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time" Kostas, Bobby Boyd, Don Mealer3:14
10."Leavin' Line" Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pat Bunch 4:41

Personnel

Synthesizer strings performed by Carl Marsh, arranged by Carl Marsh and Tom Shapiro.

Chart performance

Chart (1996)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums18
U.S. Billboard 200143

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