What I Do the Best

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What I Do the Best
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
Recorded1996 at Masterfonics, the Tracking Room (Nashville, TN)
Genre Country
Length35:04
Label Atlantic
Producer Csaba 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.

Contents

"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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Holland3:52
4."Lucky Arms"J. B. Rudd, Vip Vipperman2:40
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 Spencer3:59
8."How Was I to Know"Will Rambeaux, Blair Daly4:16
9."Paint the Town Redneck" Richard Fagan, Steve O'Brien2:36
10."I Miss You a Little"Montgomery, Fagan, Mike Anthony4:12

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [1]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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