What a Way to Live

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What a Way to Live
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Studio album by
Mark Chesnutt
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1994 (1994-09-13)
Recorded1993–1994
Studio
Genre Country
Length33:25
Label Decca
Producer Mark Wright
Mark Chesnutt chronology
Almost Goodbye
(1993)		What a Way to Live
(1994)		 Wings
(1995)
Singles from What a Way to Live
  1. "She Dreams"
    Released: July 12, 1994
  2. "Goin' Through the Big D"
    Released: October 18, 1994
  3. "Gonna Get a Life"
    Released: February 21, 1995
  4. "Down in Tennessee"
    Released: June 12, 1995
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What a Way to Live is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His first album for Decca Records, it earned RIAA gold certification in the United States for sales of 500,000 copies. The tracks "She Dreams", "Goin' Through the Big D", "Gonna Get a Life", and "Down in Tennessee" were all released as singles, peaking at #6, #2, #1, and #23, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "She Dreams" was co-written and originally recorded by Tim Mensy on his 1992 album This Ol' Heart, from which it was released as a single, peaking at #74 on the country charts that year. Mark duets with Waylon Jennings on the track "Rainy Day Woman" which Jennings first recorded on his 1974 album The Ramblin' Man . The title track was originally recorded by Willie Nelson in 1960.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."What a Way to Live" Willie Nelson, Hank Craig2:40
2."Live a Little" Roger Springer, Tony Martin 2:46
3."She Dreams" Tim Mensy, Gary Harrison 3:43
4."Goin' Through the Big D" Mark Wright, Ronnie Rogers, John Wright2:34
5."Down in Tennessee" Wayland Holyfield 3:21
6."Gonna Get a Life"Frank Dycus, Jim Lauderdale 3:43
7."It's Almost Like You're Here"Charles Quillen, John Priestley, Jonathan Clift3:34
8."Rainy Day Woman" (duet with Waylon Jennings)Waylon Jennings3:51
9."This Side of the Door"Mensy, Shawn Camp 3:23
10."Half of Everything (And All of My Heart)"David Lott, Glenn Gordon, Mark Chesnutt 3:50

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. What a Way to Live at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Mark Chesnutt Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mark Chesnutt Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ "American album certifications – Mark Chesnutt – What a Way to Live". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 21, 2021.



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