What I Do

What I Do is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on September 7, 2004, and produced four singles for Jackson on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Too Much of a Good Thing" and "Monday Morning Church" both reached #5, while "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" and "USA Today" both reached #18, making this album the first of Jackson's career not to produce any #1 hits.

For the album by George Canyon, see What I Do (George Canyon album).
What I Do
Studio album by
Alan Jackson
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2004
GenreCountry
Length44:42
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerKeith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
The Very Best of Alan Jackson
(2004)		 What I Do
(2004)		 Precious Memories
(2006)
Singles from What I Do
  1. "Too Much of a Good Thing"
    Released: June 21, 2004
  2. "Monday Morning Church"
    Released: October 11, 2004
  3. "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues"
    Released: March 21, 2005
  4. "USA Today"
    Released: August 22, 2005

The Wrights, a duo composed of Adam and Shannon Wright (the former of whom is Jackson's nephew) are featured as background vocalists on "If Love Was a River", which they also co-wrote. Adam Wright also wrote the track "Strong Enough".

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(80/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
BBC Music(favorable) [3]
Blender [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+ [4]
Los Angeles Times [1]
The New York Times(favorable) [5]
People [6]
Robert Christgau(choice cut) [7]
Rolling Stone [8]
The Village Voice(positiv) [9]

Giving the album all four stars, People magazine said on the album that Jackson "continues to sound more and more like Merle Haggard, which is tantamount to approaching perfection."[6]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Much of a Good Thing"Alan Jackson3:08
2."Rainy Day in June"Jackson4:40
3."USA Today"Jackson3:26
4."If Love Was a River" (background vocals: The Wrights)Adam Wright, Shannon Wright3:54
5."If French Fries Were Fat Free"Jackson4:16
6."You Don't Have to Paint Me a Picture"Jackson3:45
7."There Ya Go"Dan Hill, Keith Stegall3:13
8."The Talkin' Song Repair Blues"Dennis Linde2:58
9."Strong Enough"A. Wright4:04
10."Monday Morning Church" (background vocals: Patty Loveless)Brent Baxter, Erin Enderlin3:23
11."Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down" (background vocals: Richard Sterban of The Oak Ridge Boys)Billy Burnette, Shawn Camp4:53
12."To Do What I Do" (Live)Tim Johnson3:00

Personnel

Chart performance

What I Do debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling 139,000 copies, becoming his third #1 album, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his seventh #1 country album. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA in October 2004.


Weekly charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 7
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 2
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 10
US Billboard 200[13] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2004) Position
US Billboard 200[15] 157
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[16] 28
Chart (2005) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[17] 35

Sales and Certifications
Region Provider Certification Sales/Shipments
United States RIAA Platinum[18] 1,000,000+

References
  1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. What I Do at AllMusic
  3. BBC Music review
  4. Marino, Nick (September 17, 2004). "What I Do Review". Entertainment Weekly: 78. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  5. "Mamas, Trains, Prisons and a Wink (Published 2004)". The New York Times.
  6. Novak, Ralph (September 28, 2004). "Picks and Pans Review: Alan Jackson (What I Do)". People. 62 (12):51. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  7. Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  8. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on July 23, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. The Village Voice review
  10. "Australiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – What I Do". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  11. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  12. "Norwegiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – What I Do". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  13. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  14. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  15. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  16. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  17. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  18. "Gold & Platinum - February 16, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
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