What Do I Do with Me is the 19th studio album by American country music singer Tanya Tucker, released on July 2, 1991 as her final album for Capitol Records, after that album's release, Tucker exited Capitol's roster in favor of Liberty Records in 1992. It was her highest-placing on the Billboard charts reaching #6 in the Country albums and #48 on the Pop albums categories. The album produced four Top Five hits on the Hot Country Songs charts: "(Without You) What Do I Do with Me" and "Down to My Last Teardrop" both at number two, "Some Kind of Trouble" at number three, and "If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight" at number four. The track "Everything That You Want" was later covered by Reba McEntire for her 1994 album, Read My Mind.

What Do I Do with Me
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 2, 1991
Recorded1990–91
StudioEmerald Sound Studios, House of David, Javelina Studios, The Music Mill, Nightingale Recording Studios, and Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length34:45
LabelCapitol
ProducerJerry Crutchfield
Tanya Tucker chronology
Greatest Hits Encore
(1990)
What Do I Do with Me
(1991)
Can't Run from Yourself
(1992)
Singles from What Do I Do with Me
  1. "Down to My Last Teardrop"
    Released: June 4, 1991
  2. "(Without You) What Do I Do with Me"
    Released: September 24, 1991
  3. "Some Kind of Trouble"
    Released: February 11, 1992
  4. "If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight"
    Released: May 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight"Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters3:02
2."Some Kind of Trouble"Mike Reid, Brent Maher, Don Potter3:51
3."(Without You) What Do I Do with Me"Royce Porter, L. David Lewis, David Chamberlain2:55
4."Down to My Last Teardrop"Paul Davis3:28
5."Everything That You Want"Randy Sharp, Jack Wesley Routh3:42
6."Trail of Tears"Paul Kennerley3:02
7."Bidding America Goodbye (The Auction)"Jamie O'Hara3:21
8."Time and Distance"Donny Lowery, Sharp3:48
9."He Was Just Leaving"Lisa Angelle, Walt Aldridge3:40
10."Right About Now"Rick Bowles, Jeff Silbar3:38

Personnel

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As listed in liner notes.[4]

  • Tanya Tucker - vocals
  • Eddie Bayers - drums
  • Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
  • Beth Nielsen Chapman - backing vocals
  • Paul Davis - backing vocals
  • Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
  • Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Greg Gordon - backing vocals
  • Rob Hajacos - fiddle
  • Jim Horn - saxophone
  • Mitch Humphries - keyboards
  • David Innis - synthesizer
  • Mike Lawler - synthesizer
  • Paul Leim - drums
  • Liana Manis - backing vocals
  • Donna McElroy - backing vocals
  • Terry McMillan - harmonica
  • Wayland Patton - backing vocals
  • Brent Rowan - electric guitar
  • Bob Wray - bass guitar
  • Curtis Young - backing vocals

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Chicago Tribune review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone list
  4. ^ What Do I Do with Me (CD). Tanya Tucker. Liberty Records. 1991. 125536.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Tanya Tucker Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.