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What I Live to Do is the debut studio album by American country music artist James Bonamy. Released in February 1996, it includes the single "I Don't Think I Will", a number 2 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and "She's Got a Mind of Her Own" and "All I Do Is Love Her". The first single, "Dog on a Toolbox", was withdrawn by the label and replaced with "She's Got a Mind of Her Own".
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| Released | February 20, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:42 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Doug Johnson | |||
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Critical reception
editDan Kuchar of Country Standard Time gave a mixed review. He thought that Bonamy's singing voice had "power and flair", but criticized the songwriting of most songs other than "I Don't Think I Will" and "The Devil Goes Fishin'".[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "She's Got a Mind of Her Own" | Don Schlitz, Billy Livsey | 3:27 |
| 2. | "I Don't Think I Will" | Doug Johnson | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Dog on a Toolbox" | Monty Holmes, Gerry House | 2:55 |
| 4. | "All I Do Is Love Her" | Skip Ewing, Wayland Patton | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Brain in a Jar" | Bob McDill, Roger Murrah | 3:27 |
| 6. | "The Couple" | Johnson | 3:33 |
| 7. | "The Devil Goes Fishin'" | Pat Bunch, Johnson | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Amy Jane" | Max T. Barnes, Leslie Satcher | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Heartbreak School" | Ewing, Donny Kees | 3:01 |
| 10. | "Jimmy and Jesus" | Dana Hunt Black, Danny Wells | 3:38 |
Personnel
edit- James Bonamy – lead vocals
- Joe Chemay – bass guitar
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
- Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
- John Hobbs – piano, electric piano, Hammond organ
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Carl Jackson – background vocals
- Michael Jones – background vocals
- Dan Kelly – fiddle
- Paul Leim – drums
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
- Blue Miller – background vocals
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar
- John Willis – acoustic guitar
Charts
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References
edit- ^ Kuchar, Dan. "What I Live to Do review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
- ^ "James Bonamy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "James Bonamy Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "James Bonamy Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.