It's What I Do is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Billy Dean. It was his first album since Men'll Be Boys two years previous. This was also his first release for Capitol Records Nashville, as the Nashville division of Liberty Records had been merged into Capitol. The album produced three singles: the title track at #5, followed by "That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" at #4 and "I Wouldn't Be a Man" at #45. (The latter was originally a Top Ten country hit for Don Williams, in 1987 and later again for Josh Turner in 2010.) The album also reunited him with Tom Shapiro, who had co-produced his first two albums.
Track listing
Personnel
Billy Dean – lead vocals, backing vocals Steve Nathan – keyboards Carl Marsh – synth strings, synth string arrangements Tom Shapiro – synth string arrangements Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar Brent Rowan – acoustic guitar, electric guitars Biff Watson – acoustic guitar Bruce Bouton – lap steel guitar Paul Franklin – steel guitar, dobro Glenn Worf – bass Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion Terry McMillan – shaker, tambourine, cowbell, harmonica Joe Spivey – fiddle, mandolin Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle Linda Davis – backing vocals Thom Flora – backing vocals Nicol Smith – backing vocals Tina Clark-Vallejo – backing vocals Curtis Wright – backing vocals Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production Tom Shapiro – producer Brian Tankersley – recording, additional recording, mixing John Kunz – recording assistant, additional recording assistant, mix assistant, additional mix engineer, project coordinator Greg Parker – recording assistant Sandy Jenkins – mix assistant Eric Legg – additional mix engineer Hank Williams – mastering at MasterMix (Nashville, Tennessee) Nancy H. Williams – production manager Cindy Owen – art direction, design Mark Tucker – photography Sandi Spika – stylist Mary Beth Felts – hair, make-up Narvel Blackstock with Starstruck Entertainment – management
Charts Chart (1996) Peakposition
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