Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy

Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
Studio album by Chris LeDoux
Released July 20, 1992 (1992-07-20)
Genre Country
Length 32:16
Label Liberty
Producer Jimmy Bowen (all tracks except 5), Jerry Crutchfield (all tracks), Allen Reynolds (track 5)
Chris LeDoux chronology
Western Underground
(1991)Western Underground1991		 Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
(1992)		 Under This Old Hat
(1993)Under This Old Hat1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic -[1]

Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy is an album released by American country music artist Chris LeDoux. It is his 24th album and his second for Liberty Records. "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" and "Cadillac Ranch" were released as singles. The first single, a duet with Garth Brooks, became his most successful single, reaching No. 7 on the Hot Country Songs chart in the U.S. and No. 5 in Canada. The second single reached No. 18 and No. 16 in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. The album peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and No. 5 on the Canadian RPM country albums chart. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA.

Content

Several of the songs on this album are re-recorded versions of songs from LeDoux's earlier albums. "Hooked on an 8 Second Ride", "Look at You Girl", and "Call of the Wild" were all originally featured on 1988's Chris Ledoux and the Saddle Boogie Band while "Little Long-Haired Outlaw" was from 1986's Wild and Wooly. "I'm Ready If You're Willing" is a cover of Johnny Horton's classic 1971 hit.

Track listing

  1. "Call of the Wild" (Tony Bessire, Chris LeDoux) - 3:13
  2. "You Just Can't See Him from the Road" (Donnie Blanz, Ed Bruce, Judith Bruce) - 3:02
  3. "Little Long-Haired Outlaw" (LeDoux) - 4:15
  4. "Making Ends Meet" (Mark Elliot, Jamie Klee) - 3:13
  5. "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" (Garth Brooks, Mark D. Sanders) - 2:33
  6. "Hooked on an 8 Second Ride" (LeDoux) - 3:31
  7. "I'm Ready If You're Willing" (Vernon Claud, Jerry Organ) - 2:56
  8. "Look at You Girl" (Lanty Ross) - 3:10
  9. "Cadillac Ranch" (Chuck Jones, Chris Waters) - 2:52
  10. "Western Skies" (LeDoux) - 3:31

Personnel

As listed in liner notes[2]

Chart performance

Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 9
U.S. Billboard 200 65

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Allmusic - review
  2. ↑ Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy (CD). Chris LeDoux. Liberty Records. 1992. 123548.
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