It's What I Do

It's What I Do
Studio album by
Billy Dean
ReleasedApril 2, 1996
Studio
GenreCountry
Length37:15
LabelCapitol Nashville
Producer
Billy Dean chronology
Men'll Be Boys
(1994) 		It's What I Do
(1996) 		Real Man
(1998)
Singles from It's What I Do
  1. "It's What I Do"
    Released: January 8, 1996
  2. "That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me"
    Released: June 10, 1996
  3. "I Wouldn't Be a Man"
    Released: October 21, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.) The album also reunited him with Tom Shapiro, who had co-produced his first two albums.

Track listing

It's What I Do track listing[2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's What I Do"Tom Shapiro, Chuck Jones3:22
2."That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me"Shapiro, Max T. Barnes3:44
3."In the Name of Love"Skip Ewing, Doug Stone3:39
4."Down to Your Last One More"Gary Burr3:13
5."I Wouldn't Be a Man"Mike Reid, Rory Bourke4:24
6."When Our Backs Are Against the Wall"Billy Dean, Tim Nichols4:01
7."Play Something We Can Dance To"Dean, Dennis Morgan4:04
8."The Mountain Moved"Bob Regan, George Teren2:53
9."Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time"Kostas, Bobby Boyd, Don Mealer3:14
10."Leavin' Line"Pam Rose, Mary Ann Kennedy, Pat Bunch4:41

Personnel

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) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 143
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 18

References

  1. ^ It's What I Do at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  2. ^ It's What I Do (CD liner notes). Billy Dean. Nashville, Tennessee: Capitol Records Nashville. 1996. 30525.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Billy Dean Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "Billy Dean Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
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