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Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 20, 1992 (1992-07-20)
StudioJack's Tracks Recording Studio, Studio 6, Nashville, TN
GenreCountry
Length32:16
LabelLiberty
ProducerJimmy Bowen (all tracks except 5), Jerry Crutchfield (all tracks), Allen Reynolds (track 5)
Chris LeDoux chronology
Western Underground
(1991)
Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
(1992)
Under This Old Hat
(1993)
Singles from Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
  1. "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy"
    Released: July 13, 1992
  2. "Cadillac Ranch"
    Released: October 19, 1992
  3. "Look at You Girl"
    Released: 1993
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 1956 hit.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Call of the Wild"
  • Chris LeDoux
  • Tony Bessire
3:13
2."You Just Can't See Him from the Road"
3:02
3."Little Long-Haired Outlaw"LeDoux4:15
4."Making Ends Meet"
  • Mark Elliot
  • Jamie Klee
3:13
5."Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" (featuring Garth Brooks)
2:33
6."Hooked on an 8 Second Ride"LeDoux3:31
7."I'm Ready If You're Willing"
  • Vernon Claud
  • Jerry Organ
2:56
8."Look at You Girl"Lanty Ross3:10
9."Cadillac Ranch"
2:52
10."Western Skies"LeDoux3:31

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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)