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For the Willie Nelson song, see What a Way to Live (song).
What a Way to Live
Studio album by
Mark Chesnutt
ReleasedSeptember 13, 1994 (1994-09-13)
Recorded1993-1994
GenreCountry
Length33:25
LabelDecca
ProducerMark Wright
Mark Chesnutt chronology
Almost Goodbye
(1993) 		What a Way to Live
(1994) 		Wings
(1995)
Singles from What a Way to Live
  1. "She Dreams"
    Released: July 12, 1994
  2. "Goin' Through the Big D"
    Released: October 18, 1994
  3. "Gonna Get a Life"
    Released: February 21, 1995
  4. "Down in Tennessee"
    Released: June 12, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

What a Way to Live is the fifth studio album released by American country music artist Mark Chesnutt. His first album for Decca Records, it earned RIAA gold certification in the United States for sales of 500,000 copies. The tracks "She Dreams", "Goin' Through the Big D", "Gonna Get a Life", and "Down in Tennessee" were all released as singles, peaking at #6, #2, #1, and #23, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "She Dreams" was co-written and originally recorded by Tim Mensy on his 1992 album This Ol' Heart, from which it was released as a single, peaking at #74 on the country charts that year. Mark duets with Waylon Jennings on the track "Rainy Day Woman" which Jennings first recorded on his 1974 album The Ramblin' Man.

Track listing

  1. "What a Way to Live" (Willie Nelson, Hank Craig) - 2:40
  2. "Live a Little" (Roger Springer, Tony Martin) - 2:46
  3. "She Dreams" (Tim Mensy, Gary Harrison) - 3:43
  4. "Goin' Through the Big D" (Mark Wright, Ronnie Rogers, John Wright) - 2:34
  5. "Down in Tennessee" (Wayland Holyfield) - 3:21
  6. "Gonna Get a Life" (Frank Dycus, Jim Lauderdale) - 3:43
  7. "It's Almost Like You're Here" (Charles Quillen, John Priestley, Jonathan Clift) - 3:34
  8. "Rainy Day Woman" (Waylon Jennings) - 3:51
  9. "This Side of the Door" (Mensy, Shawn Camp) - 3:23
  10. "Half of Everything (And All of My Heart)" (David Lott, Glenn Gordon, Chesnutt) - 3:50

Personnel

Background Vocals: Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young, John Wesley Ryles, Bergen White, Jana King, Lisa Silver, Dennis Wilson, Cindy Walker, Tom Flora, Chris Harris, Matt Kaminski, Ann Wright, Kim Rogers. Strings by the Nashville String Machine, conducted by Carl Gorodetzky and arranged by Bergen White.

Production

Recording Engineers

  • Warren Peterson
  • Robert Charles
  • King Williams
  • Larry Jeffries

Mixers

Master Editor

  • Glenn Meadows

Production Coordinator

  • Joe Johnston

Art Direction/Design

  • Simon Levy

Photography

Hair & Make-up

  • Lucy Santamassino

Chart performance

Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 15
U.S. Billboard 200 98

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. What a Way to Live at AllMusic
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