Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy

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.

Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
Studio album by Chris LeDoux
Released	July 20, 1992 (1992-07-20)
Studio	Jack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
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) Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy (1992) Under This Old Hat (1993)
Singles from Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
"Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" Released: July 13, 1992 "Cadillac Ranch" Released: October 19, 1992 "Look at You Girl" Released: 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Call of the Wild"	Chris LeDoux Tony Bessire	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" (featuring Garth Brooks)	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

• Gary Bodily - bass guitar
• Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
• Mike Chapman - bass guitar
• Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos - fiddle
• Bobby Jensen - keyboards
• Chris LeDoux - vocals, acoustic guitar
• Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar
• Wayland Patton - background vocals
• Brent Rowan - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Mark Sissel - electric guitar
• Milton Sledge - drums
• K.W. Turnbow - drums
• Bobby Wood - piano
• Curtis Young - background vocals
• Jonathan Yudkin - fiddle

Chart performance

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

References

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