What I Live to Do

What I Live to Do
Studio album by James Bonamy
Released	February 20, 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Country
Length	34:42
Label	Epic
Producer	Doug Johnson
James Bonamy chronology
What I Live to Do (1996) Roots and Wings (1997)

What I Live to Do is the first album by the American country music artist James Bonamy. Released in February 1996, it includes the single "I Don't Think I Will", a number 2 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, and "She's Got a Mind of Her Own" and "All I Do Is Love Her". The first single, "Dog on a Toolbox", was withdrawn by the label and replaced with "She's Got a Mind of Her Own".

Critical reception

Dan Kuchar of Country Standard Time gave a mixed review. He thought that Bonamy's singing voice had "power and flair", but criticized the songwriting of most songs other than "I Don't Think I Will" and "The Devil Goes Fishin'".^[1]

Track listing

1. "She's Got a Mind of Her Own" (Don Schlitz, Billy Livsey) – 3:27
2. "I Don't Think I Will" (Doug Johnson) – 3:34
3. "Dog on a Toolbox" (Monty Holmes, Gerry House) – 2:55
4. "All I Do Is Love Her" (Skip Ewing, Wayland Patton) – 3:59
5. "Brain in a Jar" (Bob McDill, Roger Murrah) – 3:27
6. "The Couple" (Johnson) – 3:33
7. "The Devil Goes Fishin'" (Pat Bunch, Johnson) – 3:41
8. "Amy Jane" (Max T. Barnes, Leslie Winn Satcher) – 3:27
9. "Heartbreak School" (Ewing, Donny Kees) – 3:01
10. "Jimmy and Jesus" (Dana Hunt Oglesby, Danny M. Wells) – 3:38

Personnel

• James Bonamy – lead vocals
• Joe Chemay – bass guitar
• Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
• Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
• John Hobbs – piano, electric piano, Hammond organ
• Dann Huff – electric guitar
• Carl Jackson – background vocals
• Michael Jones – background vocals
• Dan Kelly – fiddle
• Paul Leim – drums
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
• Blue Miller – background vocals
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar
• John Willis – acoustic guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	16
U.S. Billboard 200	112
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	1

References

1. Kuchar, Dan. "What I Live to Do review". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

External links

• What I Live to Do at Allmusic