Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy (song)

1992 single by Chris LeDoux with Garth Brooks From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" is a song written by Garth Brooks and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music artist Chris LeDoux with Brooks. It was released in July 1992 as the first single from his album Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1992.[1] Brooks is featured as a duet partner,[2] although he only received chart credit in Canada.

B-side"Western Skies"
ReleasedJuly 13, 1992
StudioJack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
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"Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy"
Single by Chris LeDoux with Garth Brooks
from the album Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy
B-side"Western Skies"
ReleasedJuly 13, 1992
StudioJack's Tracks (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreCountry
Length2:33
LabelLiberty
SongwritersGarth Brooks
Mark D. Sanders
ProducersAllen Reynolds
Jerry Crutchfield
Chris LeDoux singles chronology
"Riding for a Fall"
(1992)
"Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy"
(1992)
"Cadillac Ranch"
(1992)
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"The River"
(1992)
"Whatacha Gonna Do with a Cowboy"
(1992)
"We Shall Be Free"
(1992)
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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that intensity compensates for LeDoux's lack of vocal range. She goes on to call it a "cheeky and thoroughly engaging title tune."[3]

Chart performance

"Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" debuted at number 49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 25, 1992.

More information Chart (1992), Peak position ...
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]7
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Year-end charts

More information Chart (1992), Position ...
Chart (1992) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] 59
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References

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