What the Cowgirls Do
"What the Cowgirls Do" | ||||
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Single by Vince Gill | ||||
from the album When Love Finds You | ||||
B-side | "Go Rest High on That Mountain" | |||
Released | July 4, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:03 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Vince Gill, Reed Nielsen | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
Vince Gill singles chronology | ||||
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"What the Cowgirls Do" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in July 1994 as the second single from the album When Love Finds You. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] It was written by Gill and Reed Nielsen.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that it contains an "effortless groove and Gill's snappy Telecaster licks."[2]
Music video
The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in July 1994. It featured appearances by Calvert DeForest, Little Jimmy Dickens and Rodney Crowell.
Personnel
Compiled from the liner notes.[3]
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Vince Gill – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, electric guitar solo
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
- Steuart Smith – electric guitar
- Billy Thomas – backing vocals
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Pete Wasner – piano
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar
Chart performance
"What the Cowgirls Do" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 9, 1994.
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 1 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1994) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 6 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 8 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 135.
- ^ Billboard, July 9, 1994
- ^ When Love Finds You (cassette). Vince Gill. MCA Records. 1994. CMCAC 11047.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2598." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 19, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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