''What Do I Do with Me'' is the 19th studio album by American

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singer

Tanya Tucker Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, "Delta Dawn", in 1972 at the age of 13. During her career Tucker became one of the few child performers to mature into adulthood ...

, released on July 2, 1991 as her final album for

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, after that album's release, Tucker exited Capitol's roster in favor of

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in 1992. It was her highest-placing on the

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charts reaching #6 in the Country albums and #48 on the Pop albums categories. The album produced four Top Five hits on the

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charts: "(Without You) What Do I Do with Me" and "Down to My Last Teardrop" both at number two, "Some Kind of Trouble" at number three, and "If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight" at number four. The track "Everything That You Want" was later covered by

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for her 1994 album, '' Read My Mind.''

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. *Tanya Tucker - vocals *

Eddie Bayers Eddie Bayers (born January 28, 1949) is an American session drummer who has played on 300 gold and platinum albums. He received the Academy of Country Music 'Drummer of the Year Award' for fourteen years, has three times won the Nashville Music ...

- drums *Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar *

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- backing vocals * Paul Davis - backing vocals *Sonny Garrish -

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*Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar *Greg Gordon - backing vocals *Rob Hajacos - fiddle *

Jim Horn James Ronald Horn (born November 20, 1940) is an American saxophonist, woodwind player, and session musician. Biography Horn was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for ...

- saxophone *Mitch Humphries - keyboards * David Innis - synthesizer *Mike Lawler - synthesizer *

Paul Leim Paul William Leim (born December 29, 1950) is an American drummer and recording session musician based in Nashville. Biography Leim was born in Port Huron, Michigan and raised in Troup, Texas. He was inspired to take up drumming as a child a ...

- drums *Liana Manis - backing vocals *Donna McElroy - backing vocals *

Terry McMillan Terry McMillan (born October 18, 1951) is an American novelist known for her vivid portrayals of African American women's lives, relationships, and journeys of self-discovery. Her best-selling works, including ''Waiting to Exhale'' and ''How S ...

- harmonica *Wayland Patton - backing vocals *

Brent Rowan Brent Rowan (born May 28, 1956, in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American session musician and record producer who works primarily in country music. Active since the 1970s, Rowan began working with John Conlee through the recommendation of record produ ...

- electric guitar *Bob Wray - bass guitar *Curtis Young - backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

Tanya Tucker on CMA awards database
* ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits'' by

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