title: What the Cowgirls Do
text: # What the Cowgirls Do
  
  "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. 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."
  
  ## 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.
  
  * 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 |
  | - | - |
  | Canada Country Tracks (RPM) | 1 |
  | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 2 |
  
  ### Year-end charts
  
  | Chart (1994) | Position |
  | - | - |
  | Canada Country Tracks (RPM) | 6 |
  | US Country Songs (Billboard) | 8 |
  