What Not To

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox album

| name = What Not To

| type = studio

| artist = Tucker Wetmore

| cover = What Not To - Tucker Wetmore album.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2025|04|25}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = * Country

  • country pop{{Cite web |last=Owen |first=Jof |title='Brunette' by Tucker Wetmore - Lyrics & Meaning |url=https://holler.country/news/general/brunette-by-tucker-wetmore-lyrics-and-meaning/ |access-date=April 27, 2025 |website=Holler Country |language=en}}

| length = 56:26

| label = Back Blocks / UMG Nashville

| producer = Chris LaCorte

| prev_title = Waves on a Sunset

| prev_year = 2024

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = What Not To

| type = studio

| single1 = Wine into Whiskey

| single1date = February 23, 2024

| single2 = Wind Up Missin' You

| single2date = March 29, 2024

| single3 = 3,2,1

| single3date = March 10, 2025

}}

}}

What Not To is the debut studio album by American country music singer Tucker Wetmore. It was released on April 25, 2025, and produced by Chris LaCorte. It includes three singles: "Wine into Whiskey", "Wind Up Missin' You", and "3, 2, 1".

Background

Wetmore released "Wind Up Missin' You" in 2024, which became his first number one hit on Billboard's Country Airplay and helped him gain recognition.{{Cite web |last=Black |first=Lauren Jo |date=2025-03-26 |title=Tucker Wetmore Reflects On His Journey To The Top Of The Charts At First-Ever No.1 Party |url=https://countrynow.com/tucker-wetmore-reflects-on-his-journey-to-the-top-of-the-charts-at-first-ever-no-1-party/ |access-date=April 27, 2025 |website=Country Now |language=en-US}} In February 2025, he announced the release of his debut studio album, What Not To, followed the next day by the single "3, 2, 1".{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Madeleine |date=2025-02-24 |title=Tucker Wetmore Announces Debut Album, What Not To, Drops Next Single, "3,2,1" |url=https://countrynow.com/tucker-wetmore-announces-debut-album-what-not-to-drops-next-single-321/ |access-date=April 27, 2025 |website=Country Now |language=en-US}} In March of the same year, "Casino" was released as the last promotional single from the album.{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Madeleine |date=March 28, 2025 |title=Tucker Wetmore Offers Final Preview Of Debut Album With The Clever Heartbreak Anthem, 'Casino' |url=https://countrynow.com/tucker-wetmore-offers-final-preview-of-debut-album-with-the-clever-heartbreak-anthem-casino/ |access-date=April 27, 2025 |website=Country Now |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Hopkins |first=Megan |title=Tucker Wetmore Unveils Track List for Debut Album What Not To |url=https://countrytown.com/news/tucker-wetmore-unveils-tracklist-for-debut-album-what-not-to/iNQ2mp2cn54/15-04-25 |access-date=April 27, 2025 |website=Countrytown |language=en}}

Critical reception

Entertainment Focus' James Daykin described the album as introspective, and said it "combining dramatic storytelling with slick modern country production, delivering a record that feels both deeply personal and widely relatable".{{Cite web |last=Daykin |first=James |date=2025-04-25 |title=Review: Tucker Wetmore regrets & reflects on new album 'What Not To' |url=https://entertainment-focus.com/2025/04/25/review-tucker-wetmore-regrets-reflects-on-new-album-what-not-to/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Entertainment Focus |language=en-US}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = What Not To track listing

| title1 = Whatcha Think Is Gonna Happen?

| writer1 = {{hlist|Matt Jenkins|Ben Stennis|Michael Tyler}}

| length1 = 2:48

| title2 = 3,2,1

| writer2 = {{hlist|Josh Miller|Summer Overstreet|Jordan Reynolds}}

| length2 = 2:38

| title3 = Bad Luck Looks Good on Me

| writer3 = {{hlist|Tucker Wetmore|Julian Bunetta|Jackson Foote|Steph Jones|Jaxson Free}}

| length3 = 2:47

| title4 = Casino

| writer4 = {{hlist|Tyler|Alexander Palmer|John Pierce|Josh Jenkins}}

| length4 = 2:38

| title5 = Takes One to Break One

| writer5 = {{hlist|Jenkins|Josh Miller|Ben Stennis}}

| length5 = 2:50

| title6 = Brunette

| writer6 = {{hlist|Chris LaCorte|Chase McGill|Miller|Blake Pendergrass}}

| length6 = 2:19

| title7 = Wind Up Missin' You

| writer7 = {{hlist|Wetmore|Thomas Archer|LaCorte}}

| length7 = 2:46

| title8 = Give Her The World

| writer8 = {{hlist|Wetmore|Madison Kozak|Chase McDaniel}}

| length8 = 2:53

| title9 = Goodbye Whiskey

| writer9 = {{hlist|Wetmore|Archer|Ross Copperman|Jacob Hackworth}}

| length9 = 3:12

| title10 = When I Ain't Lookin'

| writer10 = {{hlist|Austin Goodloe|Archer|Tyler|Tucker Beathard}}

| length10 = 3:04

| title11 = Drink Alone

| writer11 = {{hlist|Wetmore|Hackworth|LaCorte|McGillJ|Jameson Rodgers}}

| length11 = 3:41

| title12 = Bad Habit

| writer12 = {{hlist|Wetmore|Corey Crowder|LaCorte|Rodgers}}

| length12 = 3:20

| title13 = What Not To

| writer13 = {{hlist|Wetmore|Hackworth|LaCorte|McGill|Rodgers}}

| length13 = 3:15

| title14 = Break First

| writer14 = {{hlist|Tyler|Matt Roy|Lauren Hungate|Matt Dragstrem}}

| length14 = 2:57

| title15 = Drinkin' Boots (demo)

| writer15 = {{hlist|Wetmore|Jared Keim|Michael Lotten}}

| length15 = 3:20

| title16 = Drunk on Her

| writer16 = {{hlist|Free|Gabe Foust|Hackworth|Chris Tompkins}}

| title17 = Silverado Blue

| writer17 = {{hlist|Wetmore|Brett Sheroky|Dan Wilson}}

| length17 = 3:04

| title18 = Wine into Whiskey

| writer18 = {{hlist|Wetmore|Hackworth|Justin Ebach}}

| length18 = 2:45

| title19 = Whiskey Again

| writer19 = {{hlist|Wetmore|Hackworth|LaCorte|McGill|Rodgers}}

| length19 = 3:27

| total_length = 56:26

}}

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for What Not To

! scope="col"| Chart (2025)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Country Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/country-albums-chart/2025-05-05|title=ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=May 5, 2025|access-date=May 9, 2025}}

| 12

{{album chart|BillboardCanada|23|artist=Tucker Wetmore|rowheader=true|access-date=May 6, 2025}}
{{album chart|UKDigital|51|date=20250502|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2025}}
{{album chart|UKCountry|9|date=20250502|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2025}}
{{album chart|Billboard200|15|artist=Tucker Wetmore|rowheader=true|access-date=May 6, 2025}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|4|artist=Tucker Wetmore|rowheader=true|access-date=May 6, 2025}}

References