John Michael Montgomery (album)

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John Michael Montgomery
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 28, 1995 (1995-03-28)
Recorded1994
Studio
  • The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee)
  • Recording Arts, OmniSound, Soundshop Recording Studios and Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee) [1]
Genre Country
Length33:01
Label Atlantic
Producer Scott Hendricks
John Michael Montgomery chronology
Kickin' It Up
(1994)
John Michael Montgomery
(1995)
What I Do the Best
(1996)
Singles from John Michael Montgomery
  1. "I Can Love You Like That"
    Released: February 27, 1995
  2. "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)"
    Released: May 1, 1995
  3. "No Man's Land"
    Released: August 21, 1995
  4. "Cowboy Love"
    Released: November 13, 1995
  5. "Long as I Live"
    Released: February 26, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Entertainment Weekly C link
The Village Voice C+ [2]

John Michael Montgomery is the third studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. Singles released from this album include "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)", "No Man's Land", "Cowboy Love" and "Long as I Live". Respectively, these reached #1, #1, #3, #4, and #4 on the Hot Country Songs charts; "Sold" was also declared the Number One country song of 1995 by Billboard .

Contents

The track "Holdin' Onto Something" was also recorded by Jeff Carson on his 1995 self-titled debut album, from which it was released as a single in 1996.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cowboy Love"Bill Douglas, Jeff Wood 3:12
2."Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" Richard Fagan, Robb Royer 2:30
3."I Can Love You Like That"Steve Diamond, Maribeth Derry, Jennifer Kimball 3:53
4."High School Heart"Jerry Laseter, Kerry Kurt Phillips3:14
5."Just Like a Rodeo"Roger Brown, Tommy Conners3:09
6."Holdin' Onto Something" Tom Shapiro, Thom McHugh2:58
7."Long as I Live"Rick Bowles, Will Robinson4:16
8."No Man's Land" John Scott Sherrill, Steve Seskin 3:02
9."Heaven Sent Me You"John E. McCollum, Len Doolin3:36
10."It's What I Am"John Calvert, Aaron Sain2:59

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums1
U.S. Billboard 2005
Canadian RPM Country Albums1
Canadian RPM Top Albums33

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [3] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [4] 4× Platinum4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "John Michael Montgomery". AllMusic .
  2. Christgau, Robert (1995). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice . No. November 28. New York. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  3. "Canadian album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – John Michael Montgomery". Music Canada . Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  4. "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – John Michael Montgomery". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 3, 2024.