Kickin' It Up is the second studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released on January 25, 1994 through Atlantic Records. Prior to its release, Montgomery has previous successes with his debut album, which he was previously won CMA's "Best New Artist" and ACM's "Top New Male Vocalist" accolades.
On February 19 of the same year, the album reached #1 on the Billboard 200.[4] Four songs were released from it: "I Swear," "Rope the Moon," "Be My Baby Tonight" and "If You've Got Love." Three of the singles reached No. 1 on the BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while "Rope the Moon" was a #4. "Be My Baby Tonight" and "I Swear" both crossed over into the Hot 100, peaking at #73 and #42, respectively. Additionally, "Kick It Up" peaked at #72 from unsolicited airplay. "I Swear" was later covered by pop group All-4-One, whose version was also a Number One hit in several countries.[1]
Commercial performance
Kickin' It Up debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, with copies selling 94,000 in its first week.[5] It peaked at the top spot on its selling week, selling almost 109,000 copies.[6][7] From 1994 to 1995, the album remained on the main chart for 82 consecutive weeks, marking the longest chart run of Montgomery's career. The album topped the country albums chart for six weeks and remained on the chart for a total of 126 weeks.[8] On March 14, the album was certified gold and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting 1,000,000 units sold. It was certified double platinum the following year, triple platinum on January 4, 1995, and quadruple platinum on June 13, 1996, denoting over 4,000,000 sold.[9] The video album was also certified gold in the US for 50,000 shipments.[9]
Internationally, Kickin' It Up only charted in two countries. In Canada, the album peaked at number 23 on the overall chart and reached number one on the Canadian Country chart. In the UK, it peaked at number 15 in the country chart.[10] It was then certified double platinum in Canada, denoting over 200,000 copies sold.[11]
Critical reception
Giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars, Brian Mansfield wrote in New Country magazine that "On Kickin' It Up...Montgomery captures the personality he has spent the last year developing on stage." He praised Montgomery's energy on "Friday at Five" and "Be My Baby Tonight" in particular.[3]
↑ Kickin' It Up (CD). John Michael Montgomery. Atlantic Records. 1994. CD 82559.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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