Michael Peterson (album)

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Michael Peterson
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Studio album by
Michael Peterson
ReleasedJuly 15, 1997 (1997-07-15)
Genre Country
Length40:06
Label Reprise #46618
Producer Josh Leo
Robert Ellis Orrall
Michael Peterson chronology
Michael Peterson
(1997)		 Being Human
(1999)

Michael Peterson is the debut studio album by the American country music artist Michael Peterson. Released in 1997 on Reprise Records, it features the singles "Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie", "From Here to Eternity", "Too Good to Be True", "When the Bartender Cries" and "By the Book", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "From Here to Eternity" was a Number One on that chart in late 1997. [1]

Contents

Allmusic critic Thom Owens gave the album three stars out of five, calling it an "engaging set of contemporary country, highlighted by Peterson's warm, welcoming voice." [2] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly gave it a "B" rating, saying that the production was "lightweight" but that Peterson's performance and the song selection made it "a feel-good dance album." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lost in the Shuffle" Michael Peterson, Josh Leo, Robert Ellis Orrall 3:36
2."Love's Great"Peterson, Arlos Smith2:42
3."When the Bartender Cries"Peterson, Hunter Davis3:43
4."Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie"Peterson, Paula Carpenter3:01
5."I Finally Passed the Bar" (duet with Travis Tritt)Peterson, Michael Puryear, Buddy Brock 3:43
6."From Here to Eternity"Peterson, Orrall3:36
7."That's What They Said About The Buffalo"Peterson, Puryear3:31
8."Too Good to Be True"Peterson, Gene Pistilli3:20
9."Since I Thought I Knew It All"Peterson, Ashe Underwood3:35
10."By the Book"Peterson, Orrall3:02
11."For a Song" Dewayne Blackwell 4:49

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [4]

Crowd noise on "Love's Great": Steven Bliss, Pat "The Sergeant" Finch, Chad Gates, Curtis Green, Rick Henegar, Rusty Jones, Dillon Leo, Brooke Lundy, Susan E. Niles, Jake Orrall, Jamin Orrall, Justine Orrall, Amanda Peterson, Lauren Peterson, Gene Pistilli, Steve Pope, Annie Price, Michael Puryear, Gavin Reilly, Arlos Smith, Neal Spielberg, Peter "Boston" Strickland.

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 323. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ Owens, Thom. "Michael Peterson review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  3. ↑ Nash, Alanna (July 25, 1997). "Michael Peterson review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  4. ↑ Michael Peterson (CD insert). Michael Peterson. Reprise Records. 1997. 46618.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "Michael Peterson, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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  7. ↑ "Michael Peterson, TLN" . Billboard . Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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