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The Very Best Of John Michael Montgomery
''The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery'' is a compilation album released in 2003 by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It features eighteen songs from his first studio albums, ranging from his 1992 debut "Life's a Dance" to 2002's "'Til Nothing Comes Between Us". The tracks "Cool" and "One Day Less" were previously unreleased, and both produced by Byron Gallimore. "Cool" was later released on Montgomery's 2004 album '' Letters from Home'', while "One Day Less" is not on any of his other albums. Track listing #"Be My Baby Tonight" (Richard Fagan, Ed Hill) - 2:50 #" Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" (Fagan, Robb Royer) - 2:30 #"Life's a Dance" ( Allen Shamblin, Steve Seskin) - 3:09 #"I Swear" ( Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers) - 4:24 #"The Little Girl" (Harley Allen) - 3:53 #" If You've Got Love" (Mark D. Sanders, Seskin) - 3:54 #" I Love the Way You Love Me" ( Chuck Cannon, Victoria Shaw) - 4:01 #" Cover You in Kisses" (Jess Brown, Jerry Kilgore, Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery (born January 20, 1965) is an American country music singer. Montgomery began singing with his brother Eddie, who would later become known as one half of the duo Montgomery Gentry, before beginning his major-label solo career in 1992. He has had more than 30 singles on the '' Billboard'' country charts, of which seven have reached number one: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "I Swear", "Be My Baby Tonight", " If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)", and "The Little Girl". 13 more have reached the top 10. "I Swear" and "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" were named by ''Billboard'' as the top country songs of 1994 and 1995, respectively. Montgomery's recordings of "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both released concurrently with cover versions by the R&B group All-4-One. Several of Montgomery's singles crossed over to the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, his highest peak there having been achieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Girl
"The Little Girl" is a song written by Harley Allen and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The song features harmony vocals by bluegrass musicians Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski, both members of Alison Krauss and Union Station. It was released in August 2000 as the lead single from the album '' Brand New Me''. The song became Montgomery's seventh and last No. 1 hit to date on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and his first chart-topper since 1995's " Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)". The song also reached No. 35 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Critical reception Chuck Taylor, of ''Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that "every element flows seamlessly together, from the understated production and the tendered melody to Montgomery's carefully measured performance." Chart positions "The Little Girl" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' country chart in late 2000, holding the position for three w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Was I To Know (John Michael Montgomery Song)
"How Was I to Know" is a song written by Will Rambeaux and Blair Daly, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in June 1997 as the fourth and final single from his album ''What I Do the Best''. It peaked at number 2 in the United States, and number 8 in Canada. Reba McEntire recorded an unrelated song with the same title earlier in the year, which went to number-one. Critical reception Chuck Taylor, of ''Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it a "less traditional, rather summery feel than many of his previous outings." He goes on to say that Montgomery's vocals have a "more intimate and conversational quality that's extremely effective on this lilting number."''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Kimball
Jennifer Kimball is a singer and songwriter who formed the folk duo The Story with Jonatha Brooke. Career Jennifer Kimball and Amherst College friend Jonatha Brooke began playing music together in the 1980s. They performed regularly during their college years. Their folk songs were marked by "witty wordplay and sumptuous pop harmonies," according to one music critic. Critics noted a resemblance between their music and earlier artists such as Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon in terms of excellent musicianship, singing, and writing. Kimball graduated from Amherst in 1986. They called themselves ''The Story''. One critic wrote "Jennifer Kimball played the Art Garfunkel role in The Story" who contributed "high ethereal harmonies." In 1989, the duo played the coffeehouse folk circuit and radio which exemplified the "folk-rock singer-songwriter aesthetic," according to one account. Kimball and Brooke "burst to fame" with this combination. They created a demo called ''Over Oceans'' and we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can Love You Like That
"I Can Love You Like That" is a song written by Steve Diamond, Jennifer Kimball and Maribeth Derry, and recorded by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery. It was released in February 1995 as the first single from his John Michael Montgomery (album), self-titled CD. The song reached the top of the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. Music video The accompanying music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1995. The video features a wedding, with John Michael Montgomery singing. Chart performance The song debuted at number 59 on the Hot Country Songs, Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated March 4, 1995. It charted for twenty weeks and went to Number One on the chart dated April 22, 1995, and stayed there for one week before being replaced by Brooks & Dunn, Brooks & Dunn's "Little Miss Honky Tonk" the next week. However, it did go back to Number One on the chart dated M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rope The Moon
"Rope the Moon" is a song written by Jess Brown, Aggie Brown and Jimmy Denton, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in March 1994 as the second single from his album ''Kickin' It Up ''Kickin' It Up'' is the second studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The album was released by Atlantic Records on January 25, 1994. On February 19 of the same year, the album reached #1 on the ''Billboard'' ...''. It peaked at number 4 in the United States, and number 2 in Canada. Music video The music video was directed by Marc Ball, and premiered in early 1994. The video depicts a different concept whereas, instead of being a love song to a significant other, it depicts a father-daughter relationship. This particular concept was an idea directly from Montgomery himself. Chart positions "Rope the Moon" debuted at number 69 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 14, 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Jones (songwriter)
Brett Jones is an American singer, songwriter, and music publisher from Warm Springs, Georgia, United States, working in country music. He has had over one hundred songs recorded, including fourteen top ten hits and five number one hits. Jones signed a publishing deal with a company owned by country music singer Ronnie Milsap. His first top twenty hit came in 1995 with Confederate Railroad’s “When and Where ''When and Where'' is the third studio album by the American country music band Confederate Railroad. It was issued by Atlantic Records in 1995. The album includes the singles "When and Where", "Bill's Laundromat, Bar and Grill", "When He Was My ....” He owns Crazytown Productions/Big Borassa Music, in which he looks over many of his own catalogs such as Big Borassa Music, Jonesbone Music, and Brett Jones Music. As of 2012, his catalogs and himself as an artist were signed to ole, a rights management company. Jones, as an artist, also released his own CD called ''Life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Kilgore (singer)
Jerry Kilgore (born November 12, 1964, in Tillamook, Oregon) is an American country music artist. He has recorded three studio albums: 1999's ''Love Trip'' on the Virgin Records label. 2007's ''Loaded & Empty'' and 2012's ''Telephone, TX'' were released on his personal Nic-Nic-Neer label. The first album produced three chart singles on the '' Billboard'' country music charts, including a Top 40 in its title track. In addition, Kilgore has written singles for Tracy Byrd, John Michael Montgomery and Clay Walker. Biography Kilgore got his start playing various bars throughout the Portland, Oregon area, subsequently moving to Mesa, Arizona and later to North Carolina before he moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Eventually, he found a deal as a songwriter, and in 1995, Tracy Byrd entered Top 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks with " Love Lessons", which Kilgore co-wrote. Kilgore also signed to Asylum Records in 1997 but did not record anything for the label. Kilgore re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover You In Kisses
"Cover You in Kisses" is a song recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery from his album '' Leave a Mark'' (1998). It was written by Jerry Kilgore, Jess Brown and Brett Jones, and produced by Montgomery and Csaba Petocz. It was released on May 25, 1998, as the album's second single. The song reached number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number two on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country chart. It also peaked at number 91 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also charted on the year-end Country charts for both Canada and the US. Composition "Cover You in Kisses" was originally published in the key of F# major in common time with a tempo of 116 beats per minute. Critical reception Larry Flick of ''Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Montgomery delivers a likeable performance. He went on to say that the production has an "easy, summertime feel that should serve radio well." He states that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Shaw (singer)
Victoria Lynn Shaw (born July 13, 1962) is an American country singer. She has recorded four studio albums, and has charted five singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. In addition, she has co-written four Number One singles for other country music artists, including Garth Brooks' " The River" as featured on the multi-million selling album Ropin' The Wind and John Michael Montgomery's "I Love the Way You Love Me", which won the 1993 Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year. With Paul Worley, she is also the co-producer of the debut album of Lady A. Biography Shaw was born in Manhattan, New York City, on July 13, 1962. Inspired by country rock musicians such as the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, she began writing songs at an early age. Later, she and her sister, Lori Shaw, found work performing together in the Los Angeles area. Shaw's mother, Carole Bergenthal, recorded for Capitol Records as Carole Bennett. The Shaws moved to California when Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Cannon
Marion Cletus Cannon Jr., known professionally as Chuck Cannon, is an American country music songwriter. His compositions include hit singles for Toby Keith and John Michael Montgomery. Cannon has also received awards for Broadcast Music Incorporated, as well as an Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year. He is the widower of country music singer-songwriter Lari White. Early life Marion Cletus Cannon Jr. was born and raised in South Carolina. His father was a Pentecostal preacher. He was inspired at an early age by local folk songs as well as black spiritual songs. He later performed at local venues, then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1984 to attend Belmont University. By 1988, he was signed to a songwriting contract. Writing career One of Cannon's first notable compositions was "I Love the Way You Love Me", a Number One hit for John Michael Montgomery in 1993, which Cannon co-wrote with Victoria Shaw. This song also won the Song of the Year award at the Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love The Way You Love Me
"I Love the Way You Love Me" is a song recorded by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery from his debut album, '' Life's a Dance'' (1992). It was written by Victoria Shaw and Chuck Cannon, and released in March 1993 as the album's second single. The song reached the top of the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It became Montgomery's first number-one single and was named Song of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. Music video The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in early 1993. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Boyzone version "I Love the Way You Love Me" was covered by the Irish boyband Boyzone. It was released on November 23, 1998, as the fifth single from their third album, '' Where We Belong'' (1998). The song has received a gold certification in the UK, where it charted at number two, and in New Zealand, where it topped the New Zealand Singles Chart for two weeks. "I Love the Way You Love Me" was re-pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |