Life's a Dance is the debut studio album by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer

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 c ...

, released on October 13, 1992, by Atlantic Records. It features the singles "Life's a Dance", "Beer and Bones" and "I Love the Way You Love Me", which peaked at #4, #21, and #1, respectively, on the '' Billboard'' country charts between 1992 and 1993. The album has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of three million copies in the United States. "Takin' Off the Edge" was later recorded by

Kevin Denney Kevin Denney (born January 27, 1978) is an American country music artist. Signed to Lyric Street Records in 2001, he made his debut on the country music scene with the release of his self-titled album (2002’s '' Kevin Denney''), which produce ...

on his 2002 self-titled debut album. "Dream On Texas Ladies" was originally recorded by Rex Allen Jr. on his 1984 album ''On the Move'' and had a Top 20 hit with this song.

Track listing

Personnel

* Bobby All – acoustic guitar * Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar * Michael Black – background vocals * Glen Duncan – fiddle * Wyatt Easterling – acoustic guitar * Sonny Garrish – steel guitar * Rob Hajacos – fiddle *

Owen Hale Owen Hale (Born July 15, 1948) is an American musician best known for playing drums with Lynyrd Skynyrd, on their album '' Twenty'' and the Lyve from Steel Town DVD concert. Hale left the group in 1998. He was also a busy studio drummer in Na ...

– drums * Bill Hullett – electric guitar * Clayton Ivey – keyboards * Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica * Michael Jones – background vocals * Jerry Kroon – drums * Gary Lunn – bass guitar *

– lead vocals, background vocals *

Steve Nathan Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios. Biography Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring w ...

– keyboards * Ron "Snake" Reynolds – electric guitar, percussion *

Brent Rowan Brent Rowan (born May 28, 1956 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American session musician and record producer who works primarily in country music. Active since the 1970s, Rowan began working with John Conlee through the recommendation of record produce ...

– electric guitar * Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar *

Willie Weeks Willie Weeks (born August 5, 1947) is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also ...

– bass guitar * Dennis Wilson – background vocals *

Lonnie Wilson Lonnie Wilson is an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer, known primarily for his work in country music. Born in Monroe, Louisiana, Wilson was originally the lead singer of the band Bandana, which charted ten singles on the Hot Co ...

– drums * Curtis Young – background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 1992 debut albums Atlantic Records albums John Michael Montgomery albums Albums produced by Doug Johnson (record producer)