John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. His discography comprises 11 studio albums, three compilation albums and 36 singles. Of his albums, six studio albums and his 1997 Greatest Hits album are all certified gold or higher by the RIAA, with the highest-certified being 1994's Kickin' It Up and his 1995 self-titled album, both at 4×Multi-Platinum certification for shipping four million copies. The former is also his highest-certified in Canada at 2× Platinum by the CRIA. Montgomery's first seven albums were all issued via Atlantic Records Nashville, with Pictures in 2002 being his first release for Warner Bros. Records after Atlantic closed its Nashville branch. His Christmas album Mr. Snowman and 2004's Letters from Home were also issued by Warner Bros., and his most recent album (2008's Time Flies) was released via Stringtown Records, his own label.
Of Montgomery's thirty-six singles, seven have reached Number One on the Billboard country singles charts: "I Love the Way You Love Me" (1993), "I Swear" (1994), "Be My Baby Tonight" (1994), "If You've Got Love" (1994), "I Can Love You Like That" (1995), "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) (1995), and "The Little Girl" (2000). "I Swear" and "Sold" were also the Number One country singles of 1994 and 1995, respectively, according to the Billboard Year-End charts. Besides his seven Number Ones, Montgomery has had thirteen more Top Ten country hits in the US. One of these, "Friends" (1997), was also a Number One on the RPM country charts in Canada, as were all of his US Number Ones except "If You've Got Love" and "I Can Love You Like That". Several of Montgomery's singles also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, including three which reached Top 40 on that chart: 1998's "Hold On to Me" (#4 country, #33 pop), 2000's "The Little Girl" (#35 pop), and 2004's "Letters from Home" (#2 country, #24 pop).
Studio albums 1992–2000 Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US CAN Country CAN Life's a Dance Release date: October 13, 1992 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette 4 27 6 — US: 3× Platinum CAN: Gold Kickin' It Up Release date: January 25, 1994 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette 1 1 1 23 US: 4× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum John Michael Montgomery Release date: March 28, 1995 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette 1 5 1 33 US: 4× Platinum CAN: Platinum What I Do the Best Release date: September 24, 1996 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette 5 39 14 — US: Platinum Leave a Mark Release date: May 5, 1998 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette 15 95 26 — US: Gold Home to You Release date: May 25, 1999 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette 16 135 11 — Brand New Me Release date: September 19, 2000 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette 2 15 4 — US: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2002–2008 Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US USIndie Pictures Release date: October 8, 2002 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD 13 110 — Mr. Snowman Release date: October 7, 2003 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD — — — Letters from Home Release date: April 20, 2004 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD, music download 3 31 — Time Flies Release date: October 14, 2008 Label: Stringtown Records Formats: CD, music download 35 172 27 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US Greatest Hits Release date: October 14, 1997 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette 5 33 US: Platinum Love Songs Release date: February 5, 2002 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD 27 — The Very Best ofJohn Michael Montgomery Release date: August 26, 2003 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD 11 77 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles 1992–2000 Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) Album US Country US CAN Country 1992 "Life's a Dance" 4 — 3 Life's a Dance 1993 "I Love the Way You Love Me" 1 60 1 "Beer and Bones" 21 — 13 "I Swear" 1 42 1 US: Gold Kickin' It Up 1994 "Rope the Moon" 4 — 2 "Be My Baby Tonight" 1 73 1 "If You've Got Love" 1 — 2 1995 "I Can Love You Like That" 1 — 3 John Michael Montgomery "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" 1 — 1 "No Man's Land" 3 — 2 "Cowboy Love" 4 — 4 1996 "Long as I Live" 4 — 4 "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us" 15 — 3 What I Do the Best "Friends" 2 69 1 1997 "I Miss You a Little" 6 — 5 "How Was I to Know" 2 — 8 "Angel in My Eyes" 4 — 6 Greatest Hits 1998 "Love Working on You" 14 — 8 Leave a Mark "Cover You in Kisses" 3 91 2 "Hold On to Me" 4 33 4 1999 "Hello L.O.V.E." 15 71 11 Home to You "Home to You" 2 45 8 2000 "Nothing Catches Jesus by Surprise" 50 — 80 "You Are" 48 — 69 "The Little Girl" 1 35 1 Brand New Me "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2001–2008 Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country US 2001 "That's What I Like About You" 44 — Brand New Me "Even Then" 59 — 2002 "'Til Nothing Comes Between Us" 19 — Pictures 2003 "Country Thang" 45 — "Four-Wheel Drive" 52 — "Cool" — — The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery 2004 "Letters from Home" 2 24 Letters from Home "Goes Good with Beer" 51 — 2008 "Mad Cowboy Disease" — — Time Flies "If You Ever Went Away" — — "Forever" 28 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other singles Guest singles Year Single Artist Peak positions Album US Country 1994 "Amazing Grace" The Maverick Choir — Maverick (soundtrack) 1997 "Warning Signs" Bill Engvall 56 2009 "Ride Through the Country" Colt Ford 57 Ride Through the Country
Other charted songs Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1994 "Kick It Up" 72 Kickin' It Up
Music videos Year Video Director 1992 "Life's a Dance" Marc Ball 1993 "I Love the Way You Love Me" "Beer and Bones" "I Swear" 1994 "Amazing Grace" (The Maverick Choir) Gil Bettman "Rope the Moon" Marc Ball "Be My Baby Tonight" 1995 "I Can Love You Like That" "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" Martin Kahan "No Man's Land" Marc Ball "Cowboy Love" 1996 "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us" Martin Kahan 1997 "I Miss You a Little" Lou Chanatry "How Was I to Know" "Warning Signs" (with Bill Engvall) Peter Zavadil 1998 "Angel in My Eyes" Jim Shea "Love Working on You" 1999 "Hold on to Me" "Hello L.O.V.E." "Home to You" 2000 "The Little Girl" Roger Pistole 2004 "Letters from Home" Darrin Dickerson 2008 "If You Ever Went Away" Jason Epperson
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