John Michael Montgomery (album)

John Michael Montgomery
Studio album by John Michael Montgomery
Released	March 28, 1995
Genre	Country
Length	33:01
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Scott Hendricks
John Michael Montgomery chronology
Kickin' It Up (1994) John Michael Montgomery (1995) What I Do the Best (1996)
Singles from John Michael Montgomery
"I Can Love You Like That" Released: February 27, 1995 "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" Released: May 1, 1995 "No Man's Land" Released: August 21, 1995 "Cowboy Love" Released: November 13, 1995 "Long as I Live" Released: February 26, 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	C link
The Village Voice	C+[1]

John Michael Montgomery is the third studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. Singles released from this album include "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)", "No Man's Land", "Cowboy Love" and "Long as I Live". Respectively, these reached #1, #1, #3, #4, and #4 on the Hot Country Songs charts; "Sold" was also declared the Number One country song of 1995 by Billboard.

The track "Holdin' On to Something" was also recorded by Jeff Carson on his 1995 self-titled debut album, from which it was released as a single in 1996.

Track listing

1. "Cowboy Love" (Bill Douglas, Jeff Wood) – 3:12
2. "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" (Richard Fagan, Robb Royer) – 2:30
3. "I Can Love You Like That" (Steve Diamond, Maribeth Derry, Jennifer Kimball) – 3:53
4. "High School Heart" (Jerry Laseter, Kerry Kurt Phillips) – 3:14
5. "Just Like a Rodeo" (Roger Brown, Tommy Conners) – 3:09
6. "Holdin' Onto Somethin'" (Tom Shapiro, Thom McHugh) – 2:58
7. "Long as I Live" (Rick Bowles, William Robinson) – 4:16
8. "No Man's Land" (John Scott Sherrill, Steve Seskin) – 3:02
9. "Heaven Sent Me You" (John E. McCollum, Len Doolin) – 3:36
10. "It's What I Am" (John Calvert, Aaron Sain) – 2:59

Personnel

• Bill Cuomo – synthesizer
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Barry Green – trombone on "Just Like a Rodeo"
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Dann Huff – electric guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Terry McMillan – harmonica, cymbals, tambourine
• John Michael Montgomery – lead vocals
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Dennis Solee – tenor saxophone on "Just Like a Rodeo"
• Harry Stinson – background vocals
• George Tidwell – trumpet on "Just Like a Rodeo"
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Horns on "Just Like a Rodeo" arranged by Buddy Skipper.

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	5
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	33

References

1. Christgau, Robert (1995). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice (November 28). New York. Retrieved September 11, 2014.