John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery (born January 20, 1965 in Danville , Kentucky ) is an American country singer. He is counted among the so-called neo-traditionalists who revived the stagnant country music in the early 1990s.
biography
As a child, John Michael played with sister Becky and brother Eddie in his parents' country band. He made his first public appearance at the age of five. After his parents divorced, he continued as a solo musician in Lexington . For several years he worked in the Austin Saloon there before he was signed by the record company Atlantic Records in 1991 .
In 1991 his first album, Life's A Dance , was recorded. During a recording session, he fell out with the producer. Even though it was late at night, Montgomery made a spontaneous call to the Atlantic boss. The producer was then changed and the album was completed without further incident. The title song reached number four on the country charts and the subsequent single I Love The Way You Love Me number one.
The remarkable success of his debut album was exceeded by the follow-up production. Kickin 'It Up hit both the country and pop charts. Three single releases reached the top of the country charts. I Swear received not only the CMA Award Single of the Year , but also the ACM Awards Single of the Year and Song of the Year . Montgomery himself received the prestigious CMA Horizon Award as the most promising country musician. In 1995 he had to undergo an operation on the vocal cord, which was free of complications. His brother Eddie, with whom he had played in his parents' band as a child, was meanwhile also successful and celebrated success as part of the duo Montgomery Gentry .
In 2000, Atlantic Records gave up producing country music, and Montgomery switched to the Warner Brothers label . A serious accident with complicated broken legs forced him to take another break. His streak of success continued with the new label, but only one single reached number one: in 2000 the duet with Alison Krauss The Little Girl became his 7th number one hit in the country charts. On October 14, 2008 his album Time Flies was released .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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Country
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| 1992 | Life's A Dance |
US27  × 3
(77 weeks)US |
Country4 (149 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
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| 1994 | Kickin 'It Up |
US1 × 4
(82 weeks)US |
Country1 (124 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
|
| 1995 | John Michael Montgomery |
US5 × 4
(65 weeks)US |
Country1 (104 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
|
| 1996 | What I Do The Best |
US39 (40 weeks)US |
Country5 (62 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
|
| 1998 | Leave A Mark |
US95  (5 weeks)US |
Country15 (54 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
|
| 1999 | Home To You |
US135 (4 weeks) US |
Country16 (45 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
|
| 2000 | Brand New Me |
US15th (19 weeks)US |
Country2 (46 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
|
| 2002 | Pictures |
US110 (1 week) US |
Country13 (14 weeks) Country |
Warner
|
| 2004 | Letters From Home |
US31 (11 weeks) US |
Country3 (22 weeks) Country |
Warner
|
| 2008 | Time flies |
US172 (1 week) US |
Country35 (3 weeks) Country |
Stringtown Records
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more publishments
- 2003: Mr. Snowman (Warner)
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
Country
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| 1997 | Greatest hits |
US33 (29 weeks)US |
Country5 (104 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
|
| 2002 | Love songs | - |
Country27 (14 weeks) Country |
Atlantic
|
| 2003 | The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery |
US77 (4 weeks) US |
Country11 (54 weeks) Country |
Warner
|
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
Country
|
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| 1992 | Life's a Dance Life’s a Dance |
- |
Country4 (20 weeks) Country |
|
| 1993 | I Love the Way You Love Me Life’s a Dance |
US60 (13 weeks) US |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
|
| Beer and Bones Life’s a Dance |
- |
Country21 (20 weeks) Country |
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| I Swear Kickin 'It Up |
US42 (20 weeks)US |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
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| 1994 | Rope the Moon Kickin 'It Up |
- |
Country4 (20 weeks) Country |
|
| Be My Baby Tonight Kickin 'It Up |
US73 (10 weeks) US |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
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| If you've got love kickin 'it up |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
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| 1995 | I Can Love You Like That John Michael Montgomery |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
|
| Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) John Michael Montgomery |
- |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
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| No Man's Land John Michael Montgomery |
- |
Country3 (20 weeks) Country |
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| Cowboy Love John Michael Montgomery |
- |
Country4 (20 weeks) Country |
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| 1996 | Long as I Live John Michael Montgomery |
- |
Country4 (20 weeks) Country |
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| Ain't Got Nothin 'on Us What I Do the Best |
- |
Country15 (19 weeks) Country |
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| Friends What I Do the Best |
US69 (12 weeks) US |
Country2 (20 weeks) Country |
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| 1997 | I Miss You a Little What I Do the Best |
- |
Country6 (20 weeks) Country |
|
| How Was I to Know What I Do the Best |
- |
Country2 (20 weeks) Country |
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| Angel in My Eyes Greatest Hits |
- |
Country4 (21 weeks) Country |
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| 1998 | Love Working on You Leave a Mark |
- |
Country14 (20 weeks) Country |
|
| Cover You in Kisses Leave a Mark |
US91 (9 weeks) US |
Country3 (21 weeks) Country |
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| Hold On to Me Leave a Mark |
US33 (19 weeks) US |
Country4 (25 weeks) Country |
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| 1999 | Hello LOVE Home to You |
US71 (6 weeks) US |
Country15 (20 weeks) Country |
|
| Home to You Home to You |
US45 (20 weeks) US |
Country2 (28 weeks) Country |
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| 2000 | Nothing Catches Jesus by Surprise Home to You |
- |
Country50 (10 weeks) Country |
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| You are home to you |
- |
Country48 (16 weeks) Country |
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| The Little Girl Brand New Me |
US35 (20 weeks) US |
Country1 (23 weeks) Country |
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| 2001 | That's What I Like About You Brand New Me |
- |
Country44 (11 weeks) Country |
|
| Even Then Brand New Me |
- |
Country59 (1 week) Country |
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| 2002 | Til Nothing Comes Between Us Pictures |
- |
Country19 (26 weeks) Country |
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| 2003 | Country Thang Pictures |
- |
Country45 (8 weeks) Country |
|
| Four-Wheel Drive Pictures |
- |
Country52 (5 weeks) Country |
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| 2004 | Letters from Home Letters from Home |
US24 (20 weeks) US |
Country2 (25 weeks) Country |
|
| Goes Good with Beer Letters from Home |
- |
Country51 (9 weeks) Country |
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| 2008 | Forever Time Flies |
- |
Country28 (24 weeks) Country |
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | ||||
| 1994 | Kick It Up, Kickin 'It Up |
- |
Country72 (2 weeks) Country |
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more publishments
- 2008: Mad Cowboy Disease
- 2008: If You Ever Went Away
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
Country
|
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| 1997 | Warning signs |
- |
Country56 (5 weeks) Country |
with Bill Engvall
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| 2009 | Ride Through the Country Ride Through the Country |
- |
Country57 (2 weeks) Country |
with Colt Ford
|
more publishments
- 1994: Amazing Grace (with The Maverick Choir)
Video albums
- 1994: Kickin 'It Up (US:gold)
Awards (selection)
- 1993 - ACM Song of The Year: I Love The Way You Love
- 1993 - ACM Top New Male Vocalist
- 1994 - CMA Single of The Year: I Swear
- 1994 - CMA Horizon Award
- 1994 - ACM Single of The Year: I Swear
- 1994 - ACM Song of The Year: I Swear
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Montgomery, John Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danville , Kentucky |