Greatest Hits (John Michael Montgomery album)
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| Released | October 14, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 50:14 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | various | |||
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Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery; it was released in 1997 on Atlantic Records. The track "Angel in My Eyes" was newly recorded for this compilation and released as a single, peaking at #4 on the Billboard country music charts in 1998.
In August 1999 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.[1]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" | Richard Fagan, Robb Royer | 2:30 |
| 2. | "If You've Got Love" | Mark D. Sanders, Steve Seskin | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Rope the Moon" | Jimmy Denton, Aggie Brown, Jess Brown | 4:06 |
| 4. | "I Love the Way You Love Me" | Chuck Cannon, Victoria Shaw | 4:01 |
| 5. | "Friends" | Jerry Holland | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Cowboy Love" | Bill Douglas, Jeff Wood | 3:12 |
| 7. | "I Miss You a Little" | Fagan, John Michael Montgomery, Mike Anthony | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Beer and Bones" | Sanger D. Shafer, Lonnie Williams | 3:38 |
| 9. | "I Can Love You Like That" | Steve Diamond, Maribeth Derry, Jennifer Kimball | 3:53 |
| 10. | "No Man's Land" | John Scott Sherrill, Seskin | 3:02 |
| 11. | "Be My Baby Tonight" | Fagan, Ed Hill | 2:50 |
| 12. | "I Swear" | Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers | 4:24 |
| 13. | "Angel in My Eyes" | Blair Daly, Tony Mullins | 3:31 |
| 14. | "Life's a Dance" | Allen Shamblin, Seskin | 3:09 |
Personnel on track 13[edit]
- Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Shannon Forrest - drums
- Larry Franklin - fiddle
- Dann Huff - electric guitar
- John Michael Montgomery - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Steve Nathan - piano
- Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
- Bobby Terry - electric guitar
- Curtis Young - background vocals
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: John Michael Montgomery". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
- ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 11, 2021.