Leave a Mark
1998 studio album by John Michael Montgomery
- John Michael Montgomery
- Csaba Petocz
Greatest Hits (1997) | Leave a Mark (1998) | Home to You (1999) |
- "Love Working on You"
Released: March 9, 1998 - "Cover You in Kisses"
Released: May 25, 1998 - "Hold On to Me"
Released: September 28, 1998
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | B link |
Leave a Mark is the fifth studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The tracks "Love Working on You", "Cover You in Kisses", and "Hold On to Me" were all released as singles, reaching numbers 14, 3, and 4, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs charts. Overall, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States.
The title track was later recorded by Elbert West (who co-wrote it) on his 2001 debut album Livin' the Life. "You're the Ticket" was later released by Billy Hoffman from his 2000 album All I Wanted Was You.[1]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Cover You in Kisses" | Jerry Kilgore, Brett Jones, Jess Brown | 3:56 |
2. | "Hold On to Me" | Blair Daly, Will Rambeaux | 4:10 |
3. | "Little Cowboy's Cry" | Monte Thomas | 4:53 |
4. | "It Gets Me Every Time" | Wade Kirby, Butch Baker, Thom McHugh | 3:07 |
5. | "I Don't Want This Song to End" | Travis Ryan Lelesch, Tony Ramey | 4:46 |
6. | "Love Working on You" | Jim Collins, Craig Wiseman | 4:00 |
7. | "I Couldn't Dream" | Richie McDonald, Frank Solesbee, Mark Rone | 4:26 |
8. | "You're the Ticket" | Keith Follesé, Kirby, Brown | 2:54 |
9. | "I Never Stopped Lovin' You" | Carson Chamberlain, Gary Harrison, Mark Wills | 3:59 |
10. | "This One's Gonna 'Leave a Mark'" | John Michael Montgomery, David Lee, Johnny Park, Elbert West | 3:50 |
Personnel
- Mark Beckett – drums
- Richard Bennett – electric guitar
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar, Dobro
- Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
- J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Larry Franklin – fiddle
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar, Dobro
- Dann Huff – electric guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- John Michael Montgomery – lead vocals
- Phil Naish – keyboards, piano
- Steve Nathan – keyboards, piano
- Chris Rodriguez – background vocals
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- Curtis Young – background vocals
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[6] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "All I Wanted Was You – Billy Hoffman – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Leave a Mark". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
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- Life's a Dance
- Kickin' It Up
- John Michael Montgomery
- What I Do the Best
- Leave a Mark
- Home to You
- Brand New Me
- Pictures
- Mr. Snowman
- Letters from Home
- Time Flies
- Greatest Hits
- The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery
- "Life's a Dance"
- "I Love the Way You Love Me"
- "Beer and Bones"
- "I Swear"
- "Rope the Moon"
- "Be My Baby Tonight"
- "If You've Got Love"
- "I Can Love You Like That"
- "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)"
- "No Man's Land"
- "Cowboy Love"
- "Long as I Live"
- "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us"
- "Friends"
- "I Miss You a Little"
- "How Was I to Know"
- "Angel in My Eyes"
- "Love Working on You"
- "Cover You in Kisses"
- "Hold On to Me"
- "Hello L.O.V.E."
- "Home to You"
- "The Little Girl"
- "'Til Nothing Comes Between Us"
- "Letters from Home"
- "Forever"