Life's a Dance is the debut studio album by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery, released on October 13, 1992, by Atlantic Records. It features the singles "Life's a Dance", "Beer and Bones" and "I Love the Way You Love Me", which peaked at #4, #21, and #1, respectively, on the Billboard country charts between 1992 and 1993. The album has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of three million copies in the United States.
"Takin' Off the Edge" was later recorded by Kevin Denney on his 2002 self-titled debut album. "Dream On Texas Ladies" was originally recorded by Rex Allen Jr. on his 1984 album On the Move and had a Top 20 hit with this song.
Track listing
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| Title | Writer(s) |
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| 1. | "Beer and Bones" | Sanger D. Shafer, Lonnie Williams | 3:38 |
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| 2. | "Life's a Dance" | Allen Shamblin, Steve Seskin | 3:09 |
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| 3. | "When Your Baby Ain't Around" | Stan Munsey, Bob Alan | 3:15 |
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| 4. | "Line on Love" | David Wills, Rick West, James Dean Hicks | 2:37 |
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| 5. | "I Love the Way You Love Me" | Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon | 4:02 |
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| 6. | "Taking Off the Edge" | Larry Cordle, Larry Shell | 3:15 |
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| 7. | "Everytime I Fall (It Breaks Her Heart)" | Johnny MacRae, Steve Clark | 3:03 |
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| 8. | "Dream On Texas Ladies" | Steve Dan Mills | 3:10 |
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| 9. | "A Great Memory" | Dean Dillon, Trey Bruce | 3:22 |
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| 10. | "Nickels and Dimes and Love" | MacRae, Clark | 2:54 |
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Personnel
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- Bobby All – acoustic guitar
- Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar
- Michael Black – background vocals
- Glen Duncan – fiddle
- Wyatt Easterling – acoustic guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Owen Hale – drums
- Bill Hullett – electric guitar
- Clayton Ivey – keyboards
- Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica
- Michael Jones – background vocals
- Jerry Kroon – drums
- Gary Lunn – bass guitar
- John Michael Montgomery – lead vocals, background vocals
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Ron "Snake" Reynolds – electric guitar, percussion
- Brent Rowan – electric guitar
- Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Lonnie Wilson – drums
- Curtis Young – background vocals
References
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