Life's a Dance

For the Chaka Khan song, see Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project.
Life's a Dance
Studio album by
John Michael Montgomery
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992
Studio
GenreCountry
Length32:22
LabelAtlantic
Producer
  • Doug Johnson (tracks 1–5, 8)
    Wyatt Easterling (tracks 6, 7, 9, 10)
John Michael Montgomery chronology
Life's a Dance
(1992) 		Kickin' It Up
(1994)
Singles from Life's a Dance
  1. "Life's a Dance"
    Released: September 21, 1992
  2. "I Love the Way You Love Me"
    Released: March 1, 1993
  3. "Beer and Bones"
    Released: July 10, 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyD[2]

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 Nos. 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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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beer and Bones"Sanger D. Shafer, Lonnie Williams3:38
2."Life's a Dance"Allen Shamblin, Steve Seskin3:09
3."When Your Baby Ain't Around"Stan Munsey, Bob Alan3:15
4."Line on Love"David Wills, Rick West, James Dean Hicks2:37
5."I Love the Way You Love Me"Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon4:02
6."Taking Off the Edge"Larry Cordle, Larry Shell3:15
7."Everytime I Fall (It Breaks Her Heart)"Johnny MacRae, Steve Clark3:03
8."Dream On Texas Ladies"Steve Dan Mills3:10
9."A Great Memory"Dean Dillon, Trey Bruce3:22
10."Nickels and Dimes and Love"MacRae, Clark2:54

Personnel

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  • John Michael Montgomery – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-5, 8)
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards (1-5, 8)
  • Clayton Ivey – keyboards (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Bobby All – acoustic guitars (1-5, 8)
  • Brent Rowan – electric guitars (1-5, 8)
  • Kenny Bell – acoustic guitars (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Wyatt Easterling – acoustic guitars (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Bill Hullett – electric guitars (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Ron "Snake" Reynolds – electric guitars (6, 7, 9, 10), percussion (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar (1-5, 8)
  • Sonny Garrish – steel guitar (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Willie Weeks – bass (1-5, 8)
  • Gary Lunn – bass (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums (1-5, 8)
  • Owen Hale – drums (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Jerry Kroon – drums (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica (1-5, 8)
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle (1-5, 8)
  • Glen Duncan – fiddle (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Michael Jones – backing vocals (1-5, 8)
  • Michael Black – harmony vocals (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Dennis Wilson – harmony vocals (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Curtis Young – harmony vocals (6, 7, 9, 10)

Production

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  • Doug Johnson – producer (1-5, 8), engineer (1-5, 8)
  • Wyatt Easterling – producer (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Ron Reynolds – engineer (6, 7, 9, 10), remixing (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Carry Summers – assistant engineer (1-5, 8)
  • Julian King – assistant mix engineer (1-5, 8)
  • Greg Parker – assistant engineer (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Debbie Zavitson – production assistant (1-5, 8)
  • Virginia Team – art direction
  • Jerry Joyner – design
  • Mark Tucker – photography

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Life's a Dance Review by Brian Mansfield". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ Altman, Billy (February 19, 1993). "Life's a Dance". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Canadian album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Life's a Dance". Music Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Life's a Dance". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
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