John Michael Montgomery is the third studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. Singles released from this album include "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)", "No Man's Land", "Cowboy Love" and "Long as I Live". Respectively, these reached #1, #1, #3, #4, and #4 on the Hot Country Songs charts; "Sold" was also declared the Number One country song of 1995 by Billboard.

John Michael Montgomery
Studio album by John Michael Montgomery
Released	March 28, 1995 (1995-03-28)
Recorded	1994
Studio	Castle Recording Studios Recording Arts, Omin Sound and Soundshop, Nashville, TN Sound Emporium, Nashville, TN[1]
Genre	Country
Length	33:01
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Scott Hendricks
John Michael Montgomery chronology
Kickin' It Up (1994) John Michael Montgomery (1995) What I Do the Best (1996)
Singles from John Michael Montgomery
"I Can Love You Like That" Released: February 27, 1995 "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" Released: May 1, 1995 "No Man's Land" Released: August 21, 1995 "Cowboy Love" Released: November 13, 1995 "Long as I Live" Released: February 26, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	C link
The Village Voice	C+[2]

The track "Holdin' Onto Somethin'" was also recorded by Jeff Carson on his 1995 self-titled debut album, from which it was released as a single in 1996.

Track listing

1. "Cowboy Love" (Bill Douglas, Jeff Wood) – 3:12
2. "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" (Richard Fagan, Robb Royer) – 2:30
3. "I Can Love You Like That" (Steve Diamond, Maribeth Derry, Jennifer Kimball) – 3:53
4. "High School Heart" (Jerry Laseter, Kerry Kurt Phillips) – 3:14
5. "Just Like a Rodeo" (Roger Brown, Tommy Conners) – 3:09
6. "Holdin' Onto Something" (Tom Shapiro, Thom McHugh) – 2:58
7. "Long as I Live" (Rick Bowles, Will Robinson) – 4:16
8. "No Man's Land" (John Scott Sherrill, Steve Seskin) – 3:02
9. "Heaven Sent Me You" (John E. McCollum, Len Doolin) – 3:36
10. "It's What I Am" (John Calvert, Aaron Sain) – 2:59

Personnel

• Bill Cuomo – synthesizer on "I Can Love You Like That", "High School Heart", "Long as I Live", and "Heaven Sent Me You"
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar on all tracks
• Barry Green – trombone on "Just Like a Rodeo"
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle on all tracks except "I Can Love You Like That", "Holdin' Onto Something", and "No Man's Land"
• Dann Huff – electric guitar on all tracks except "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" and "Just Like A Rodeo"
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano on all tracks
• Brent Mason – electric guitar on all tracks
• Terry McMillan – harmonica on "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)", suspended cymbal on "I Can Love You Like That" and "Long as I Live", tambourine on "Holdin' Onto Something"
• John Michael Montgomery – lead vocals on all tracks
• John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals on all tracks except "I Can Love You Like That", "High School Heart", "Long as I Live", and "No Man's Land"
• Dennis Solee – tenor saxophone on "Just Like a Rodeo"
• Harry Stinson – backing vocals on "I Can Love You Like That", "High School Heart", "Long as I Live", and "No Man's Land"
• George Tidwell – trumpet on "Just Like a Rodeo"
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar on all tracks, electric guitar on "Holdin' Onto Something"
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals on all tracks except "Cowboy Love" and "It's What I Am"
• Lonnie Wilson – drums on all tracks
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar on all tracks

Horns on "Just Like a Rodeo" arranged by Buddy Skipper.

Chart performance

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