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Length
  
34:26

Release date
  
25 January 1994

Genre
  
Country music

Artist
  
John Michael Montgomery

Label
  
Atlantic Records

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Released
  
January 25, 1994 (1994-01-25)

Producer
  
Scott Hendricks John Kunz

Kickin' It Up (1994)
  
John Michael Montgomery (1995)

Similar
  
John Michael Montgomery albums, Country music albums

John michael montgomery kickin it up


Kickin' It Up is the second studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The album was released by Atlantic Records on January 25, 1994. On February 19 of the same year, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Four songs were released from it: "I Swear," "Rope the Moon," "Be My Baby Tonight" and "If You've Got Love." Three of the singles reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while "Rope the Moon" was a #4. "Be My Baby Tonight" and "I Swear" both crossed over into the Hot 100, peaking at #73 and #42, respectively. Additionally, "Kick It Up" peaked at #72 from unsolicited airplay. "I Swear" was later covered by pop group All-4-One, whose version was also a Number One hit in several countries.

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Critical reception

Giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars, Brian Mansfield wrote in New Country magazine that "On Kickin' It Up...Montgomery captures the personality he has spent the last year developing on stage." He praised Montgomery's energy on "Friday at Five" and "Be My Baby Tonight" in particular.

Track listing

  1. "Be My Baby Tonight" (Richard Fagan, Ed Hill) - 2:50
  2. "Full-Time Love" (Carson Chamberlain, Zack Turner) - 2:53
  3. "I Swear" (Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers) - 4:24
  4. "She Don't Need a Band to Dance" (Randy Archer, Freddy Weller) - 3:21
  5. "All In My Heart" (Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis) - 3:46
  6. "Friday at Five" (Jimmy Stewart, George Teren) - 2:41
  7. "Rope the Moon" (Aggie Brown, Jess Brown, Jimmy Denton) - 4:06
  8. "If You've Got Love" (Mark D. Sanders, Steve Seskin) - 3:54
  9. "Oh How She Shines" (Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson) - 3:14
  10. "Kick It Up" (Andy Byrd, Jim Robinson) - 3:17

Production

  • Produced By Scott Hendricks & John Kunz
  • Engineered By Scott Hendricks, Amy Hughes, John Kunz, John Guess & Marty Williams
  • Mixed By Jeff Balding, Scott Hendricks & John Kunz
  • Mastered By Hank Williams

    • Personnel

  • Bill Cuomo – synthesizer strings on "I Swear", "Rope the Moon", and "Oh How She Shines"
  • Stuart Duncan – fiddle on all tracks, mandolin on "If You've Got Love"
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar on all tracks
  • Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar on all tracks except "All in My Heart", "Rope the Moon", and "Kick It Up"
  • Dann Huff – electric guitar on all tracks, acoustic guitar on "Kick It Up"
  • John Barlow Jarvis – piano on "Full-Time Love", Hammond B-3 organ on "Full-Time Love" and "Kick It Up"
  • Brent Mason – electric guitar on all tracks except "All in My Heart"
  • John Michael Montgomery – lead vocals on all tracks
  • John Wesley Ryles – background vocals on all tracks except "I Swear" and "Rope the Moon"
  • Harry Stinson – background vocals on "I Swear" and "Rope the Moon"
  • Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar on "All in My Heart", "Rope the Moon", and "Kick It Up"
  • Dennis Wilson – background vocals on all tracks except "Kick It Up"
  • Lonnie Wilson – drums on all tracks
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar on all tracks
  • Reese Wynans – piano on all tracks except "Full-Time Love", Hammond B-3 organ on "All in My Heart" and "Rope the Moon"

    • Group vocals on "Kick It Up" by Harry Stinson, Dennis Wilson, Mimi Nuyens, Bruce Sulfridge, John Kunz and Mike Janas.

    Songs

    1Be My Baby Tonight2:50
    2Full-Time Love2:54
    3I Swear4:26

    References

    Kickin' It Up Wikipedia
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