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
Released October 13, 1992
Genre Country
Length 32:22
Label Atlantic
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: 1993
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Life's a Dance is the debut studio album of American country music singer John Michael Montgomery. 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.

Track listing

  1. "Beer and Bones" (Sanger D. Shafer, Lonnie Williams) – 3:38
  2. "Life's a Dance" (Allen Shamblin, Steve Seskin) – 3:09
  3. "When Your Baby Ain't Around" (Stan Munsey, Bob Alan) – 3:15
  4. "Line on Love" (David Wills, Rick West, James Dean Hicks) – 2:37
  5. "I Love the Way You Love Me" (Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon) – 4:01
  6. "Taking Off the Edge" (Larry Cordle, Larry Shell) – 3:15
  7. "Everytime I Fall (It Breaks Her Heart)" (Johnny MacRae, Steve Clark) – 3:03
  8. "Dream On Texas Ladies" (Steve Dan Mills) – 3:08
  9. "A Great Memory" (Dean Dillon, Trey Bruce) – 3:22
  10. "Nickels and Dimes and Love" (MacRae, Clark) – 2:54

Personnel

  • 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
  • Garry Lunn – bass guitar
  • John Michael Montgomery – acoustic guitar, lead 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

Chart performance

Chart (1992) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 4
U.S. Billboard 200 27
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 2
Canadian RPM Country Albums 6
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