Life's a Dance

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.

Life's a Dance
Studio album by John Michael Montgomery
Released	October 13, 1992
Studio	Masterfonics, Quad Studios, Scruggs Sound Studio Nashville, TN
Genre	Country
Length	32:40
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
"Life's a Dance" Released: September 21, 1992 "I Love the Way You Love Me" Released: March 1, 1993 "Beer and Bones" Released: July 10, 1993

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	D link

"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
• 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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–93) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 6 US Billboard 200[1] 27 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] 4 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position US Billboard 200[4] 76 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 14 Chart (1994) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 24 Chart (1995) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 67

References

1. "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
2. "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
3. "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
4. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2020.