Meet Me in Montana

"Meet Me in Montana" is a song recorded by American country music artists Dan Seals and Marie Osmond. It was released in July 1985 as the lead-off single from Seals' album Won't Be Blue Anymore, and the second single from Osmond's 1985 album There's No Stopping Your Heart. The song was written by Paul Davis, who would later have a duet success of his own with Osmond, "You're Still New to Me."

"Meet Me in Montana"
Single by Dan Seals and Marie Osmond
from the album Won't Be Blue Anymore (Seals) and There's No Stopping Your Heart (Osmond)
B-side"What Do Lonely People Do"[1]
ReleasedJuly 1985
GenreCountry
Length3:54
LabelCapitol/Curb
Songwriter(s)Paul Davis
Producer(s)Kyle Lehning
Paul Worley
Dan Seals singles chronology
"My Old Yellow Car"
(1985)		 "Meet Me in Montana"
(1985)		 "Bop"
(1985)
Marie Osmond singles chronology
"Until I Fall in Love Again"
(1985)		 "Meet Me in Montana"
(1985)		 "There's No Stopping Your Heart"
(1985)

"Meet Me in Montana" reached No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart for one week in October 1985. The single was the first chart-topping hit for Seals, and Osmond's second No. 1 hit, her first to peak at the top of the chart since 1973's Paper Roses.

When performed live in concert since Seals's death in 2009, Osmond's brother Merrill Osmond usually serves as the duet partner.

Content

The song refers to two lovers who go their separate ways to pursue dreams; him, to be a country music star, and her to be a Hollywood actress. When both of them experience misery and failure, they decide that the best hope for their future is with each other, in Montana.

Awards and reception

"Meet Me in Montana" earned Seals and Osmond the Country Music Association Vocal Duo of the Year award in 1986.

Chart history
Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 19

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. "Dan Seals Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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