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John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. Montgomery began singing with his brother Eddie, who is one-half of the country duo Montgomery Gentry, before beginning his major-label solo career in 1992. He has had more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, of which five have reached number 1: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", and "The Little Girl", while thirteen more have reached top 10. "I Swear" and "Sold" were named by Billboard as the top country songs of 1994 and 1995, respectively, according to Billboard Year-End. Montgomery's recordings of "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both released concurrently with R&B versions by the group All-4-One. Several of Montgomery's singles crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, his highest peak there having been achieved by "Letters from Home" in 2004.
Montgomery has released eleven studio albums, including a Christmas album. His first seven albums were released via Atlantic Records Nashville, and his next two via parent company Warner Bros. Records Nashville after Atlantic closed its country division in 2001. His first three albums, Life's a Dance, Kickin' It Up, and John Michael Montgomery are all certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America; 1996's What I Do the Best is certified platinum; while Leave a Mark and Brand New Me are certified gold.
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