Home to You

by John Michael Montgomery

Overview

John Michael Montgomery settled into a groove early into his career, choosing to never push things too far. He had an easygoing style and a mellow baritone that sounded equally good on country rockers and love ballads. To the dismay of hardcore country purists, Montgomery chose to keep things easy -- his rockers never pushed too hard and his ballads were clean and calm. This inclination to keep things smooth only increased as his career progressed, and his sixth album, Home to You, is his smoothest yet. Nearly every song on the album is a love ballad, and all of them sound better-suited for adult contemporary radio than contemporary country radio (in the case of "Nothing Catches Jesus by Surprise," it could fit right into a CCM station's play list). Not that this is necessarily a bad thing, since Montgomery's strength has always been ballads, but the album winds up sounding very homogenous and bland after a while. It's hardly an unpleasant listen, yet few songs distinguish themselves from their peers. Those that do will undoubtedly sound fine on the inevitable second greatest-hits collection, but in this context they're part of the sonic fabric on an album that is essentially romantic country mood music. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/25/1999
Label:	Atlantic
UPC:	0075678318528

Tracks

1. Love Made Me Do It
2. Hello L-O-V-E
3. Home to You
4. Your Love Lingers On
5. You Are
6. Sinkin' In
7. Holdin' an Amazing Love
8. When Your Arms Were Around
9. Love Is Our Business
10. Nothing Catches Jesus by Surprise

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Michael Montgomery   Primary Artist
Sam Bush   Guest Artist
Jerry Douglas   Guest Artist
Glenn Worf   Guest Artist
Jason Sellers   Guest Artist
Darrell Scott   Guest Artist
Rebecca Lynn Howard   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Garth Fundis   Producer
Dave Sinko   Engineer
Steve Dean   Composer
Steven Dale Jones   Composer
Keith Sewell   Composer
Marty Dodson   Composer
Waylon Jennings   Composer
Jason Sellers   Composer
Rob Matson   Composer
Rebecca Lynn Howard   Composer
Noah Gordon   Composer
George Teren   Composer
Jeffrey Steele   Composer
Gary Harrison   Composer
Sarah Light   Composer
Shane Teeters   Composer
Rory Lee   Composer
Aaron Sain   Composer
Wendy Buckner   Composer
Arlos Smith   Composer
Willis R. Nance   Composer
Tom Douglas   Composer
Danny Wells   Composer