John Michael Montgomery: Home To You/Brand New Me/Pictures Letters From Home, 4LPs on 2CDs

• Four original albums appearing together in one package for the first time.
• All recorded for Atlantic and Warner Bros. between 1999 and 2004.

John Michael Montgomery was born in Danville, Kentucky on January, 20th 1965 but was raised in Nicholasville, Kentucky. He had more than 30 singles on the Billboard Country chart including 7 No. 1s and 13 Top 10s.

While appearing at the Austin City Saloon in Lexington, John Michael Montgomery was spotted by an executive from Atlantic Records. This led to a deal with the record label’s newly opened Nashville division.
He was 26 years old and was promoted as one of Country’s new breed of “hat” acts that enjoyed a period of popularity at the time. He won Top New Male Vocalist from the Country Music Association and The Academy of Country Music, also the Horizon award for Best New Artist.

The first album in this collection ‘Home To You’ (1999) was produced by Garth Fundis who was already well-established for his work with Trisha Yearwood, Keith Whitley and Don Williams. The album was acclaimed for its powerful ballads, an area of music which became Montgomery’s forte.

‘Brand New Me’ (2000) reached No. 2 in the album charts and features the No. 1 single ‘The Little Girl’. John Michael Montgomery produced this album along with Buddy Cannon and Norro Wilson.

Two years later he appeared on Warner Bros., the parent company of Atlantic Records with ‘Pictures’ co-produced by the artist and Scott Hendricks. One reviewer critiqued his songs as “flowing by like a gentle summer breeze”.

‘Letters From Home’ was co-produced by Montgomery and Byron Gallimore and enjoyed a 22 week chart run, peaking at No. 3. The title track reflects the tragedy of 9/11 and reached No. 2 in the singles chart.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

HOME TO YOU
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 HOLDING AN AMAZING LOVE
8 WHEN YOUR ARMS WERE AROUND
9 LOVE IS OUR BUSINESS
10 NOTHING CATCHES JESUS BY SURPRISE

BRAND NEW ME
11 BRAND NEW ME
12 BUS TO BIRMINGHAM
13 WEEKEND SUPERSTAR
14 THANKS FOR THE G CHORD
15 EVEN THEN
16 THAT’S WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU
17 THAT’S NOT HER PICTURE
18 THE LITTLE GIRL
19 REAL LOVE
20 I LOVE IT ALL

DISC TWO
PICTURES
1 COUNTRY THANG
2 LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING
3 ‘TIL NOTHING COMES BETWEEN US
4 GOT YOU TO THANK FOR THAT
5 PICTURES
6 LOVE AND ALCOHOL
7 I WANNA BE THERE
8 BELIEVE IN ME
9 IT GOES LIKE THIS
10 FOUR WHEEL DRIVE

LETTERS FROM HOME
11 GOOD GROUND
12 LETTERS FROM HOME
13 THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT
14 LOOK AT ME NOW
15 GOES GOOD WITH BEER
16 COOL
17 IT ROCKED
18 THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING
19 BREAK THIS CHAIN
20 LITTLE DEVIL