Brand New Me is the seventh studio album released by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist John Michael Montgomery

John Michael Montgomery

John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. He has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two of Billboard’s Number One country singles of the year: "I Swear" and "Sold "...

. His last album for the Atlantic label, it features the Number One single "The Little Girl" (the last Number One of his career) as well as "Even Then" and "That's What I Like About You", both of which failed to make Top 40.

"That's Not Her Picture" was previously cut by Jason Sellers

Jason Sellers

Jason Sellers is an American country music artist. After several years of touring the United States in his family's band, Sellers joined the road band of Ricky Skaggs. By 1997, he was signed to a recording contract with BNA Records, for whom he recorded two studio albums: 1997's I'm Your Man and...

 on his 1999 album A Matter of Time

A Matter of Time (Jason Sellers album)

A Matter of Time is the second and final album released by American country music artist Jason Sellers. Its title track was a Top 40 hit for him on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 1999...

, and "Thanks for the G Chord" was originally recorded by Canadian artist Gil Grand

Gil Grand

Gil Grand is a country music singer, best known for his hit "Famous First Words." Active since 1998, he has released three studio albums to date: 1998's Famous First Words, 2002's Burnin′ and 2006's Somebody's Someone...

 on his 1998 album Famous First Words.

Brand New Me was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

1. "Brand New Me" (Kris Bergsnes, Lee Thomas Miller
   Lee Thomas Miller
   Lee Thomas Miller is an American country music songwriter and occasional record producer. His credits include the Number One country hits "The World" and "I'm Still a Guy" for Brad Paisley and "You're Gonna Miss This" for Trace Adkins, as well as Top Ten hits for Terri Clark, Joe Nichols, and...
   
   ) - 3:35
2. "Bus to Birmingham" (Tony Lane, Jess Brown) - 4:04
3. "Weekend Superstar" (George Molton) - 2:31
4. "Thanks for the G Chord" (Byron Hill
   Byron Hill
   Byron Hill , is an American songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Working professionally in Nashville, TN for more than thirty years, his songs have been recorded by over 650 Country and Pop artists.-Music career:...
   
   , Mark Narmore) - 4:04
5. "Even Then" (Pat Bunch, Shane Teeters) - 3:49
6. "That's What I Like About You" (Richard Fagan
   Richard Fagan
   Richard Fagan is an American songwriter and musician. He has had six top ten singles and 18 charted singles on the Billboard Country charts...
   
   , Larry Alderman) - 3:05
7. "That's Not Her Picture" (Bill Anderson, Gary Burr
   Gary Burr
   Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician and songwriter and producer, mostly known for his stable of hits recorded by country music performers. Burr began his career as a member of the group Pure Prairie League from 1982 to 1985, taking over after Vince Gill departed the group...
   
   ) - 3:18
8. "The Little Girl
   The Little Girl
   "The Little Girl" is a song written by Harley Allen and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The song features harmony vocals by bluegrass musicians Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski, both members of Alison Krauss and Union Station. It was released in August 2000 as the...
   
   " (Harley Allen
   Harley Allen
   Harley Lee Allen was an American bluegrass and country singer and songwriter.-Early life:He was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of the bluegrass performer Red Allen.-Film career:...
   
   ) - 3:52
9. "Real Love" (Neil Thrasher
   Neil Thrasher
   Joe Neil Thrasher, Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1995 and 1997, he and Kelly Shiver comprised the duo Thrasher Shiver, which recorded a studio album for Asylum Records in 1996 and charted two singles on the Billboard country charts in early 1997...
   
   , Kent Blazy
   Kent Blazy
   Kent Blazy is an American country music songwriter. His credits include several singles for Garth Brooks , as well as singles by Gary Morris, Diamond Rio, Patty Loveless and Chris Young.-Biography:Kent Blazy was raised in Lexington, Kentucky...
   
   ) - 3:04
10. "I Love It All" (John Michael Montgomery, Blair Daly
    Blair Daly
    Blair Daly is an American songwriter and producer. He was born and raised in the small, Cajun town of Opelousas, Louisiana. Blair moved straight out of high school to Nashville, Tennessee in 1990, to pursue a career in music...
    
    ) - 4:14

Personnel

• Melonie Cannon – background vocals
• J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Chad Cromwell
  Chad Cromwell
  Chad Cromwell is an American drummer, best known for his work with Neil Young and with Mark Knopfler.- Personal life :Cromwell was born in Paducah, Kentucky, and three years later moved with his family to Memphis, Tennessee...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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• Blair Daly - background vocals
• Glen Duncan - fiddle
  Fiddle
  The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
  
  , mandolin
  Mandolin
  A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
  
  
• Kim Fleming - background vocals
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• Paul Franklin
  Paul Franklin (musician)
  Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
  
   - steel guitar
  Steel guitar
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  , Dobro
  Dobro
  Dobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
  
  
• Wes Hightower - background vocals
• John Hobbs - piano
  Piano
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  , organ
• Garnet Imes - background vocals
• Alison Krauss
  Alison Krauss
  Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
  
   - background vocals
• Troy Lancaster - electric guitar
• B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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• Liana Manis - background vocals
• Brent Mason
  Brent Mason
  Brent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
  
   – electric guitar
• Randy McCormick - piano, keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , organ
• John Michael Montgomery - electric guitar, vocals
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Bobby Ogdin - piano, organ
• Dale Oliver
  Dale Oliver
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   - electric guitar
• Larry Paxton - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Scotty Sanders - lap steel guitar
  Lap steel guitar
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• Dan Tyminski
  Dan Tyminski
  Daniel John "Dan" Tyminski is a bluegrass composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist. He is a member of the band Alison Krauss and Union Station and has released two solo albums, Carry Me Across the Mountain , on the Doobie Shea Records label, and Wheels , on the Rounder Records label.He is best...
  
  - mandolin, background vocals
• Tommy White - steel guitar
• John Willis - acoustic guitar
• Curtis Young - background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	2
U.S. Billboard 200	15
Canadian RPM Country Albums	4