Leave a Mark
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Leave a Mark is the fifth studio album by American country music
artist John Michael Montgomery
. The tracks "Love Working on You", "Cover You in Kisses", and "Hold On to Me" were all released as singles, reaching #15, #3 and #4, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs
charts. Overall, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States.
The title track was later recorded by Elbert West
(who co-wrote it) on his 2001 debut album Livin' the Life.
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 "...
. The tracks "Love Working on You", "Cover You in Kisses", and "Hold On to Me" were all released as singles, reaching #15, #3 and #4, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts. Overall, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States.
The title track was later recorded by Elbert West
Elbert West
-Track listing:#"Crawlin' Time" – 3:22#"Side of the Road" – 3:46#"Diddley" – 2:52#"Neon Light" – 3:35...
(who co-wrote it) on his 2001 debut album Livin' the Life.
Track listing
- "Cover You in KissesCover You in Kisses"Cover You in Kisses" is the title of a song written by Jerry Kilgore, Jess Brown and Brett Jones, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in May 1998 as the second single from the album Leave a Mark. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country...
" (Jerry KilgoreJerry Kilgore (singer)Jerry Kilgore is an American country music artist. He has recorded two studio albums: 1999's Love Trip on the Virgin Records label, and 2007's Loaded & Empty on his personal Nic-Nic-Neer label. The former album produced three chart singles on the Billboard country music charts, including a Top 40...
, Brett Jones, Jess Brown) - 3:56 - "Hold On to MeHold On to Me (John Michael Montgomery song)"Hold On to Me" is the title of a song written by Blair Daly and Will Rambeaux, and recorded by country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in September 1998 as the third and final single from his 1998 album Leave a Mark...
" (Blair DalyBlair DalyBlair 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...
, Will Rambeaux) - 4:10 - "Little Cowboy's Cry" (Monte Thomas) - 4:53
- "It Gets Me Every Time" (Wade Kirby, Butch BakerButch BakerButch Baker is an American country music artist. He recorded for Mercury Records in the late 1980s, releasing multiple singles between 1984 and 1990, as well as the album We Will. His highest-peaking single, "That's What Her Memory Is For", peaked at #41 on the U.S. country charts in...
, Thom McHugh) - 3:07 - "I Don't Want This Song to End" (Nettie Musick, Tony Ramey) - 4:46
- "Love Working on You" (Jim CollinsJim Collins (singer)Jim Collins is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1985 and 1998, Collins released three studio albums. He also charted seven singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
, Craig WisemanCraig WisemanCraig Michael Wiseman is an American country music songwriter. Active since the late 1980s as a songwriter, he has had his songs recorded by Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, and several other acts....
) - 4:00 - "I Couldn't Dream" (Richie McDonaldRichie McDonaldRichard Vance "Richie" McDonald is an American country music artist. From 1992 until his departure in 2007, he was the lead singer of the group Lonestar, which recorded seven studio albums on BNA Records during his tenure as lead vocalist. McDonald co-wrote several of the band's singles, and sang...
, Frank Solesbee, Mark Rone) - 4:26 - "You're the Ticket" (Keith FolleséKeith FolleséKeith Follesé is an American songwriter and co-founder of Midas Records Nashville.Early in his career, Follesé recorded with his wife, Adrienne, on A&M Records. They never released an album, and moved to Los Angeles, California...
, Kirby, Brown) - 2:54 - "I Never Stopped Lovin' You" (Carson ChamberlainCarson ChamberlainCarson Chamberlain is an American songwriter, record producer and steel guitarist who works mainly in the field of country music....
, Gary Harrison, Mark WillsMark WillsDaryl Mark Williams is an American country music artist, best known professionally as Mark Wills. Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label — Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute and And the Crowd Goes Wild — as well...
) - 3:59 - "This One's Gonna 'Leave a Mark'" (John Michael Montgomery, David Lee, Johnny Park, Elbert WestElbert West-Track listing:#"Crawlin' Time" – 3:22#"Side of the Road" – 3:46#"Diddley" – 2:52#"Neon Light" – 3:35...
) - 3:50
Chart performance
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 15 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 95 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 26 |