Kickin' It Up

Kickin' It Up
Studio album by John Michael Montgomery
Released	January 25, 1994 (1994-01-25)
Genre	Country
Length	34:26
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Scott Hendricks John Kunz
John Michael Montgomery chronology
Life's a Dance (1992) Kickin' It Up (1994) John Michael Montgomery (1995)
Alternative cover
Japan Cover
Singles from Kickin' It Up
"I Swear" Released: December 13, 1993 "Rope the Moon" Released: March 14, 1994 "Be My Baby Tonight" Released: May 23, 1994 "If You've Got Love" Released: September 19, 1994

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B) [2]

Kickin' It Up is the second studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The album was released by Atlantic Records on January 25, 1994. On February 19 of the same year, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Four songs were released from it: "I Swear," "Rope the Moon," "Be My Baby Tonight" and "If You've Got Love." Three of the singles reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while "Rope the Moon" was a #4. "Be My Baby Tonight" and "I Swear" both crossed over into the Hot 100, peaking at #73 and #42, respectively. Additionally, "Kick It Up" peaked at #72 from unsolicited airplay. "I Swear" was later covered by pop group All-4-One, whose version was also a Number One hit in several countries.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Be My Baby Tonight" (Richard Fagan, Ed Hill) - 2:50
2. "Full-Time Love" (Carson Chamberlain, Zack Turner) - 2:53
3. "I Swear" (Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers) - 4:24
4. "She Don't Need a Band to Dance" (Randy Archer, Freddy Weller) - 3:21
5. "All In My Heart" (Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis) - 3:46
6. "Friday at Five" (Jimmy Stewart, George Teren) - 2:41
7. "Rope the Moon" (Aggie Brown, Jess Brown, Jimmy Denton) - 4:06
8. "If You've Got Love" (Mark D. Sanders, Steve Seskin) - 3:54
9. "Oh How She Shines" (Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson) - 3:14
10. "Kick It Up" (Andy Byrd, Jim Robinson) - 3:17

Production

• Produced By Scott Hendricks & John Kunz
• Engineered By Scott Hendricks, Amy Hughes, John Kunz, John Guess & Marty Williams
• Mixed By Jeff Balding, Scott Hendricks & John Kunz
• Mastered By Hank Williams

Personnel

• Bill Cuomo – synthesizer strings on "I Swear", "Rope the Moon", and "Oh How She Shines"
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle on all tracks, mandolin on "If You've Got Love"
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar on all tracks
• Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar on all tracks except "All in My Heart", "Rope the Moon", and "Kick It Up"
• Dann Huff – electric guitar on all tracks, acoustic guitar on "Kick It Up"
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano on "Full-Time Love", Hammond B-3 organ on "Full-Time Love" and "Kick It Up"
• Brent Mason – electric guitar on all tracks except "All in My Heart"
• John Michael Montgomery – lead vocals on all tracks
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals on all tracks except "I Swear" and "Rope the Moon"
• Harry Stinson – background vocals on "I Swear" and "Rope the Moon"
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar on "All in My Heart", "Rope the Moon", and "Kick It Up"
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals on all tracks except "Kick It Up"
• Lonnie Wilson – drums on all tracks
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar on all tracks
• Reese Wynans – piano on all tracks except "Full-Time Love", Hammond B-3 organ on "All in My Heart" and "Rope the Moon"

Group vocals on "Kick It Up" by Harry Stinson, Dennis Wilson, Mimi Nuyens, Bruce Sulfridge, John Kunz and Mike Janas.

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