John Michael Montgomery

John Michael Montgomery (born January 20, 1965) is an American country music singer. Montgomery began singing with his brother Eddie, who would later become known as one half of the duo Montgomery Gentry, in the group Early Tymz before beginning a solo career in 1992. He has had more than 30 singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts, of which seven have reached number one: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "I Swear", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)", and "The Little Girl". 13 more have reached the top 10. "I Swear" and "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" were named by ''Billboard'' as the top country songs of 1994 and 1995, respectively. Montgomery's recordings of "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both released concurrently with cover versions by the R&B group All-4-One. Several of Montgomery's singles crossed over to the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, his highest peak there having been achieved by "Letters from Home" in 2004.

Montgomery has released 10 studio albums. His first seven albums were released via Atlantic Records Nashville, and his next two via parent company Warner Bros. Records Nashville after Atlantic closed its country division in 2001. His first three albums, ''Life's a Dance'' (1992), ''Kickin' It Up'' (1994), and ''John Michael Montgomery'' (1995) are all certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); 1996's ''What I Do the Best'' is certified platinum; while ''Leave a Mark'' (1998) and ''Brand New Me'' (2000) are certified gold. Provided by Wikipedia