Greatest Hits (John Michael Montgomery album) explained

Greatest Hits
Type:	greatest
Artist:	John Michael Montgomery
Cover:	jmmgreatesthits.jpg
Genre:	Country
Length:	50:14
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	various
Prev Title:	What I Do the Best
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Leave a Mark
Next Year:	1998

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery; it was released in 1997 on Atlantic Records. The track "Angel in My Eyes" was newly recorded for this compilation and released as a single, peaking at #4 on the Billboard country music charts in 1998.

In August 1999 the album was certified Platinum by the RIAA.^[1]

Personnel on track 13

• Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
• Shannon Forrest - drums
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• Dann Huff - electric guitar
• John Michael Montgomery - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Steve Nathan - piano
• Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
• Bobby Terry - electric guitar
• Curtis Young - background vocals

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	72
Chart (1998)	Position
US Billboard 200^[3]	195
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	20
Chart (1999)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	66

Notes and References

1. Web site: August 16, 2018. RIAA – Searchable Database: John Michael Montgomery. .
2. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997. Billboard. November 16, 2020.
3. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. November 16, 2020.
4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. November 16, 2020.
5. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. November 16, 2020.