Letters from Home (album)

Letters From Home is the ninth studio album by John Michael Montgomery released April 20, 2004. It features the singles "Letters from Home", "Cool", and "Goes Good with Beer". Although "Cool", the first single, failed to chart, the title track reached #2[2] on the Hot Country Songs charts in mid-2004, becoming Montgomery's first Top 10 country hit since "The Little Girl" in 2000. "Goes Good with Beer" peaked at #51[3] on the same chart, and after its release, he exited Warner Bros.' roster.

Letters from Home
Studio album by John Michael Montgomery
Released	April 20, 2004
Recorded	2003-4 at Ocean Way Recording, Essential Sound and Stringtown Records (vocals)
Genre	Country
Length	38:07
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Byron Gallimore John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery chronology
Pictures (2002) Letters from Home (2004) Time Flies (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Good Ground" (Bill Luther, Bob Regan, Naoise Sheridan) - 4:09
2. "Letters from Home" (Tony Lane, David Lee) - 4:27
3. "That's What I'm Talking About" (Paul Nelson, Tom Shapiro) - 3:24
4. "Look at Me Now" (Mike Geiger, Vicky McGehee, D. Vincent Williams) - 3:22
5. "Goes Good with Beer" (Casey Beathard, Ed Hill) - 4:26
6. "Cool" (Harley Allen, Brice Long) - 3:38
7. "It Rocked" (Marty Dodson, Paul Overstreet) - 3:50
8. "That Changes Everything" (Lane, Lee) - 3:57
9. "Break This Chain" (Jim Collins, Billy Yates) - 2:52
10. "Little Devil" (Blair Daly, Danny Orton) - 3:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[4]

• Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
• Mark Casstevens - banjo
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
• Larry Franklin - fiddle, mandolin
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar, dobro
• Byron Gallimore - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone electric guitar, synth horns, synth strings
• Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
• B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• John Michael Montgomery - lead vocals
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Russ Pahl - steel guitar
• Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
• Russell Terrell - background vocals
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
• Lonnie Wilson - drums
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard 200[5] 31 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 3

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 58

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "John Michael Montgomery - Letters from Home". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
2. "Billboard Hot Country Songs". billboard.com. Billboard. May 28, 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
3. "Billboard Hot Country Songs". billboard.com. Billboard. May 28, 2004. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
4. Letters from Home (CD). John Michael Montgomery. Atlantic Records. 2005. 48729.CS1 maint: others (link)
5. "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
6. "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.