Life's a Dance

Life's a Dance
Studio album by John Michael Montgomery
Released	October 13, 1992
Genre	Country
Length	32:22
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Doug Johnson (tracks 1–5, 8) Wyatt Easterling (tracks 6, 7, 9, 10)
John Michael Montgomery chronology
Life's a Dance (1992) Kickin' It Up (1994)
Singles from Life's a Dance
"Life's a Dance" Released: September 21, 1992 "I Love the Way You Love Me" Released: March 1, 1993 "Beer and Bones" Released: 1993

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Life's a Dance is the first album of American country music singer John Michael Montgomery. It features the singles "Life's a Dance", "Beer and Bones" and "I Love the Way You Love Me", which peaked at #4, #21, and #1, respectively, on the Billboard country charts between 1992 and 1993. The album has been certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA for shipments of three million copies in the United States.

"Takin' Off the Edge" was later recorded by Kevin Denney on his 2002 self-titled debut album.

Track listing

1. "Beer and Bones" (Sanger D. Shafer, Lonnie Williams) – 3:38
2. "Life's a Dance" (Allen Shamblin, Steve Seskin) – 3:09
3. "When Your Baby Ain't Around" (Stan Munsey, Bob Alan) – 3:15
4. "Line on Love" (David Wills, Rick West, James Dean Hicks) – 2:37
5. "I Love the Way You Love Me" (Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon) – 4:01
6. "Taking Off the Edge" (Larry Cordle, Larry Shell) – 3:15
7. "Everytime I Fall (It Breaks Her Heart)" (Johnny MacRae, Steve Clark) – 3:03
8. "Dream On Texas Ladies" (Steve Dan Mills) – 3:08
9. "A Great Memory" (Dean Dillon, Trey Bruce) – 3:22
10. "Nickels and Dimes and Love" (MacRae, Clark) – 2:54

Personnel

• Bobby All – acoustic guitar
• Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar
• Michael Black – background vocals
• Glen Duncan – fiddle
• Wyatt Easterling – acoustic guitar
• Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Owen Hale – drums
• Bill Hullett – electric guitar
• Clayton Ivey – keyboards
• Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson – harmonica
• Michael Jones – background vocals
• Jerry Kroon – drums
• Garry Lunn – bass guitar
• John Michael Montgomery – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• Ron "Snake" Reynolds – electric guitar, percussion
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Tommy Spurlock – steel guitar
• Willie Weeks – bass guitar
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Curtis Young – background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	27
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	2
Canadian RPM Country Albums	6