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Leave a Mark

Studio album by

John Michael Montgomery

Released

May 5, 1998

John Michael Montgomery
Csaba Petocz

John Michael Montgomery chronology

Greatest Hits
(1997)

Leave a Mark
(1998)

Home to You
(1999)

Singles from Leave a Mark

"Love Working on You"
Released: March 9, 1998
"Cover You in Kisses"
Released: May 25, 1998
"Hold On to Me"
Released: September 28, 1998

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Entertainment Weekly	B link

Leave a Mark is the fifth studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The tracks "Love Working on You", "Cover You in Kisses", and "Hold On to Me" were all released as singles, reaching numbers 14, 3, and 4, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs charts. Overall, the album was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States.

The title track was later recorded by Elbert West (who co-wrote it) on his 2001 debut album Livin' the Life. "You're the Ticket" was later released by Billy Hoffman from his 2000 album All I Wanted Was You.^[1]

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Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cover You in Kisses"	Jerry Kilgore, Brett Jones, Jess Brown	3:56
2.	"Hold On to Me"	Blair Daly, Will Rambeaux	4:10
3.	"Little Cowboy's Cry"	Monte Thomas	4:53
4.	"It Gets Me Every Time"	Wade Kirby, Butch Baker, Thom McHugh	3:07
5.	"I Don't Want This Song to End"	Travis Ryan Lelesch, Tony Ramey	4:46
6.	"Love Working on You"	Jim Collins, Craig Wiseman	4:00
7.	"I Couldn't Dream"	Richie McDonald, Frank Solesbee, Mark Rone	4:26
8.	"You're the Ticket"	Keith Follesé, Kirby, Brown	2:54
9.	"I Never Stopped Lovin' You"	Carson Chamberlain, Gary Harrison, Mark Wills	3:59
10.	"This One's Gonna 'Leave a Mark'"	John Michael Montgomery, David Lee, Johnny Park, Elbert West	3:50

Personnel

Mark Beckett – drums
Richard Bennett – electric guitar
Bruce Bouton – steel guitar, Dobro
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Shannon Forrest – drums
Larry Franklin – fiddle
Paul Franklin – steel guitar, Dobro
Dann Huff – electric guitar
Brent Mason – electric guitar
Gene Miller – background vocals
John Michael Montgomery – lead vocals
Phil Naish – keyboards, piano
Steve Nathan – keyboards, piano
Chris Rodriguez – background vocals
Brent Rowan – electric guitar
John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
Michael Spriggs – acoustic guitar
Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
Curtis Young – background vocals
Reggie Young – electric guitar

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	26
US Billboard 200^[2]	95
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	64
Chart (1999)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	74

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[6]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "All I Wanted Was You – Billy Hoffman – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Leave a Mark". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

v t e John Michael Montgomery
Studio albums	Life's a Dance Kickin' It Up John Michael Montgomery What I Do the Best Leave a Mark Home to You Brand New Me Pictures Mr. Snowman Letters from Home Time Flies
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery
Top 40 singles	"Life's a Dance" "I Love the Way You Love Me" "Beer and Bones" "I Swear" "Rope the Moon" "Be My Baby Tonight" "If You've Got Love" "I Can Love You Like That" "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" "No Man's Land" "Cowboy Love" "Long as I Live" "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us" "Friends" "I Miss You a Little" "How Was I to Know" "Angel in My Eyes" "Love Working on You" "Cover You in Kisses" "Hold On to Me" "Hello L.O.V.E." "Home to You" "The Little Girl" "'Til Nothing Comes Between Us" "Letters from Home" "Forever"
Related articles	Discography Dillon Carmichael Montgomery Gentry "Holdin' Onto Something"

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