| Kickin' It Up | ||||
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| Released | January 25, 1994 (1994-01-25) | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | The Castle, Franklin, TN, Midtone & Volume, Recording Arts, and Woodland Sound Studio, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:26 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Scott Hendricks | |||
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| Singles from Kickin' It Up | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| New Country |  [3] |
Kickin' It Up is the second studio album by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. The album was released by Atlantic Records on January 25, 1994. On February 19 of the same year, the album reached #1 on the Billboard 200.[4] Four songs were released from it: "I Swear," "Rope the Moon," "Be My Baby Tonight" and "If You've Got Love." Three of the singles reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, while "Rope the Moon" was a #4. "Be My Baby Tonight" and "I Swear" both crossed over into the Hot 100, peaking at #73 and #42, respectively. Additionally, "Kick It Up" peaked at #72 from unsolicited airplay. "I Swear" was later covered by pop group All-4-One, whose version was also a Number One hit in several countries.[1]
Giving it 3.5 out of 5 stars, Brian Mansfield wrote in New Country magazine that "On Kickin' It Up...Montgomery captures the personality he has spent the last year developing on stage." He praised Montgomery's energy on "Friday at Five" and "Be My Baby Tonight" in particular.[3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Be My Baby Tonight" | Richard Fagan, Ed Hill | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Full-Time Love" | Carson Chamberlain, Zack Turner | 2:53 |
| 3. | "I Swear" | Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers | 4:22 |
| 4. | "She Don't Need a Band to Dance" | Randy Archer, Freddy Weller | 3:21 |
| 5. | "All In My Heart" | Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Friday at Five" | Jimmy Alan Stewart, George Teren | 2:41 |
| 7. | "Rope the Moon" | Aggie Brown, Jess Brown, Jimmy Denton | 4:06 |
| 8. | "If You've Got Love" | Mark D. Sanders, Steve Seskin | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Oh How She Shines" | Pat Bunch, Doug Johnson | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Kick It Up" | Andy Byrd, Jim Robinson | 3:17 |
As listed in the liner notes.[5]
Group vocals on "Kick It Up" by Harry Stinson, Dennis Wilson, Mimi Nuyens, Bruce Sulfridge, John Kunz and Mike Janas.
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[12] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[14] Video |
Gold | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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