Cover You in Kisses

"Cover You in Kisses"
Single by John Michael Montgomery
from the album Leave a Mark
Released	May 25, 1998
Genre	Country
Length	3:56
Label	Atlantic
Writer(s)	Jerry Kilgore, Jess Brown, Brett Jones
Producer	Csaba Petocz, John Michael Montgomery
John Michael Montgomery singles chronology
"Love Working on You" (1998) "Cover You in Kisses" (1998) "Hold On to Me" (1998)

"Cover You in Kisses" is the title of a song written by Jerry Kilgore, Jess Brown and Brett Jones, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in May 1998 as the second single from the album Leave a Mark. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at #91 on the Hot 100.^[1] The song peaked at #2 on the Canadian RPM Country chart.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that he delivers a likeable performance. He goes on to say that the production has an "easy, summertime feel that should serve radio well." He states that the only negative is the fact that the song is "pretty lightweight" with not a lot of substance.^[2]

Chart performance

"Cover You in Kisses" debuted at number 68 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 30, 1998.

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	91
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	2

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 236. 
2. ^ Billboard, May 30, 1998