Letters from Home (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Letters from Home


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Artist = John Michael Montgomery
from Album = Letters from Home
Released = 2004
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Genre = Country music
Length = 4:28
Label = Atlantic Records
Writer = Tony Lane, David Lee
Producer = Byron Gallimore, John Michael Montgomery
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Last single = "Four-Wheel Drive"
(2003)
This single = "Letters from Home"
(2004)
Next single = "Goes Good with Beer"
(2004)"Letters from Home" is a single by American country music singer John Michael Montgomery. It peaked at #2 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 2004, also reaching #24 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.

The song is a portrayal of a soldier's life on overseas duty. In the song, it is mentioned how the soldier's mother writes to him during his time overseas. In the first two letters (the first two verses), the letters are shared with a fair share of merriment among the soldier's comrades. The soldier's father is a very stubborn man in the song, but eventually admits to being proud of his son, which drives the son to tears and spreads an aura of solemnity among his comrades, as mentioned in the third verse.

The music video created for this song was filmed at the Army Aviation Support Facility No. 1 in Smyrna, Tenn, and featured National Guard soldiers. Actor Fred Mullins played the role of the soldier receiving the letters from home. [http://www.amillionthanks.org/Photo_Album.asp] [ [http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/music/feature/2004/06/22/crying/index.html Cryin' shame - Salon.com ] ]

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