Michael Peterson (album)

Michael Peterson
Studio album by Michael Peterson
Released	July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15)
Genre	Country
Length	40:06
Label	Reprise #46618
Producer	Josh Leo Robert Ellis Orrall
Michael Peterson chronology
Michael Peterson (1997) Being Human (1999)

Michael Peterson is the debut album of American country music artist Michael Peterson. Released in 1997 on Reprise Records, it features the singles "Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie", "From Here to Eternity", "Too Good to Be True", "When the Bartender Cries" and "By the Book", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. "From Here to Eternity" was a Number One on that chart in late 1997.^[1]

Allmusic critic Thom Owens gave the album three stars out of five, calling it an "engaging set of contemporary country, highlighted by Peterson's warm, welcoming voice."^[2] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly gave it a "B" rating, saying that the production was "lightweight" but that Peterson's performance and the song selection made it "a feel-good dance album."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Lost in the Shuffle" (Michael Peterson, Josh Leo, Robert Ellis Orrall) – 3:36
2. "Love's Great" (Peterson, Arlos Smith) – 2:42
3. "When the Bartender Cries" (Peterson, Hunter Davis) – 3:43
4. "Drink, Swear, Steal & Lie" (Peterson, Paula Carpenter) – 3:01
5. "I Finally Passed the Bar" (Peterson, Michael Puryear, Buddy Brock) – 3:43
   • duet with Travis Tritt
6. "From Here to Eternity" (Peterson, Orrall) – 3:36
7. "That's What They Said About The Buffalo" (Peterson, Puryear) - 3:31
8. "Too Good to Be True" (Peterson, Gene Pistilli) – 3:20
9. "Since I Thought I Knew It All" (Peterson, Ashe Underwood) – 3:35
10. "By the Book" (Peterson, Orrall) – 3:02
11. "For a Song" (DeWayne Blackwell) – 4:49

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[4]

• Michael Black - background vocals
• Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
• Max Carl - background vocals
• Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
• Thom Flora - background vocals
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos - fiddle
• John Hobbs - keyboards
• Dann Huff - electric guitar
• Josh Leo - electric guitar
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Greg Morrow - drums
• Nashville String Machine - string section
• Craig Nelson - bass guitar
• Robert Ellis Orrall - background vocals
• Michael Peterson - vocals, acoustic guitar
• Tom Roady - percussion
• Scott Sanders - steel guitar
• Darrell Scott - acoustic guitar, mandolin
• Biff Watson - acoustic guitar

9 background vocalists on "Love's Great": Bekka Bramlett, Kim Parent, Melonie Cannon, Liana Manis, Buddy Cannon, Matt and Karen Lindsay, Karen Byrd and Gretchen Wilson

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	17
U.S. Billboard 200	115
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	2
Canadian RPM Country Albums	13

References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 323. ISBN 0-89820-177-2. 
2. ^ Owens, Thom. "Michael Peterson review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r278371. Retrieved 26 April 2010. 
3. ^ Nash, Alanna (25 July 1997). "Michael Peterson review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,288789,00.html. Retrieved 26 April 2010. 
4. ^ (1997) Album notes for Michael Peterson by Michael Peterson [CD insert]. Reprise Records (46618).