Brand New Me is the seventh studio album released by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. His last album for the Atlantic label, it features the Number One single "The Little Girl" (the last Number One of his career) as well as "Even Then" and "That's What I Like About You", both of which failed to make Top 40.
"That's Not Her Picture" was previously cut by Jason Sellers on his 1999 album A Matter of Time, and "Thanks for the G Chord" was originally recorded by Canadian artist Gil Grand on his 1998 album Famous First Words.
Brand New Me was certified Gold by the RIAA.Brand New Me is the seventh studio album released by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. His last album for the Atlantic label, it features the Number One single "The Little Girl" (the last Number One of his career) as well as "Even Then" and "That's What I Like About You", both of which failed to make Top 40.
"That's Not Her Picture" was previously cut by Jason Sellers on his 1999 album A Matter of Time, and "Thanks for the G Chord" was originally recorded by Canadian artist Gil Grand on his 1998 album Famous First Words.
Brand New Me was certified Gold by the RIAA.false2025-11-08 06:52:07Brand New Me20002000-01-012000-01-014Country11707121466746271226e-3cdf-4041-bbf1-a65f1b06bc969647191b-5891-4885-bccc-f6bb9b200a6dc01ffee3-6abe-3a7f-a22b-f7827c1a45f4/media/data/media4/Music/John Michael Montgomery/Brand New Me/folder.jpgJohn Michael MontgomeryJohn Michael MontgomeryJohn Michael Montgomery (born January 20, 1965) is an American country music singer. Montgomery began singing with his brother Eddie, who would later become known as one half of the duo Montgomery Gentry, before beginning his major-label solo career in 1992. He has had more than 30 singles on the Billboard country charts, of which seven have reached number one: "I Love the Way You Love Me", "I Swear", "Be My Baby Tonight", "If You've Got Love", "I Can Love You Like That", "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)", and "The Little Girl". 13 more have reached the top 10. "I Swear" and "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" were named by Billboard as the top country songs of 1994 and 1995, respectively. Montgomery's recordings of "I Swear" and "I Can Love You Like That" were both released concurrently with cover versions by the R&B group All-4-One. Several of Montgomery's singles crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, his highest peak there having been achieved by "Letters from Home" in 2004.
Montgomery has released 10 studio albums. His first seven albums were released via Atlantic Records Nashville, and his next two via parent company Warner Bros. Records Nashville after Atlantic closed its country division in 2001. His first three albums, Life's a Dance (1992), Kickin' It Up (1994), and John Michael Montgomery (1995) are all certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); 1996's What I Do the Best is certified platinum; while Leave a Mark (1998) and Brand New Me (2000) are certified gold.