Long as I Live

"Long as I Live"
Single by John Michael Montgomery
from the album John Michael Montgomery
Released February 26, 1996
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 4:16
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Rick Bowles, Will Robinson
Producer Scott Hendricks
John Michael Montgomery singles chronology
"Cowboy Love"
(1995)
"Long as I Live"
(1996)
"Ain't Got Nothin' on Us"
(1996)

"Long as I Live" is the title of a song written by Rick Bowles and Will Robinson, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. Released in February 1996, it was the fifth single from the album John Michael Montgomery. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart[1].

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song negatively saying that it sounds too much like territory he has covered before. He does state that Montgomery has "quite the flair for delivering positive love ballads."[2]

Chart performance

"Long as I Live" debuted at #57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 2, 1996.

Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 4
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 4

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 235. 
  2. ^ Billboard, February 24, 1996