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Long as I Live (John Michael Montgomery song)

Long as I Live (John Michael Montgomery song)

1996 single by John Michael Montgomery

This article is about the John Michael Montgomery song. For the Toni Braxton song, see Long as I Live (Toni Braxton song).

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

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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 number 57 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of March 2, 1996.

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Year-end charts

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References

  1. [1]
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 235.
  2. [2]
    Billboard, February 24, 1996
  3. [3]
    "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2980." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 27, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  4. [4]
    "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. [5]
    "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Best of 1996: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.



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