Michael Peterson (album)

Michael Peterson
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 1997 (1997-07-15)
GenreCountry
Length40:06
LabelReprise #46618
ProducerJosh Leo
Robert Ellis Orrall
Michael Peterson chronology
Michael Peterson
(1997)
Being Human
(1999)

Michael Peterson is the debut studio album by the 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]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ Owens, Thom. "Michael Peterson review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  3. ^ Nash, Alanna (July 25, 1997). "Michael Peterson review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010.