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"Cover You in Kisses" is a song recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery from his album Leave a Mark (1998). It was written by Jerry Kilgore, Jess Brown and Brett Jones, and produced by Montgomery and Csaba Petocz. It was released on May 25, 1998, as the album's second single.

The song reached number three on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number two on the Canadian RPM Country chart. It also peaked at number 91 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song also charted on the year-end Country charts for both Canada and the US.

Composition

"Cover You in Kisses" was originally published in the key of F♯ major in common time with a tempo of 116 beats per minute.

Critical reception

Larry Flick of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Montgomery delivers a likeable performance. He went on to say that the production has an "easy, summertime feel that should serve radio well." He states that the only negative is the fact that the song is "pretty lightweight" with not a lot of substance.

Chart performance

"Cover You in Kisses" debuted at number 68 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 30, 1998.

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canada Country 100 (RPM)	2
US Billboard Hot 100	91
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	18
US Country Songs (Billboard)	40

References

Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 236.
"John Michael Montgomery - Cover You in Kisses". musicnotes.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
Billboard, May 30, 1998
"RPM Weekly Top Country Singles/Country 100 - Sep 28, 1998 (Volume 68, No. 1)". Library and Archives Canada. RPM Weekly (archived). September 28, 1998. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
"Hot 100 - Billboard", Billboard, August 1, 1998, retrieved October 8, 2018
"John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
"Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.

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Studio albums	Life's a Dance Kickin' It Up John Michael Montgomery What I Do the Best Leave a Mark Home to You Brand New Me Pictures Mr. Snowman Letters from Home Time Flies
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery
Top 40 singles	"Life's a Dance" "I Love the Way You Love Me" "Beer and Bones" "I Swear" "Rope the Moon" "Be My Baby Tonight" "If You've Got Love" "I Can Love You Like That" "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" "No Man's Land" "Cowboy Love" "Long as I Live" "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us" "Friends" "I Miss You a Little" "How Was I to Know" "Angel in My Eyes" "Love Working on You" "Cover You in Kisses" "Hold On to Me" "Hello L.O.V.E." "Home to You" "The Little Girl" "'Til Nothing Comes Between Us" "Letters from Home" "Forever"
Related articles	Discography Dillon Carmichael Montgomery Gentry "Holdin' Onto Something"

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