Michael Peterson (album)

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.

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." 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."

Personnel
As listed in liner notes. Crowd noise on "Love's Great": Steven Bliss, Pat "The Sergeant" Finch, Chad Gates, Curtis Green, Rick Henegar, Rusty Jones, Dillon Leo, Brooke Lundy, Susan E. Niles, Jake Orrall, Jamin Orrall, Justine Orrall, Amanda Peterson, Lauren Peterson, Gene Pistilli, Steve Pope, Annie Price, Michael Puryear, Gavin Reilly, Arlos Smith, Neal Spielberg, Peter "Boston" Strickland.
 * Michael Black - background vocals
 * Max Carl - background vocals
 * Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
 * Thom Flora - background vocals
 * Larry Franklin - fiddle
 * Paul Franklin - steel guitar
 * Rob Hajacos - fiddle
 * John Hobbs - keyboards
 * Dann Huff - electric guitar
 * Josh Leo - electric guitar
 * Brent Mason - electric guitar
 * Greg Morrow - drums
 * Nashville String Machine - strings
 * Craig Nelson - bass guitar
 * Robert Ellis Orrall - background vocals
 * Michael Peterson - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
 * Tom Roady - percussion
 * Scotty Sanders - steel guitar
 * Darrell Scott - acoustic guitar, mandolin
 * Biff Watson - acoustic guitar