If I Never Stop Loving You is the second and final studio album by American country music artist David Kersh. Its title track was a Top 5 hit on the country music charts in 1998; "Wonderful Tonight" (a cover of Eric Clapton's single) and "Something to Think About" were also released as singles. Also covered here is Faron Young's 1961 hit "Hello Walls".
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| Released | February 17, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | March–October 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:35 | |||
| Label | Curb | |||
| Producer | Pat McMakin | |||
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| Singles from If I Never Stop Loving You | ||||
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"I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" was co-written by Chris Cagle, who had not yet begun his own major-label recording career. Although Kersh's version was not released as a single, Cagle would later cut the song for his 2001 album Play It Loud.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "If I Never Stop Loving You" | Skip Ewing, Donny Kees | 3:35 |
| 2. | "The Need" | David Malloy, Tom Shapiro, Sunny Russ | 3:33 |
| 3. | "The Sudden Stop" | Kelly Garrett, Billy Spencer | 3:36 |
| 4. | "Wonderful Tonight" | Eric Clapton | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Anything with Wheels" | Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, Charles Hart | 3:30 |
| 6. | "I Breathe In, I Breathe Out" | Jon Robbin, Chris Cagle | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Something to Think About" | Tim Nichols, Tony Martin | 3:16 |
| 8. | "It's Out of My Hands" | Terry Burns, Randi Michaels | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Hello Walls" | Willie Nelson | 2:38 |
| 10. | "As If I Didn't Know" | Dean Dillon, Roger Springer | 4:01 |
| 11. | "The Faster I Go" | Larry Boone, Paul Nelson, John Rich | 3:09 |
Personnel
edit- Eddie Bayers - drums, percussion, Hammond B3 organ
- Bruce Bouton - steel guitar
- Dennis Burnside - piano, organ, keyboards
- John Carroll - electric guitar solo on "Hello Walls" and "The Faster I Go"
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
- Thom Flora - background vocals
- Larry Franklin - fiddle
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar, Pedabro
- Wes Hightower - background vocals
- Stephen Hinson - steel guitar
- John Hughey - steel guitar
- Bill Hullett - acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Matt Rollings - piano on "It's Out of My Hands"
- Michael Stevens - electric guitar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Curtis Young - background vocals
Charts
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References
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r333638
- ^ "David Kersh Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "David Kersh Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "David Kersh Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.