Standing on the Edge is the third studio album by American country music artist John Berry. It was released on March 7, 1995 by Patriot Records. It peaked at number 12 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album includes the singles "Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name", "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye", "I Think About It All the Time" and "If I Had Any Pride Left at All", as well as a cover of Hank Snow's 1963 single "Ninety Miles an Hour."
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| Released | March 7, 1995 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:05 | |||
| Label | Patriot Records | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen (all tracks except 8 & 11) Chuck Howard (all tracks) | |||
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Jim Ridley of New Country magazine gave the album three stars out of five. His review compares Berry's "anthemic songs of passion and romance" to the works of Meat Loaf, citing "Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name" and "If I Had Any Pride Left at All" as standouts, but calling "There's No Cross That Love Won't Bear" "the most godawful four minutes of lachrymose drivel since[…]the last big social statement song."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name" | Gary Heyde, J. B. Rudd | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye" | John Berry, Stewart Harris | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Prove Me Wrong" | Vince Gill, Don Schlitz | 3:17 |
| 4. | "I Think About It All the Time" | Billy Livsey, Schlitz | 3:40 |
| 5. | "If I Had Any Pride Left at All" | John Greenebaum, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Desperate Measures" | Chuck Jones, Gregory Swint | 3:06 |
| 7. | "What Are We Fighting For" | Keith Follesé, Ronnie Guilbeau, Thom McHugh | 2:49 |
| 8. | "There's No Cross That Love Won't Bear" | Jones, Allen Shamblin | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)" | Hal Blair, Don Robertson | 3:04 |
| 10. | "I Never Lost You" | Jones | 4:21 |
| 11. | "You and Only You" | Jones, J. D. Martin | 4:00 |
Personnel
edit- Kenny Aronoff - drums
- Greg Barnhill - background vocals
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- John Berry - lead vocals
- Bill Cuomo - keyboards
- Dan Dugmore - steel guitar, dobro
- Tony Harrell - organ, Wurlitzer
- John Hobbs - piano
- John Barlow Jarvis - piano
- Chuck Jones - electric guitar
- Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals
- Terry McMillan - percussion
- Kerry Marx - electric guitar
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Darrell Scott - background vocals
- Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
- Billy Thomas - background vocals
- Neil Thrasher - background vocals
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar
- Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
- Willie Weeks - bass guitar
- John Willis - electric guitar
- Lonnie Wilson - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Reggie Young - electric guitar
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[6] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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References
edit- ^ Ridley, Jim (April 1995). "Album reviews: Standing on the Edge". New Country. 2 (5): 61. ISSN 1074-536X.
- ^ "John Berry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "John Berry Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – John Berry – Standing on the Edge". Music Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – John Berry – Standing on the Edge". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 1, 2021.