Standing on the Edge (John Berry album)
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Standing on the Edge is an album released by American country music
artist John Berry. It was released in 1995 by Patriot Records. It peaked at #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."
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."
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist John Berry. It was released in 1995 by Patriot Records. It peaked at #12 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
. 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
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Hank Snow
Hank Snow
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
's 1963 single "Ninety Miles an Hour."
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."
Track listing
- "Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name" (Gary Heyde, J.B. Rudd) - 3:08
- "Standing on the Edge of GoodbyeStanding on the Edge of Goodbye"Standing on the Edge of Goodbye" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist John Berry. It was released in February 1995 as the first single from the album Standing on the Edge...
" (John Berry, Stewart Harris) - 4:04 - "Prove Me Wrong" (Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
, Don SchlitzDon SchlitzDonald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
) - 3:17 - "I Think About It All the TimeI Think About It All the Time"I Think About It All the Time" is the title of a song written by Billy Livsey and Don Schlitz, and recorded by American country music artist John Berry. It was released in June 1995 as the second single from the album Standing on the Edge...
" (Billy LivseyBilly LivseyBilly Livsey is an American songwriter, keyboardist, and producer from Nashville, Tennessee. He has worked for many musicians including Tina Turner, Kevin Ayers, 801, Gerry Rafferty, Five Star, and Kenny Rogers.-References:*...
, Schlitz) - 3:40 - "If I Had Any Pride Left at AllIf I Had Any Pride Left at All"If I Had Any Pride Left at All" is the title of a song written by John Greenebaum, Troy Seals and Eddie Setser, and recorded by American country music artist John Berry. It was released in October 1995 as the third single from the album Standing on the Edge. The song reached #25 on the U.S...
" (John Greenebaum, Troy SealsTroy SealsTroy Seals is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes, Jim Seals and Dan Seals and Brady Seals...
, Eddie Setser) - 3:43 - "Desperate Measures" (Chuck Jones, Greg Swint) - 3:06
- "What Are We Fighting For" (Keith FolleséKeith FolleséKeith Follesé is an American songwriter and co-founder of Midas Records Nashville.Early in his career, Follesé recorded with his wife, Adrienne, on A&M Records. They never released an album, and moved to Los Angeles, California...
, Ronnie Guilbeau, Thom McHugh) - 2:49 - "There's No Cross That Love Won't Bear" (Jones, Allen ShamblinAllen ShamblinAllen Shamblin is a country music songwriter who was born in Tennessee, and was brought up in Texas.After graduating from Sam Houston State University he worked in Austin as a real estate appraiser. In 1987, he quit his job and moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a song writer. He supported...
) - 3:53 - "Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)" (Hal Blair, Don Robertson) - 3:04
- "I Never Lost You" (Jones) - 4:21
- "You and Only YouYou and Only You"You and Only You" is the title of a song written by J.D. Martin and Chuck Jones, and recorded by American country music artist John Berry. It was released in October 1994 as the fifth single from the album John Berry...
" (Jones, J.D. Martin) - 4:00
Chart performance
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 12 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 69 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 9 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 48 |