John Berry (album)

John Berry
Studio album by John Berry
Released	June 7, 1993
Studio	Javelina Recording Studios, OmniSound Studios, Quad Studios and Sound Stage Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	35:05
Label	Liberty Records
Producer	Chuck Howard
John Berry chronology
John Berry (1993) Standing on the Edge (1995)
Singles from John Berry
"A Mind of Her Own" Released: June 5, 1993 "Kiss Me in the Car" Released: September 25, 1993 "Your Love Amazes Me" Released: January 31, 1994 "What's in It for Me" Released: June 13, 1994 "You and Only You" Released: October 3, 1994

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Allmusic	[1]

John Berry is the debut studio album by American country music artist of the same name. It was released in June 7, 1993 by Liberty Records. It peaked at #13 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. Singles released from it include "A Mind of Her Own", "Kiss Me in the Car", "Your Love Amazes Me", "What's In It for Me" and "You and Only You".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Somebody"	Kostas	3:01
2.	"Kiss Me in the Car"	John Berry, Chris Waters	3:27
3.	"More Sorry Than You'll Ever Know"	Berry, Chuck Jones	3:58
4.	"A Mind of Her Own"	Berry, Jones	3:22
5.	"Your Love Amazes Me"	Amanda Hunt-Taylor, Jones	3:53
6.	"More Than Just a Little"	Lisa Palas, George Teren	3:02
7.	"You and Only You"	Jones, J. D. Martin	4:00
8.	"Destiny"	Kye Fleming, Jones, Mary Ann Kennedy	3:34
9.	"What's in It for Me"	Gary Burr, John Jarrard	3:19
10.	"When Love Dies"	Matraca Berg	3:29

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. ^[2]

• John Berry – lead vocals
• Bill Cuomo – keyboards
• John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano
• Chuck Jones – electric guitar, backing vocals
• John Willis – electric guitar
• Reggie Young – electric guitar
• Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – acoustic guitar
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass
• Willie Weeks – bass
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• John Catchings – cello (10)
• Greg Barnhill – backing vocals
• Mary Ann Kennedy – backing vocals
• J.D. Martin – backing vocals
• Pam Rose – backing vocals
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
• Curtis Young – backing vocals

Production

• Chuck Howard – producer
• Bob Campbell-Smith – digital recording, overdub recording
• John Kelton – digital recording, mixing
• Graham R. Lewis – overdub recording
• Dennis Ritchie – overdub recording
• Derek Bason – recording assistant, mix assistant
• Barry Hall – overdub assistant
• Mel Jones – recording assistant, overdub assistant, mix assistant
• Patrick Kelly – recording assistant
• David Matthews – recording assistant
• Craig White – recording assistant
• Glenn Meadows – digital editing and mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Sandy McLeod – production assistant
• Chris Wormer – production assistant
• Brad Allen – A&R production
• Wyatt P. Fawns – A&R production
• Sherri Halford – creative director
• Buddy Jackson – art direction
• Beth Lee – design
• Frank Ockenfels – photography
• Mary Beth Felts – hair, make-up
• Corlew-O'Grady Management, Inc. – management

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993–1994) Peak position Canadian Country Albums ( RPM ) 1 US Billboard 200 [3] 85 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 13 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 56 Chart (1995) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [7] 45

References

1. Allmusic review
2. John Berry (CD insert). John Berry. Liberty Records. 1993. 80472.
3. "John Berry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
4. "John Berry Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
5. "John Berry Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2021.