Standing on the Edge (John Berry album)

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Standing on the Edge
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 7, 1995
Genre Country
Length39:05
Label Patriot Records
Producer Jimmy Bowen (all tracks except 8 & 11)
Chuck Howard (all tracks)
John Berry chronology
John Berry
(1993)
Standing on the Edge
(1995)
O Holy Night
(1995)
Singles from Standing on the Edge
  1. "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye"
    Released: February 17, 1995
  2. "I Think About It All the Time"
    Released: June 26, 1995
  3. "If I Had Any Pride Left at All"
    Released: October 9, 1995
  4. "Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name"
    Released: February 14, 1996

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."

Contents

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name" Gary Heyde, J. B. Rudd3:08
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, Schlitz3:40
5."If I Had Any Pride Left at All"John Greenebaum, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser3:43
6."Desperate Measures"Chuck Jones, Gregory Swint3:06
7."What Are We Fighting For" Keith Follesé, Ronnie Guilbeau, Thom McHugh2:49
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"Jones4:21
11."You and Only You"Jones, J. D. Martin4:00

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [7] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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