Standing on the Edge (John Berry album)

Standing on the Edge
Studio album by
John Berry
ReleasedMarch 7, 1995
GenreCountry
Length39:05
LabelPatriot Records
ProducerJimmy 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."

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 Harris4:04
3."Prove Me Wrong"Vince Gill, Don Schlitz3:17
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 Shamblin3:53
9."Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)"Hal Blair, Don Robertson3:04
10."I Never Lost You"Jones4:21
11."You and Only You"Jones, J. D. Martin4:00

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[6] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Ridley, Jim (April 1995). "Album reviews: Standing on the Edge". New Country. 2 (5): 61. ISSN 1074-536X.
  2. ^ "John Berry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "John Berry Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Canadian album certifications – John Berry – Standing on the Edge". Music Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "American album certifications – John Berry – Standing on the Edge". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 1, 2021.