Standing on the Edge by John (Country) Berry (CD, Mar-1995, Capitol)

Album Features
UPC:	724382849520
Artist:	John (Country) Berry
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1995
Record Label:	Capitol
Genre:	Contemporary Country, Country

Track Listing
1. Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name
2. Standing on the Edge of Goodbye
3. Prove Me Wrong
4. I Think About It All the Time
5. If I Had Any Pride Left at All
6. Desperate Measures
7. What Are We Fighting For?
8. There's No Cross That Love Won't Bear
9. Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)
10. I Never Lost You
11. You and Only You

Details
Playing Time:	39 min.
Contributing Artists:	John Jarvis, Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
Distributor:	EMI Music Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: John Berry (vocals); Michael Spriggs, Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Reggie Young, Kerry Marx, John Willis, Chuck Jones (electric guitar); Dan Dougmore (steel & lap steel guitars, dobro); John Jarvis, John Hobbs (piano); Tony Harrell (Wurlitzer piano, organ); Bill Cuomo (keyboards); Glenn Worf, Michael Rhodes, Willie Weeks (bass); Kenny Aronoff, Lonnie Wilson, Eddie Bayers (drums); Terry McMillan (percussion); Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Mary Ann Kennedy, Gregg Barnhill, Billy Thomas, Neil Thrasher, Darrell Scott (background vocals).Producers: Jimmy Bowen, Chuck Howard.Engineers: Bob Campbell-Smith, John Kelton."Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye" was nominated for a 1996 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.Personnel: John Berry (vocals); Greg Barnhill, Bill Thomas , Mary Ann Kennedy, Neil Thrasher (vocals); Billy Joe Walker, Jr., Joe Walker, Jr., Michael Spriggs, Biff Watson (acoustic guitar); Chuck Jones , John Willis, Reggie Young , Kerry Marx (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore (steel guitar); Danny Dougmore (dobro); John Hobbs, John Jarvis (piano); Tony Harrell (organ, Wurlitzer organ); Bill Cuomo (keyboards); Kenny Aronoff , Lonnie Wilson, Eddie Bayers (drums); Terry McMillan (percussion).Audio Mixer: John Kelton.Recording information: Emerald Sound Studio; K.D. Studio.Photographer: Mark Tucker .Unknown Contributor Role: Darrell Scott.John Berry is being touted as country's next big superstar, and STANDING ON THE EDGE should certainly aid that movement. Berry possesses a soulful tenor steeped in classic R&B, and imbues all of his lyrics with a passion that gives an extra breath of life to all his material.Berry's music is intense, as witnessed by his rendition of Hank Snow's 1963 hit, "Ninety Miles An Hour." But it is his emotional pop ballads that drive his fans crazy, and that style is fully represented on STANDING ON THE EDGE by songs like the defeatist "If I Had Any Pride Left," or Vince Gill's poetic "Prove Me Wrong." Another highlight is the folky gospel ballad, "There's No Cross That Love Won't Bear."Often compared to Gill, whose music also remains close to its country/folk/bluegrass roots, John Berry adds a splash of blue-eyed soul to his country music.

Editorial Reviews
...[John Berry] lends his expansive tenor to a soulful collection of desperate, intimate songs... - Rating: B
Entertainment Weekly (19950210)