Standing on the Edge (John Berry album)

Standing on the Edge
Standing on the Edge
Studio album by John Berry
Released	March 7, 1995
Genre	Country
Length	39:05
Label	Patriot Records
Producer	Jimmy Bowen (all tracks except 8 & 11); Chuck Howard (all tracks)
John Berry chronology
Singles from Standing on the Edge
	"Standing on the Edge of Goodbye"; Released: February 17, 1995; "I Think About It All the Time"; Released: June 26, 1995; "If I Had Any Pride Left at All"; Released: October 9, 1995; "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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name"	Gary Heyde, J. B. Rudd	3:08
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, Schlitz	3:40
5.	"If I Had Any Pride Left at All"	John Greenebaum, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser	3:43
6.	"Desperate Measures"	Chuck Jones, Gregory Swint	3:06
7.	"What Are We Fighting For"	Keith Follesé, Ronnie Guilbeau, Thom McHugh	2:49
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"	Jones	4:21
11.	"You and Only You"	Jones, J. D. Martin	4:00

Personnel

Kenny Aronoff - drums
Greg Barnhill - background vocals
Eddie Bayers - drums
John Berry - lead vocals
Bill Cuomo - keyboards
Dan Dugmore - steel guitar, dobro
Tony Harrell - organ, Wurlitzer
John Hobbs - piano
John Barlow Jarvis - piano
Chuck Jones - electric guitar
Mary Ann Kennedy - background vocals
Terry McMillan - percussion
Kerry Marx - electric guitar
Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
Darrell Scott - background vocals
Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
Billy Thomas - background vocals
Neil Thrasher - background vocals
Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar
Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
Willie Weeks - bass guitar
John Willis - electric guitar
Lonnie Wilson - drums
Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Reggie Young - electric guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	9
Canadian Albums (RPM)	48
US Billboard 200^[2]	69
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	47
Chart (1996)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	72

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

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

[1] Ridley, Jim (April 1995). "Album reviews: Standing on the Edge". New Country. 2 (5): 61. ISSN 1074-536X.

[ac_Billboard200_John_Berry-2] "John Berry Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_John_Berry-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.

[CanadaJohn_BerryStanding_on_the_EdgealbumCertRef-6] "Canadian album certifications – John Berry – Standing on the Edge". Music Canada. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[United_StatesJohn_BerryStanding_on_the_EdgealbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – John Berry – Standing on the Edge". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

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Discography
Studio albums	John Berry Standing on the Edge Faces Wildest Dreams
Christmas albums	O Holy Night
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Notable singles	"Kiss Me in the Car" "Your Love Amazes Me" "What's in It for Me" "You and Only You" "Standing on the Edge of Goodbye" "I Think About It All the Time" "If I Had Any Pride Left at All" "Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name" "Change My Mind" "She's Taken a Shine" "I Will, If You Will" "Power Windows"