Top 5/Bottom 5: John Berry

[Ten Pound Hammer]

TOP
1. Standing on the Edge of Goodbye
2. Kiss Me in the Car
3. Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name
4. Change My Mind
5. She's Taken a Shine
6. I Think About It All the Time
7. What's in It for Me

BOTTOM
1. Your Love Amazes Me

[tim]

John Berry's Standing on the Edge is one of my all-time favorite albums released from the 90's and one I still listen to this day.

Top:
1. Standing on the Edge of Goodbye
2. She's Taken A Shine
3. You and Only You
4. Your Love Amazes Me
5. Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name
6. I Think About It All the Time
7. Kiss Me in the Car
8. Change My Mind

Bottom:
1. If I Had Any Pride At All
2. What's in It for Me (I don't really remember this being a single and surprised it reached #5)

Best Album Tracks:
John Berry: More Sorry Than You'll Ever Know, Destiny, When Love Dies
Standing on the Edge: Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street), I Never Lost You, Prove Me Wrong, What Are We Fighting For

[Andy]

I confess I need to brush up on my John Berry, I only know "She's Taken a Shine" and "Your Love Amazes Me". Both are great songs though. Dude had an incredible voice.

[bamafan2102]

Standing on the Edge is a fantastic album.

Top 5

You and Only You
Standing on the Edge
If I Had Any Pride Left at All
Your Love Amazes Me
I Think About All The Time

Honorable Mention- You're The Voice

Bottom

She's Taken A Shine
Change My Mind

[tim]

May 8, 2017 1:28:49 GMT -5 bamafan2102 said:

Standing on the Edge is a fantastic album.

Maybe one of the most underrated albums from the mid 90's. It was also produced by Jimmy Bowen which along with John Berry's amazing vocal talent explains the albums greatness.

[rsmatto]

The man STILL has a great voice. His indie records are as good as his major label output.

[Ten Pound Hammer]

May 10, 2017 9:17:07 GMT -5 rsmatto said:

The man STILL has a great voice. His indie records are as good as his major label output.

I have the Things Are Not the Same album that he recorded pre-fame. There are some really good songs on that one, too.

[someguy]

Top:

1. I Think About It All The Time
2. She's Taken A Shine
3. Kiss Me In The Car
4. What's In It For Me
5. Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye
6. Over My Shoulder
7. Your Love Amazes Me
8. Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name
9. Power Windows
10. Change My Mind

Bottom:

1. Better Than A Biscuit
2. If I Had Any Pride Left At All

[bamafan2102]

May 8, 2017 1:33:03 GMT -5 tim said:

May 8, 2017 1:28:49 GMT -5 bamafan2102 said:

Standing on the Edge is a fantastic album.

Maybe one of the most underrated albums from the mid 90's. It was also produced by Jimmy Bowen which along with John Berry's amazing vocal talent explains the albums greatness.

The production of Standing on the Edge is what stands out to me. Of course it's hard to point out what makes it different to me but this album just sounds so fresh and uncluttered. It just doesn't sound like any other album production wise to me. I feel the same way about Diamond Duo's IV album. There is just something about those albums that I can't put my finger on that just makes them stand out....

[Ten Pound Hammer]

I'm surprised at how well "Standing on the Edge" holds up production wise. Because I've found that Jimmy Bowen's production style usually ages horribly. So much reverb and dated synths. Look at most 80s Reba or George stuff. And Chuck Howard's production usually ages poorly too, on the few albums I've found produced by him.

As for Diamond Rio's "IV", it was the first country album recorded entirely digitally.

[countryfan15]

Top

1. A Mind Of Her Own
2. Standing On The Edge Of Goodbye
3. Change My Mind
4. What's In It For Me
5. I Think About It All The Time
6. Kiss Me In The Car
7. You And Only You
8. Your Love Amazes Me
9. She's Taken A Shine

Bottom
1. I Will If You Will
2. If I Had Any Pride Left At All

[bamafan2102]

May 11, 2017 18:16:48 GMT -5 Ten Pound Hammer said:

I'm surprised at how well "Standing on the Edge" holds up production wise. Because I've found that Jimmy Bowen's production style usually ages horribly. So much reverb and dated synths. Look at most 80s Reba or George stuff. And Chuck Howard's production usually ages poorly too, on the few albums I've found produced by him.

As for Diamond Rio's "IV", it was the first country album recorded entirely digitally.

I knew there was some kind of "first" production wise with IV but I was too lazy to look it up...lol. I saw them a few weeks before it was released and I remember them mentioning that the album would sound different.

I am going to have to find Standing on the Edge. For some reason it is missing from my collection. I have all of the others but there is an empty spot where that one goes. I need to give it a listen. It has been quite a while.

[dawhite76]

Has anyone ever heard John's singles "The Stone" (BB 59, RR 49) and "Better Than A Biscuit" (BB 75)? I have searched the internet (legally!) a long time and have never found them. They were minor singles, but I have heard lower charting and older singles online than these.

[Ten Pound Hammer]

I remember hearing "The Stone" on an online radio station a few times. I remember it using a David and Goliath metaphor but don't remember anything else. Surprised it's not available even in a bootleg on YouTube.

[countryfan15]

Does anyone on here have the "Better Than A Biscuit " cd? I know there are some advance copies that exist but are impossible to find.

[Todd]

May 14, 2017 20:28:34 GMT -5 dawhite76 said:

Has anyone ever heard John's singles "The Stone" (BB 59, RR 49) and "Better Than A Biscuit" (BB 75)? I have searched the internet (legally!) a long time and have never found them. They were minor singles, but I have heard lower charting and older singles online than these.

I've heard "Better Than a Biscuit." They played it on CMT when it was new. I like it.