John Berry (singer)
John Berry (born September 14, 1959 in Aiken , South Carolina ) is an American country singer.
Life
Beginnings
John grew up in Atlanta. He started playing the guitar at the age of twelve. His favorite musical styles were soul and country . After first appearances in the Georgia country scene , he produced six self-financed albums starting in 1979, some of which sold several thousand times.
Career
In 1992 he moved to Nashville , where he received a recording contract with Capitol Nashville that same year . A year later his first album was released: John Berry . The sales figures were initially not outstanding, but then picked up strongly after a few successful single releases. In the end, it was awarded platinum . The single Your Love Amazes Me reached number one on the country charts. Berry was thus established in the scene. However, he had to undergo brain surgery at the first peak of his career, which he survived without any problems.
In 1995 the album Standing On The Edge was released , which was gilded. Two decoupled singles made it into the top ten. In the same year Berry was nominated for various Grammy and CMA awards . The album Faces also went gold. The sales figures then slowly decreased. A few top 10 placements were still achieved, but his albums could no longer build on his earlier successes. In 1999 the singer with the concise tenor voice reminiscent of Vince Gill moved to the Lyric Street label. But here, too, there were no successes, and after only one album he changed the record company again. Eventually he ended up with the small, independent label Clear Sky Records.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US
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Country
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| 1993 | John Berry |
US85  (43 weeks)US |
Country13 (43 weeks) Country |
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| 1995 | Standing on the edge |
US69  (39 weeks)US |
Country12 (60 weeks) Country |
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| O Holy Night |
US110 (6 weeks) US |
Country21 (8 weeks) Country |
Christmas album
|
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| 1996 | Faces |
US83 (13 weeks)US |
Country9 (54 weeks) Country |
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| 1999 | Wildest Dreams | - |
Country43 (6 weeks) Country |
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| 2000 | My Heart Is Bethlehem | - |
Country62 (3 weeks) Country |
Christmas album
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| 2001 | All the way to there | - |
Country65 (1 week) Country |
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| 2004 | I give my heart | - |
Country70 (1 week) Country |
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More albums
- 1986: Things Are Not the Same
- 1994: Saddle the Wind (re-release, originally independent release)
- 1994: Things Are the Not the Same (re-release, originally independent release)
- 2002: Christmas Live
- 2003: O Holy Night Live
- 2008: Those Were the Days
- 2012: Real Man. Real life. Real God.
- 2016: What I Love the Most
- 2016: John Berry Christmas
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US
|
Country
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| 2000 | Greatest hits | - |
Country43 (6 weeks) Country |
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More compilations
- 2002: Certified Hits
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Country
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| 1993 | A Mind of Her Own John Berry |
Country51 (11 weeks) Country |
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| Kiss Me in the Car John Berry |
Country22 (20 weeks) Country |
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| 1994 | Your Love Amazes Me John Berry |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
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| What's in It for Me John Berry |
Country5 (20 weeks) Country |
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| You and Only You John Berry |
Country4 (20 weeks) Country |
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| 1995 | Standing on the Edge of Goodbye Standing on the Edge |
Country2 (20 weeks) Country |
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| I Think About It All the Time Standing on the Edge |
Country4 (20 weeks) Country |
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| If I Had Any Pride Left at All Standing on the Edge |
Country25 (20 weeks) Country |
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| O Holy Night O Holy Night |
Country55 (3 weeks) Country |
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| 1996 | Every Time My Heart Calls Your Name Standing on the Edge |
Country34 (11 weeks) Country |
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| Change My Mind Faces |
Country10 (20 weeks) Country |
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| She's Taken a Shine Faces |
Country2 (20 weeks) Country |
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| 1997 | I Will, If You Will Faces |
Country19 (20 weeks) Country |
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| The Stone |
Country59 (6 weeks) Country |
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| 1998 | Over my shoulder |
Country62 (7 weeks) Country |
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| Better Than a Biscuit |
Country75 (1 week) Country |
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| 1999 | Love Is Forever Wildest Dreams |
Country53 (10 weeks) Country |
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| Power Windows Wildest Dreams |
Country43 (17 weeks) Country |
More singles
- 2001: How Much Do You Love Me
- 2002: Settle for Everything
- 2004: Will You Marry Me
- 2007: A Woman Like You
- 2008: The Balloon Song
- 2012: Give Me Back My America
Guest Posts
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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US
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Country
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| 1996 | Hope |
- |
Country57 (4 weeks) Country |
with various artists
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| 1999 | There He Goes Duets Volume 1 |
- |
Country70 (1 week) Country |
with Patsy Cline
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Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berry, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aiken , South Carolina |