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Measure of a Man (Kevin Sharp album)

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Released
  
September 24, 1996

Measure of a Man (1996)
  
Love Is (1998)

Release date
  
24 September 1996

Label
  
Asylum Records

Length
  
37:10

Artist
  
Kevin Sharp

Producer
  
Chris Farren

Genre
  
Country music

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Recorded
  
1996 at The Tracking Room and Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN

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Measure of a Man is the title of the debut album of American country music artist Kevin Sharp. The debut single, "Nobody Knows" went to number one on both the American and Canadian country charts. The next two singles, "She's Sure Taking It Well" and If You Love Somebody" both charted in the top ten while the last single, "There's Only You" failed to reach the top 40. The album has been certified gold by both the RIAA and CRIA. John Batdorf of the 1970s duo Batdorf & Rodney performs background vocals on this album.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Measure of a Man" (Larry Boone, Rick Bowles) - 3:07
  2. "Nobody Knows" (Don DuBose, Joseph Richards) - 3:26
  3. "If You Love Somebody" (Chris Farren, Jeffrey Steele) - 2:30
  4. "There's Only You" (Skip Ewing, Donny Kees) - 3:10
  5. "She's Sure Taking It Well" (Tim Buppert, Don Pfrimmer, George Teren) - 3:20
  6. "The Strength to Love" (Farren, John Hobbs, Steele) - 3:21
  7. "Love Bomb" (Angelo Petraglia, Robert Ellis Orrall) - 3:03
  8. "I'm Already Loving You Too Much" (Farren, Larry Park, Steele) - 3:16
  9. "Population 4000 Minus 1" (Farren, Kevin Sharp) - 4:28
  10. "Somebody's Baby" (Zack Turner, Lonnie Wilson) - 3:41
  11. "Love at the End of the Road" (Annie Tate, Sam Tate) - 3:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes

  • John Batdorf - background vocals
  • Joe Chemay - bass guitar
  • David Foster - keyboards
  • Chris Farren - background vocals, keyboards, mandolin, nylon string guitar
  • Larry Franklin - fiddle
  • Paul Franklin - steel guitar
  • John Hobbs - keyboards, piano
  • Dann Huff - electric guitar
  • Paul Leim - drums
  • Greg Leisz - lap steel guitar, Dobro
  • Greg Mathieson - organ
  • Cary Park - electric guitar
  • Kevin Sharp - lead vocals, background vocals, hand claps
  • Jeffrey Steele - background vocals
  • Biff Watson - acoustic guitar
  • Scott Wojahn - background vocals

    • Songs

    1Measure of a Man3:08
    2Nobody Knows3:28
    3If You Love Somebody2:33

    References

    Measure of a Man (Kevin Sharp album) Wikipedia
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