Faces is the fifth studio album by American country music artist John Berry. It was released on September 17, 1996, by Capitol Records Nashville. It peaked at #9 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album's singles "Change My Mind," "She's Taken a Shine" and "I Will, If You Will" all reached Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians John Berry – lead vocals Barry Beckett – Wurlitzer electric piano John Hobbs – keyboards Billy Kirsch – acoustic piano Steve Nathan – keyboards Dann Huff – electric guitars Brent Mason – electric guitars Brent Rowan – electric guitars Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitars Bruce Bouton – steel guitar Dan Dugmore – steel guitar Sonny Garrish – steel guitar Michael Rhodes – bass Eddie Bayers – drums Terry McMillan – percussion Larry Franklin – fiddle
String section (Tracks 2, 3 & 10) Conni Ellisor – arrangements (2, 3) David Campbell – arrangements and conductor (10) Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster Bob Mason and Carole Rabinowitz – cello Monisa Angell, Jim Grosjean and Kris Wilkinson – viola David Angell, David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, Carl Gorodetzky, Lee Larrison, Cate Myer, Randall Olson, Antoine Silverman, Pamela Sixfin and Alan Umstead – violin
Background vocals Michael Black (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–9) Mary Ann Kennedy (1, 2, 4–9) Darrell Scott (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9) Greg Gordon (2, 9) Dennis Wilson (2, 9) Patty Loveless (3) Gary Burr (4) Chuck Jones (5) Pam Rose (5) Delbert McClinton (6) Gary Nicholson (9)
Production Chuck Howard – producer Bob Campbell-Smith – associate producer, recording, additional recording Jeff Watkins – recording assistant, additional recording assistant Craig White – recording assistant, mixing (10) Cameron Plato – additional recording assistant Pete Greene – mixing (1–9) Csaba Pectoz – mixing (1–9) David Boyer – mix assistant (1–9) David Hall – mix assistant (1–9) Glenn Meadows – mastering Sandra Rankin – studio coordinator Scott Harkness – studio coordinating assistant Nancy H. Williams – production manager Susan Levy – art direction Beth Middleworth – design Mark Tucker – photography Susan Bessire – wardrobe Roger Estes – hair stylist Mary Beth Felts – make-up David Corlew with Corlew-O'Grady Management, Inc. – management
Chart performance Chart (1996) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 9 U.S. Billboard 200 83 Canadian RPM Country Albums 9
References
[ Faces] at Allmusic