Measure of a Man (Kevin Sharp album)

Measure of a Man is the debut studio album by 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.

Measure of a Man
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 1996
Recorded1996 at The Tracking Room and Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN[1]
GenreCountry
Length37:10
LabelAsylum
ProducerChris Farren
Kevin Sharp chronology
Measure of a Man
(1996)
Love Is
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic -[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Measure of a Man"Larry Boone, Rick Bowles3:07
2."Nobody Knows"Don DuBose, Joseph Richards3:26
3."If You Love Somebody"Chris Farren, Jeffrey Steele2:30
4."There's Only You"Skip Ewing, Donny Kees3:10
5."She's Sure Taking It Well"Tim Buppert, Don Pfrimmer, George Teren3:20
6."The Strength to Love"Farren, John Hobbs, Steele3:21
7."Love Bomb"Angelo Petraglia, Robert Ellis Orrall3:03
8."I'm Already Loving You Too Much"Farren, Larry Park, Steele3:16
9."Population 4000 Minus 1"Farren, Kevin Sharp4:28
10."Somebody's Baby"Zack Turner, Lonnie Wilson3:41
11."Love at the End of the Road"Annie Tate, Sam Tate3:47

Personnel

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As listed in liner notes[1]

Chart performance

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Album

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 4
U.S. Billboard 200 40
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1
Canadian RPM Country Albums 2
Canadian RPM Top Albums 79

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions
US Country CAN Country
1996 "Nobody Knows" 1 1
1997 "She's Sure Taking It Well" 3 4
"If You Love Somebody" 4 7
1998 "There's Only You" 43

Sources

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  1. ^ a b Measure of a Man (CD). Kevin Sharp. Asylum Records. 1996. 61930.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Allmusic - review