Love Is for Giving - John Berry, Orrall, Robert Elli
Rescued Me - John Berry, Barnett, Marc-Alan
Love Was Made for Us - John Berry, Lunn, Michael
Salvation - John Berry, Burr, Gary
Where Would I Be - John Berry, Bowles
Power Windows - John Berry, Falcon, Billy
Until I'm Loving You - John Berry, Blades, Jack
Rivers in the Clouds - John Berry, Lunn, Michael
You'll Be in My Heart - John Berry, Collins, Phil
You're the Voice - John Berry, Qunta, Andy
The One You Love - John Berry, Smith, Stephony
Wildest Dreams is John Berry's first album since 1996's Faces, which failed to go gold despite a No. 1 country single, "She's Taken a Shine." He's got a new label, Lyric Street, and a new producer, Mark Spiro, best known f... more »or his work with Lila McCann. Fortunately, Berry's soaring tenor voice is intact. Unfortunately, his choice of material still has more in common with Christopher Cross and Phil Collins (whose "You'll Be in My Heart" receives a typically schmaltzy cover here) than with anything identifiable as country music. A tender song like "Where Would I Be" would fit right in on soft-pop or contemporary-Christian radio. But the country single "Power Windows" attempts to dress up a hopelessly contrived lyric with weightless '70s rock guitars. --Rick Mitchell« less
Wildest Dreams is John Berry's first album since 1996's Faces, which failed to go gold despite a No. 1 country single, "She's Taken a Shine." He's got a new label, Lyric Street, and a new producer, Mark Spiro, best known for his work with Lila McCann. Fortunately, Berry's soaring tenor voice is intact. Unfortunately, his choice of material still has more in common with Christopher Cross and Phil Collins (whose "You'll Be in My Heart" receives a typically schmaltzy cover here) than with anything identifiable as country music. A tender song like "Where Would I Be" would fit right in on soft-pop or contemporary-Christian radio. But the country single "Power Windows" attempts to dress up a hopelessly contrived lyric with weightless '70s rock guitars. --Rick Mitchell
Kelly F. (kellyfran61) from BRANDON, MS Reviewed on 8/20/2006...
John Berry has such a great voice and I love this CD.
CD Reviews
Berry, Berry disappointing!!
Michael Butts | 10/05/1999
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I've enjoyed all of John Berry's past records, but he lost me on this one. The musical sound is very different from his others -- it's not an improvement, either! I hope he thinks about what he wants to do with his career. He hasn't had a hit record in a long time; this type of album won't change that!"
Too bad you can't just buy the single
09/30/1999
(2 out of 5 stars)
"I love the single from this album, "Power Windows." But it's not available as a cassette single so I bought the whole album. What a waste! None of the other songs are as good as that one. There are too many slow, uninteresting songs, so the album sounds like something you could fall asleep too. But "Power Windows" is great."
How disappointing!!
09/29/1999
(1 out of 5 stars)
"After waiting this long for a new John Berry album, he re-emerges with an album that sounds like he's trying to be a pop star!! The songs are meaningless and sound like the kind of things Michael Bolton would sing. John, we expected more from you!!"
A Nice Change of Pace for Mr. Berry
Michael Butts | Martinsburg, WV USA | 02/05/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Blessed with one of country's best male voices, John delivers a powerful and diverse collection with "Wildest Dreams." Some of his diehard "country" fans may be disappointed with some of his material, but it's a great set, highlighted by his version of "You're the Voice." Nice to see John try and become a little more diverse in his material!"
Wow!
Michael Butts | 10/05/1999
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This album is righteous!! John is the best!! He's got so much soul, you can't confine him to one musical genre!!"