Measure of a Man is the debut studio album by American country music artist Kevin Sharp, released on September 24, 1996 by Asylum Records. 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.
Track listing
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, handclaps Jeffrey Steele – background vocals Biff Watson – acoustic guitar Scott Wojahn – background vocals
Chart performance Album Chart (1996) Peakposition US Billboard 200 40 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 4 US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 1 Canadian Albums (RPM) 79 Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 2
Singles Single Year Peak positions US Country CAN Country "Nobody Knows" 1996 1 1 "She's Sure Taking It Well" 1997 3 4 "If You Love Somebody" 4 7 "There's Only You" 43 —
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