"If I Had Any Pride Left at All" is a song written by John Greenebaum,

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and Eddie Setser, and recorded by American

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artist John Berry. It was released in October 1995 as the third single from the album '' Standing on the Edge''. The song reached number 25 on the U.S. ''

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chart but peaked at number 11 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.

Cover versions

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originally recorded the song on his 1993 album ''

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''. *

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recorded her own cover of this song for her 1997 album '' Love's Been Rough on Me''. *

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recorded his cover of this song for his 2022 album ''Outside the Box''.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of ''

'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Berry puts his "impressive set of pipes to use on this heart wrenching ballad."''

'', October 14, 1995

Music video

The music video was directed by

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and premiered in late 1995.

Chart performance

"If I Had Any Pride Left at All" debuted at number 71 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 21, 1995.

Year-end charts

References

1995 singles 1993 songs Joe Diffie songs John Berry (country singer) songs Etta James songs Gene Watson songs Songs written by Troy Seals Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen Liberty Records singles Music videos directed by Deaton-Flanigen Productions Songs written by Eddie Setser Songs written by John Greenebaum {{1995-country-song-stub Song recordings produced by Chuck Howard