''Love Is'' is the second album released by

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artist

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. The only single released from the album, "If She Only Knew", failed to reach the top 40 in the charts while the album itself reached number 36 on the ''

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chart. "Her Heart Is Only Human" was originally recorded by

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on his 1996 album ''

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''.

Track listing

#"Kiss the Girl" (

Bob Regan Robert Joseph Regan is a Grammy nominated American country music songwriter. His chart credits include "Til Love Comes Again" by Reba McEntire, "Busy Man" by Billy Ray Cyrus, "Your Everything" by Keith Urban, "Soon" by Tanya Tucker, "Thinkin' A ...

, George Teren) - 3:04 #"We Can Get Through This" (

Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (; born July 20, 1945) is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career as a songwriter in the 1960s, writing for other artists while performing in local clubs and working as a sess ...

Jeffrey Steele Jeffrey LeVasseur (born August 27, 1961), known as Jeffrey Steele, is an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with recording his own material, Steele has become a prolific Nashville songwriter, having co-written more than 60 hit ...

) - 2:55 #"If She Only Knew" (

Gordon Chambers Gordon Anthony Chambers (c. 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer who has written songs for more than 75 recording artists including Angie Stone, Yolanda Adams, The Isley Brothers, Brandy, Trey Songz, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBell ...

, Chris Farren) - 5:00 #"She Just Had to Be Mine" (

Gary Burr Gary Burr, born in Meriden, Connecticut, is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, primarily in the country music genre. Many of the songs he has written have become Top-10 hits, the first of which was " Love's Been A Little B ...

, Farren) - 3:18 #"Still Love" (

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, Farren, Kevin Sharp) - 4:20 #"I'm Trying" (

Darrell Scott James Darrell Scott, known as Darrell Scott (born August 6, 1959), is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. The son of musician Wayne Scott, he moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana (known today as Lake Station, Indiana). ...

, Tia Sillers) - 4:01 #"Typical" (Regan, Teren) - 3:15 #"What Other Man" (

Linda Thompson-Jenner Linda Diane Thompson (born May 23, 1950) is an American songwriter, former actress and beauty pageant winner. Thompson began her acting career as a " Hee Haw Honey" on the American television variety show ''Hee Haw''. She was also a girlfriend ...

Reed Vertelney Reed Philip Vertelney is an American record producer, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist from Calabasas, CA. He has written for and worked with Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Marcus Miller, Charlie Wilson, Kenny Lattimore, Evely ...

) - 3:57 #"So Tears Won't Fall" (Burr, Bruce Roberts) - 3:41 #"Scared Like That Again" (Michael Dulaney, Farren) - 4:40 #"Her Heart Is Only Human" (

Kent Blazy Kent Blazy (born in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American country music songwriter. His credits include several singles for Garth Brooks (including Brooks' first number one hit, "If Tomorrow Never Comes"), as well as singles by Gary Morris, Diamon ...

Steve Dorff Stephen Hartley Dorff (born April 21, 1949) is an American songwriter and composer whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Career Dorff has written several songs for other artists, including "Hypnotize the Moon" and " My Heart Wi ...

, Kim Williams) - 3:31

Personnel

As listed in liner notes *Tim Buppert - background vocals *Mark Casstevens -

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* Chris Farren - background vocals, acoustic guitar,

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, electric guitar,

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* Pat Flynn - acoustic guitar *

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* Paul Franklin - steel guitar *Rob Hajacos - fiddle *John Hobbs -

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- electric guitar *

David Hungate William David Hungate (born August 5, 1948) is an American bass guitarist noted as a member of the Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1976 to 1982 and again from 2014 to 2015, and the son of judge William L. Hungate. Along with most of his T ...

- bass guitar *Jeff King - electric guitar *Mark Leggett - drum programming *

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*Sam Levine -

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*Glenn Miller - background vocals *

Greg Morrow Greg Morrow is an American drummer, percussionist, session musician, mixing engineer, and vocalist. Biography Morrow was born in Ripley, Tennessee and raised in Memphis. At age 11, Morrow and his band performed on a local TV show, and he par ...

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- piano *Cary Park - electric guitar *Tom Roady - percussion *

Matt Rollings Matt Rollings is a Grammy Award-winning American composer, keyboard player and record producer. Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, Rollings has worked with many artists, not all country. Matt won the 'Best Traditional Pop Voca ...

- piano *

Brent Rowan Brent Rowan (born May 28, 1956 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American session musician and record producer who works primarily in country music. Active since the 1970s, Rowan began working with John Conlee through the recommendation of record produce ...

- electric guitar *

- lead vocals *

- background vocals *

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- acoustic guitar *Dennis Wilson - background vocals

Chart performance

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Love Is (Kevin Sharp Album) 1998 albums Asylum Records albums Kevin Sharp albums Albums produced by David Foster Albums produced by Chris Farren (country musician)