"What's in It for Me" is a song written by

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 ...

and

John Jarrard John Jarrard (May 7, 1953 February 1, 2001) was an American country music songwriter. He wrote songs for Alabama, George Strait, Don Williams, and others. Biography John Jarrard was born in Gainesville, Georgia on May 7, 1953. He worked as a di ...

, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist John Berry. It was released in June 1994 as the fourth single from the album '' John Berry''. The song reached number 5 on the U.S. '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 2 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, of '' Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that Berry "proves here that he can up the tempo without sacrificing the intimacy or intensity of his performance." He goes on to say that this single should convince listeners and programmers that Berry is not a one-hit wonder.'' Billboard'', June 18, 1994

Chart performance

"What's in It for Me" debuted at number 66 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 25, 1994.

Year-end charts

References

1994 singles John Berry (country singer) songs Songs written by Gary Burr Liberty Records singles Songs written by John Jarrard 1993 songs {{1994-country-song-stub