Diamond Rio (album)
Diamond Rio is the eponymous first studio album of the country music band Diamond Rio. Released in 1991 on Arista Records, it produced five chart singles on the Billboard country music charts: the Number One hit "Meet in the Middle", as well as the Top Ten hits "Mirror, Mirror", "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me", "Norma Jean Riley" and "Nowhere Bound". The album itself received RIAA platinum certification.
| Diamond Rio | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 28, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | Midtown Tone & Volume, Digital Studios, and Recording Arts, Nashville, 1990- 1991 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 38:47 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Tim DuBois Monty Powell | |||
| Diamond Rio chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Diamond Rio | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Chicago Tribune |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [3] |
Track listing
- "Meet in the Middle" (Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster, Don Pfrimmer) – 3:18
- "This State of Mind" (Michael Puryear, Aaron Tippin) – 2:42
- "They Don't Make Hearts (Like They Used To)" (Monty Powell, Sam Mullins, Stan LaGrange) – 3:32
- "Mirror, Mirror" (Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders) – 3:12
- "The Ballad of Conley and Billy (The Proof's in the Pickin')" (Powell, Jimmy Olander) – 4:59
- "Nowhere Bound" (Powell, Jule Medders) – 3:41
- "It's Gone" (Herb McCullough, Larry Cordle) – 3:17
- "Norma Jean Riley" (Powell, Dan Truman, Rob Honey) – 3:03
- "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me" (Cordle, Larry Shell) – 4:12
- "Pick Me Up" (Powell, Marty Roe) – 3:25
- "Poultry Promenade" (Olander) – 3:26
- instrumental track
Personnel
- Gene Johnson – mandolin, backing vocals
- Jimmy Olander – acoustic and electric guitars, banjo
- Brian Prout – drums
- Marty Roe – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Dan Truman – keyboards
- Dana Williams – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Chris Armstrong - assistant engineer
- Mike Clute - engineer, mixing
- Doug Williams, Ted Greene - assistant engineers
- Glenn Meadows - mastering
- Pauls Montondo - engineer
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 13 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 83 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | |
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| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1991 | "Meet in the Middle" | 1 | 1 |
| "Mirror, Mirror" | 3 | 4 | |
| "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me" | 9 | 9 | |
| 1992 | "Norma Jean Riley" | 2 | 3 |
| "Nowhere Bound" | 7 | 15 | |
References
- Mansfield, Brian. Diamond Rio at AllMusic
- Chicago Tribune review
- Entertainment Weekly review
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