Diamond Rio (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Diamond Rio

| type = studio album

| artist = Diamond Rio

| cover = Diamond Rio alternate cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1991|05|28}}

| recorded = 1990–91

| studio = Midtown Tone & Volume, Digital Studios, and Recording Arts (Nashville, Tennessee)

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length = 38:47

| label = Arista

| producer = Tim DuBois, Monty Powell

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Close to the Edge

| next_year = 1992

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Diamond Rio

| type = Studio

| single1 = Meet in the Middle

| single1date = February 11, 1991

| single2 = Mirror, Mirror

| single2date = July 1, 1991

| single3 = Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me

| single3date = November 4, 1991

| single4 = Norma Jean Riley

| single4date = March 23, 1992

| single5 = Nowhere Bound

| single5date = June 29, 1992

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r123499|first=Brian|last=Mansfield}}

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|4}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611095641/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-07-11/features/9103180533_1_star-diamond-rio-aggregation Chicago Tribune review]

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = B+[https://web.archive.org/web/20091221064545/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20260045,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]

| noprose = yes

}}

Diamond Rio is the self-titled debut studio album by American 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 received a RIAA platinum certification.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| collapsed =

| headline =

| total length =

| title1 = Meet in the Middle

| writer1 = Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster, Don Pfrimmer

| length1 = 3:18

| title2 = This State of Mind

| writer2 = Michael Puryear, Aaron Tippin

| length2 = 2:42

| title3 = They Don't Make Hearts (Like They Used To)

| writer3 = Monty Powell, Sam Mullins, Stan LaGrange

| length3 = 3:32

| title4 = Mirror, Mirror

| writer4 = Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders

| length4 = 3:12

| title5 = The Ballad of Conley and Billy (The Proof's in the Pickin')

| writer5 = Powell, Jimmy Olander

| length5 = 4:59

| title6 = Nowhere Bound

| writer6 = Powell, Jule Medders

| length6 = 3:41

| title7 = It's Gone

| writer7 = Herb McCullough, Larry Cordle

| length7 = 3:17

| title8 = Norma Jean Riley

| writer8 = Powell, Dan Truman, Rob Honey

| length8 = 3:03

| title9 = Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me

| writer9 = Cordle, Larry Shell

| length9 = 4:12

| title10 = Pick Me Up"

| writer10 = Powell, Marty Roe

| length10 = 3:25

| title11 = Poultry Promenade

| writer11 = Olander

| length11 = 3:26

| note11 = instrumental track

}}

Personnel

Diamond Rio

Marty Roe – acoustic guitars, lead vocals
Dan Truman – keyboards
Jimmy Olander – lead guitars, banjo
Gene Johnson – mandolin, backing vocals
Dana Williams – bass, backing vocals
Brian Prout – drums

Production

Tim DuBois – producer
Monty Powell – producer
Mike Clute – engineer, mixing
Chris Armstrong – assistant engineer
Ted Greene – assistant engineer
Paula Montondo – assistant engineer
Doug Williams – assistant engineer
Glenn Meadows – mastering
Anthony Ranieri – art direction, design
Peter Nash – photography

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (1991) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|83\|artist=Diamond Rio\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 29, 2021}}
{{album chart\|BillboardCountry\|13\|artist=Diamond Rio\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=May 29, 2021}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (1991)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|83|artist=Diamond Rio|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 29, 2021}}

{{album chart|BillboardCountry|13|artist=Diamond Rio|rowheader=true|accessdate=May 29, 2021}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (1991) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991\|work=Billboard\|accessdate=May 29, 2021}} \| 36

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (1991)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1991/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991|work=Billboard|accessdate=May 29, 2021}}

| 36

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="2"| Peak positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="50"| US Country

! width="50"| CAN Country

rowspan="3"| 1991

| align="left"| "Meet in the Middle"

| 1

align="left"| "Mirror, Mirror"

| 3

| 4

align="left"| "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me"

| 9

rowspan="2"| 1992

| align="left"| "Norma Jean Riley"

| 2

| 3

align="left"| "Nowhere Bound"

| 7

| 15

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Diamond Rio}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Diamond Rio|title=Diamond Rio|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1991|certyear=1993|access-date=August 12, 2022}}

References

Category:1991 debut albums

Category:Diamond Rio albums

Category:Arista Records albums