Diamond Rio (album)

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Diamond Rio
Studio album by Diamond Rio
Released	May 24, 1991 (1991-05-24)
Recorded	Midtown Tone & Volume, Digital Studios, and Recording Arts, Nashville, 1990-91
Genre	Country
Length	38:47
Label	Arista
Producer	Monty Powell, Tim DuBois
Professional reviews
All Music Guide - link
Diamond Rio chronology
Diamond Rio (1991) Close to the Edge (1992)

Diamond Rio is the eponymous first 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.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Meet in the Middle" (Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster, Don Pfrimmer) – 3:18
2. "This State of Mind" (Michael Puryear, Aaron Tippin) – 2:42
3. "They Don't Make Hearts (Like They Used To)" (Monty Powell, Sam Mullins, Stan LaGrange) – 3:32
4. "Mirror, Mirror" (Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders) – 3:12
5. "The Ballad of Conley and Billy (The Proof's in the Pickin')" (Powell, Jimmy Olander) – 4:59
6. "Nowhere Bound" (Powell, Jule Medders) – 3:41
7. "It's Gone" (Herb McCullough, Larry Cordle) – 3:17
8. "Norma Jean Riley" (Powell, Dan Truman, Rob Honey) – 3:03
9. "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me" (Cordle, Larry Shell) – 4:12
10. "Pick Me Up" (Powell, Marty Roe) – 3:25
11. "Poultry Promenade" (Olander) – 3:26
    • instrumental track

[edit] Personnel

• Gene Johnson – mandolin, background vocals
• Jimmy Olander – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Brian Prout – drums
• Marty Roe – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
• Dan Truman – keyboards
• Dana Williams – bass guitar, background vocals