[85] Jerrod Niemann's late-2017 album This Ride features Diamond Rio on the song "I Ain't All There". On August 31, 2007, Diamond Rio signed with Word Records, a Christian music label based in Nashville. Certified gold by the RIAA for U.S. shipments of 500,000 copies,[41] the album produced the Top 5 country hits "In a Week or Two" and "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby",[29] the latter of which was originally recorded by George Strait on his 1989 album Beyond the Blue Neon. After assuming the name Diamond Rio, the band was signed to Arista Nashville and debuted in 1991 with the single "Meet in the Middle", which made them the first band ever to send a debut single to No. [21] The name had been previously rejected by another country band, Shenandoah, whose lead singer Marty Raybon (also a former member of Heartbreak Mountain) gave Prout permission to use the name even though Shenandoah "conducted business" under that name. [25], After Olander, Williams, and Johnson had recovered, the six musicians set to work on their debut album. 4:05 PREVIEW Meet In … 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It was the "first country release recorded entirely on a digital console";[48] specifically, a Fairlight console which recorded the album directly to a hard drive. Diamond Rio is an American country music band. Diamond Rio. [51] Later in the year, the band released its fifth studio album, Unbelievable. [31] Released three weeks later[32] with DuBois and Powell as producers,[33] Diamond Rio was met with positive critical reception from critics such as Allmusic, Chicago Tribune, and Entertainment Weekly, which praised the band's vocal harmonies, instrumentation, and song choices. Greatest Hits is a fine collection of the hit singles from Diamond Rio's first four albums, featuring such hits as "Meet in the Middle," "Mirror Mirror," "Norma Jean Riley," "In a Week or Two," "Love a Little Stronger," "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart," "Walkin' Away," "Holdin'," and two new songs, including the single "How Your Love Makes Me Feel." Diamond Rio also appears in this compilation. Explore releases from Diamond Rio at Discogs. 16 Songs. [29] The song was originally intended to be the title track to their sixth studio album, which would have been released on August 22 of the same year, but according to Truman, "Certain radio stations, for some reason, didn't want to play 'Stuff'. Like their first Greatest Hits album, this compilation included several new songs as well as the band's greatest hits; one of these new songs, "God Only Cries", was released as a single, peaking at No. When I Said I Do; 4. [57], Diamond Rio released its twenty-third official chart single, "Stuff", in May 2000. It was founded by Matt Davenport, Danny Gregg, and Ty Herndon, the last of whom became a solo artist in the mid-1990s. A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines, "Diamond Rio Chart History (Top Country Albums)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greatest_Hits_II_(Diamond_Rio_album)&oldid=989094578, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Articles with album ratings that need to be turned into prose, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [8] For the next few years, they played at small venues, such as high school auditoriums, and usually worked no more than four concerts a month. [38] In addition, the band won the Academy of Country Music's Top Vocal Group for 1992, an award they would receive again in 1993, 1994, and 1997. This album was my first intoduction to Diamond Rio--I love it and them! In 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1997, they also received the Country Music Association's award for Vocal Group of the Year (an award for which they received fifteen total nominations, more than any other country music group). I Can Love You Like That; 10. [49] "Walkin' Away" peaked at No. Listen to albums and songs from Diamond Rio. [7] The band, through the assistance of Bill Anderson's drummer Len "Snuffy" Miller, submitted demos to various Nashville record labels with no success. He cited "Beautiful Mess" and "I Believe" as standout tracks. Diamond Rio has recorded nine studio albums, four Greatest Hits compilations, and an album of Christmas music. It brought back memories of the past with the oldies and some newer songs I had not heard before. [29] Shortly after the album's release, Diamond Rio parted ways with Arista Nashville. [32][34][35], Four more singles were released from Diamond Rio, all reaching top 10 on the Billboard country singles charts: "Mirror, Mirror", "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me", "Norma Jean Riley" (which was previously the B-side of "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me"[29]), and "Nowhere Bound", the latter two of which were co-written by Powell. "[47] This album also earned the band its second platinum certification. [70] Chrissie Dickinson of The Chicago Tribune was less favorable, commending the "masterful musicianship" and Roe's "light vocal timbre", while criticizing the song selections as "mostly a paint-by-numbers trip around the musical block, from the predictable power balladry of 'I Believe' to the saccharine sentiments of 'We All Fall Down.'"[71]. Strawberry Wine; 15. [1] Herndon left the group in 1983 to compete on the talent show Star Search,[3] and became a solo artist for Epic Records between 1995 and the early 2000s. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, a position that it held for two non-consecutive weeks. 30. 1. Diamond Rio was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in April 1998, becoming the first band in fourteen years to be inducted. "[46] Bob Cannon of New Country was more mixed, saying that "the production on Love a Little Stronger is so sparkling clean it could've been recorded in an operating room. Unbelievable finds Diamond Rio extending the stylistic diversity that marked IV, but this time around, they have a better, more memorable set of songs that makes it their best album in a long time. [96] In 2011, they received their first Grammy Award in the Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album category for The Reason. [75], In 2014, Olander told The Arizona Republic that the group was no longer signed to Word Records and planned to release new material independently. 2 on the country charts and became the band's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached No. Diamond Rio. [78] The second was Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album, to which they contributed a cover of Keith Whitley's 1986 hit "Ten Feet Away",[79] and the third was a cover of Merle Haggard's "Workin' Man Blues" for a tribute album entitled Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard. I Do (Cherish You) 8. Regarding the song's popularity among fans who have used the song to cope with personal losses, Prout said, "Actually, 'One More Day' was recorded as a love song. "[74] The group released its first contemporary Christian album, The Reason, on September 22, 2009. "God Only Cries" was the only one of these to be released as a single; it peaked at number 30 on the Hot Country Songs charts in mid-2006, shortly before the band exited Arista's roster. The tumor was never successfully diagnosed, although it ultimately vanished. After undergoing several membership changes in its initial years, the band has consisted of the same six members since 1989: Marty Roe (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Gene Johnson (mandolin, guitar, fiddle, tenor vocals), Jimmy Olander (lead guitar, banjo), Brian Prout (drums), Dan Truman (keyboards), and Dana Williams (bass guitar, baritone vocals). [88] He also co-wrote Kenny Chesney's 2001 single "I Lost It", Marshall Dyllon's 2001 single "You", and the track "The Night Before (Life Goes On)" from Carrie Underwood's 2005 debut album Some Hearts. 01. And I'm generally NOT a fan of country music. Amazed; 3. [69] Ray Waddell of Billboard also thought that the singles were among the best tracks on the album, while highlighting the instrumental track "Rural Philharmonic" (which Olander had originally intended to record for a solo album[66]) as an example of the band's strong musicianship. [40], Close to the Edge, the group's second album, was released in 1992. 05:02. Although Roe was initially "cynical" toward Sheets's coaching, she was ultimately successful in restoring his voice. "[76] The band began releasing records independently, starting with a live album in 2014 and following in 2015 with the studio album I Made It. [9] They also competed on Star Search, but were eliminated in the first round. [17] Initially, DuBois was hesitant about signing the Tennessee River Boys, as he felt that there were too many popular bands in country music, and he was about to sign both Asleep at the Wheel and Exile. 03:14. Complete your Diamond Rio collection. [26] The band also had commitments to finish as the Tennessee River Boys, to the point that they occasionally had to promote themselves under both names in the same day. [30][19] Following its release, the band performed its first official concert as Diamond Rio on May 4, 1991. [29] The third and final single was "I Know How the River Feels", originally recorded on Herndon's 1996 album Living in a Moment[53] and later released as a single by McAlyster in 2000. "We were kind of in a no-man's land. According to DuBois, Powell left this role on good terms, as he "saw a need to go in a certain direction, and the guys saw a need to go in a different direction." On August 9, 1990, Johnson was injured in a carpentry accident in Arkansas a day before his 41st birthday, severely cutting his left thumb. Spotify Amazon. [11] They initially chose to operate as a quintet, with Davenport as the sole lead vocalist and Roe and Prout singing harmony; when this arrangement proved unsuccessful, they found mandolist Gene Johnson, a former member of the bluegrass group Eddie Adcock's IInd Generation, which Olander was a fan of as a child. '"[43] Brian Mansfield of Allmusic was also critical of the song, but described the rest of the album with favor, saying that its "strongest material emphasizes the virtues of God, family and honest living – traditional stuff, no doubt influenced by the members' bluegrass background",[44] while Jack Hurst of the Chicago Tribune thought that "In a Week or Two" and "Sawmill Road", "which is about the diverse trails some rural schoolmates follow in adulthood", were the strongest tracks.[45]. Walkin' Away. Robert Bolin substituted for Johnson during the band's tour in Brazil with Kevin Welch and Jann Browne. Whiteside taking their places. [87] Olander was featured along with bluegrass musicians Carl Jackson and Mark O'Connor on the track "Hap Towne Breakdowne" from Steve Wariner's 1996 instrumental album No More Mr. Nice Guy. 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They shared the bill with Wild Rose, whose membership included Prout's then-wife, Nancy Given Prout. 04:05. We tried to make up our own arrangements. Tracks of Disc 1; 1. [93], Their early music blended neotraditionalist country with occasional traces of country rock, primarily in the song's prominent rhythm sections. (Diamond Rio album) Greatest Hits II is the second greatest-hits package released by country music group Diamond Rio. Meanwhile, Olander discovered that he had a lemon-sized tumor that was pressing against his esophagus. 1: "How Your Love Makes Me Feel", "One More Day", "Beautiful Mess", and "I Believe". The band charted 32 more singles between then and 2006, including four more that reached No. "[36] Johnson spoke positively about "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me", which was written and originally recorded by Larry Cordle, and the impact that it had on fans. Bubba Hyde 09:55 05. After assuming the name Diamond Rio, the band was signed to Arista Nashville and debuted in 1991 with the single "Meet in the Middle", which made them the first band ever to send a debut single to No. Prout suggested Diamond Rio, after the truck manufacturing company Diamond Reo Trucks. I Don't Want To Miss A Thing; 7. The tracks "God Only Cries", "Redneck Love Gone Bad", "Over You" and "In God We Still Trust" were newly recorded for the album. 14 tracks (49:19). Diamond Rio are professionals, and that's part of their charm. Spotify Amazon. "[37], Diamond Rio was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping one million copies in the United States. Diamond Rio Greatest Hits - Best song of Diamond Rio - YouTube. Although they did not want to confront him about it for fear of "bruis[ing] his ego",[63] they eventually convinced Roe of his problems by listening to concert recordings together. It was something that wasn't fully realized. 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