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
Studio album by Diamond Rio
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
Diamond Rio (1991) Close to the Edge (1992)
Singles from Diamond Rio
"Meet in the Middle" Released: February 11, 1991 "Mirror, Mirror" Released: July 1, 1991 "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me" Released: November 4, 1991 "Norma Jean Riley" Released: March 23, 1992 "Nowhere Bound" Released: June 29, 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [3]

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

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
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	13
U.S. Billboard 200	83

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		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

1. Mansfield, Brian. Diamond Rio at AllMusic
2. Chicago Tribune review
3. Entertainment Weekly review