It had been a long time since I had thought about or listened to the group. View All. The band charted 32 more singles between then and 2006, including four more that reached No. [27], Arista Nashville released Diamond Rio's debut single, "Meet in the Middle", on February 6, 1991. He expressed interest in signing Roe as a solo artist, but at Powell's insistence, he agreed to see the band open for George Jones at a May 1989 concert,[18] and officially signed them to Arista Nashville in 1990. [14] Due to his discomfort outside the lead role and his wife's dissatisfaction with his career, Davenport quit in late 1988, becoming the last founding member to leave. 01. Bubba Hyde 09:55 05. Diamond Rio is an American country music band founded in 1982. [64] Finally, they consulted vocal coach Diane Sheets, a friend of Johnson's son-in-law. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. "[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. Diamond Rio is a country and Christian music band that was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville. Because the band had taken a longer period of time to choose songs for Love a Little Stronger, they considered it a superior album to its predecessor;[5] Mansfield shared a similar opinion in his review of the album, stating that "Spurred by the relatively lackluster performance of Close to the Edge ... Diamond Rio explored the musical possibilities of its talents rather than digging for easy commercial success. I Still Believe In You; 16. This rendition, which featured guest appearances from Lee Roy Parnell and Steve Wariner (both of whom were also signed to Arista Nashville at the time), was credited to "Jed Zeppelin". 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[52] The lead single was the ballad "You're Gone", which reached top 5 on the country charts. Sign In Listen Now Browse ... Diamond Rio: 16 Biggest Hits Diamond Rio … Love A Little Stronger 13:39 06. There Goes; 6. Diamond Rio Biography by Steve Huey + Follow Artist. [30][19] Following its release, the band performed its first official concert as Diamond Rio on May 4, 1991. Diamond Rio Greatest Hits | The Best Songs Diamond Rio Playlist HD. Just Another Day In Paradise; 12. '"[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]. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for The Reason - Diamond Rio on AllMusic - 2009 - Move over, amateurs, and let Diamond Rio show you… [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. One More Day; 5. 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. [13], In 1988, the band caught the attention of Keith Stegall, a singer-songwriter who would later become known primarily for his work as Alan Jackson's record producer. 16 Songs. It was previously known as the Grizzly [25], After Olander, Williams, and Johnson had recovered, the six musicians set to work on their debut album. [58] "One More Day" went on to spend two non-consecutive weeks at No. "Redneck Love Gone Bad" (Bobby G. Taylor, "In God We Still Trust" (Rob LeClair, Bill Nash, Kim Nash) – 3:36, This page was last edited on 17 November 2020, at 00:56. [68], Rick Cohoon of Allmusic praised the album for its musical variety, saying, "With artists as well anchored in the business as Diamond Rio, the musical quality is a given. [84] In 2002, the band was featured on country parodist Cledus T. Judd's "Man of Constant Borrow", a parody of "Man of Constant Sorrow" on his album Cledus Envy. Born To Fly; 9. According to Roe, while the band enjoyed playing at the park, they also felt that their status as a theme park attraction discredited them as "real musicians" to those in the Nashville community. [89] Truman co-wrote Shane Minor's 1999 single "Ordinary Love";[90] Minor would later co-write the band's hit "Beautiful Mess". [29], In 1998, Prout began dating Mary Bono, the widow of singer and politician Sonny Bono. Three of the band's albums have achieved RIAA platinum certification in the United States. [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. The band was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, and was originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys.It was founded by Matt Davenport, Danny Gregg, and Ty Herndon, the last of whom became a solo artist in the mid-1990s. Diamond Rio is an American country music band. [1] Originally intended to promote the park through a one-time television special, the band proved popular enough that it became one of many regular performers there. [54] Diamond Rio's rendition peaked at 33 on the country charts, their lowest chart peak at the time. Chris Neal of Country Weekly thought that the album showed a greater musical variety than its predecessors, specifically noting the "spoken-word verses" of "Here I Go Fallin'", the "Hearts Against the Wind" cover, and the Wright duet as standout tracks. 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." 2 on the country charts and became the band's first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, where it reached No. The first was a cover of the Eagles' 1975 hit "Lyin' Eyes" for Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles, an album released in late 1993 via Giant Records which featured various country musicians covering that band's songs. "[37], Diamond Rio was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping one million copies in the United States. 1: "How Your Love Makes Me Feel", "One More Day", "Beautiful Mess", and "I Believe". [42] The next singles, "This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet" and "Sawmill Road", both failed to reach top 10. And I'm generally NOT a fan of country music. You will not be disappointed. "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" became the band's second No 1 on Hot Country Songs, as well as their longest-lasting at three weeks,[29] making it the biggest chart hit for any country group that year. [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. 1: "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" (1997), "One More Day" (2001), "Beautiful Mess" (2002), and "I Believe" (2003). Tracks of Disc 1; 1. [85] Jerrod Niemann's late-2017 album This Ride features Diamond Rio on the song "I Ain't All There". [9] They also competed on Star Search, but were eliminated in the first round. The Ballad of Conley and Billy (The Proof's in the Pickin') Jimmy Olander / Monty Powell. Download in High Definition MP3. [28] As the lead single to their self-titled debut album, "Meet in the Middle" went on to spend two weeks at No. Diamond Rio also appears in this compilation. Diamond Rio: Greatest Hits 1997 Greatest Hits II 2006 The Reason 2009 I … [19] The band members also decided to choose a new name, as they thought that Tennessee River Boys sounded more suitable for a bluegrass or gospel group than a country one. Love A Little Stronger Lyrics. Roe also consulted unsuccessfully with vocal coaches and throat doctors at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. [40] Diamond Rio had originally wanted to record the song for Love a Little Stronger, but DuBois rejected the idea because he felt that they were not yet well-established enough to record a cover song on one of their own albums. 5. 05:02. We Danced; 14. 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." IV, Diamond Rio's fourth album, was released in 1996. [91] Roe, Johnson, and Williams sang backing vocals on Josh Turner's 2006 single "Me and God" (from the album Your Man), which also featured a guest vocal from bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley. In 1994, the band released its third album, Love a Little Stronger. "We were kind of in a no-man's land. [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. Upon hearing Roe sing the "scratch" track, Stegall successfully convinced the other members that Roe should be the lead vocalist instead. 1 on the country charts,[29] with the album, by this point re-titled One More Day, having its release date moved up to February 6, 2001. "[58] As a result, "Stuff" was withdrawn after peaking at number 36 on the country charts,[29] and the album was delayed until February 2001. A year after IV, Diamond Rio released its first Greatest Hits package, which included eleven of the singles from their first four albums, plus the album cut "She Misses Him on Sunday the Most" from IV and two new songs: "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" and "Imagine That". I Do (Cherish You) 8. In doing so, Johnson soon discovered that the injuries to his hands had altered his dexterity on the mandolin, and threatened to walk away after Powell offhandedly remarked that he would have Roe dub in his own tenor harmonies instead of having Johnson sing them. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Melodic country band with heavy pedigree were radio regulars in the 1990s & 2000s. How Your Love Makes Me Feel. 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. Shop for Vinyl, CDs and more from Diamond Rio at the Discogs Marketplace. 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. [51] Later in the year, the band released its fifth studio album, Unbelievable. The band originally conceived it as a double album, featuring traditional country on one disc and more pop-oriented country on the other, but according to Prout, this concept did not fully materialize because "country music has blinders on as far as what's acceptable – and what isn't", although Olander and Williams noted that the idea allowed them "more leeway in choosing songs". He cited "Beautiful Mess" and "I Believe" as standout tracks. [19][38] The band's later material has tended towards pop-oriented ballads, such as "I Believe" and "One More Day" – songs which received critical acclaim for their often religious-themed messages, but were considered departures from the more traditional material of their first four albums. [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. 2 on the Billboard country singles charts, and No. [8], By 1985, the Tennessee River Boys had quit working at Opryland. "[62], Starting in 2001, the other members had noticed that Roe was having difficulty maintaining proper pitch in concert. Truman and an employee of Arista had found "Norma Jean Riley", which was originally titled "Pretty Little Lady" until DuBois remarked that the lady in the song should have a name: "It could be 'Norma Jean Riley', anything! Read Full Biography. The band is known for its vocal harmonies, varied instrumentation, and near-exclusive use of only its own membership on recordings instead of session musicians. (Diamond Rio album) Greatest Hits II is the second greatest-hits package released by country music group Diamond Rio. [20] Among the names they had chosen were Kilroy and T-Town Mavericks, the latter of which was rejected by Arista executives. When I Said I Do; 4. [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. The song was written by Steven Dale Jones and Bobby Tomberlin, the same two writers who wrote "She Misses Him on Sunday the Most". 36. Greatest Hits II. 2008. 4:05 PREVIEW Meet In … [19][38] A bluegrass influence has also been shown, primarily in the three-part harmonies among Roe (lead), Williams (baritone), and Johnson (tenor). [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. [83] A year later, Diamond Rio contributed a recording of the gospel standard "Walkin' in Jerusalem" to a compilation entitled Peace in the Valley: A Country Music Journey Through Gospel Music. The title track (co-written by Billy Crittenden, later a member of the vocal group 4 Runner), reached a peak of No. Amazed; 3. [12] Johnson debuted at a concert in Clewiston, Florida, in May 1987. 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. Diamond Rio's songs: Listen to songs by Diamond Rio on Myspace, Stream Free Online Music by Diamond Rio [22], Shortly after the band received its record deal, the band underwent a series of misfortunes when Olander, Johnson, and Williams came down with health problems. Diamond Rio … Greatest Hits II is the second greatest-hits package released by country music group Diamond Rio. [76] "I will say that I was proud of the material, but maybe it's not the best version of Diamond Rio," Olander told the publication. Join Napster and access full-length songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. 5. Spotify Amazon. Walkin' Away. Sign In ... More by Diamond Rio. Diamond Rio. Although Roe was initially "cynical" toward Sheets's coaching, she was ultimately successful in restoring his voice. Their sound was originally defined by mainstream country, bluegrass, and rock influences, but later albums drew more influence from Christian country music and country pop. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. [57], Diamond Rio released its twenty-third official chart single, "Stuff", in May 2000. Alan LeBeouf, who had just left Baillie & the Boys, expressed interest in replacing Davenport but ultimately declined due to other commitments. The band was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, and was originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys. 9 hit "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart" and the Top 20 hits "Bubba Hyde" and "Finish What We Started". [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. Powell was a friend of audio engineer Mike Clute, who would later become one of the band's producers, and songwriters Tim DuBois and Van Stephenson. 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