Close to the Edge (Diamond Rio album)
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| Released | October 27, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:45 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Tim DuBois Monty Powell | |||
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| Singles from Close to the Edge | ||||
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| Allmusic |   link |
| Chicago Tribune |  link |
| Entertainment Weekly | B link |
Close to the Edge is the second studio album by American country music group Diamond Rio. Released in 1992 on Arista Records, it produced the singles "In a Week or Two", "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby", "This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet", and "Sawmill Road". These singles respectively reached #2, #5, #13 and #21 on the Billboard country charts between 1992 and 1993; the album was certified gold in the United States. "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" was previously recorded by George Strait on his 1989 album Beyond the Blue Neon.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" | Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro | 3:16 |
| 2. | "In a Week or Two" | James House, Gary Burr | 3:00 |
| 3. | "It Does Get Better Than This" | Robert Ellis Orrall, Billy Spencer | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Sawmill Road" | Sam Hogin, Dan Truman, Jim McBride | 4:52 |
| 5. | "Calling All Hearts (Come Back Home)" | Monty Powell, Kent Blazy, Royal Wade Kimes | 3:07 |
| 6. | "This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet" | Jimmy Olander, Eric Silver | 2:44 |
| 7. | "I Was Meant to Be With You" | Tim DuBois, Powell, Debi Cochran, Marty Roe | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Old Weakness (Coming On Strong)" | Powell, Chapin Hartford | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Demons and Angels" | Judy Rodman, Ronnie Samoset | 3:18 |
| 10. | "Nothing in This World" | Olander, Silver | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Close to the Edge" | Gene Johnson, Carl Jackson | 2:35 |
Personnel[edit]
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, percussion
Production[edit]
- Tim DuBois – producer
- Monty Powell – producer
- Mike Clute – engineer, mixing
- John Hurley – additional recording, assistant engineer, mix assistant
- John Kunz – additional recording, assistant engineer
- Herb Tassin – additional recording, assistant engineer
- Pasquale DelVillaggio – assistant engineer, production assistant
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Ramona Simmons – project administrator
- Maude Gilman – art direction, design
- Jeff Frazier – photography
- Sheri McCoy – stylist
- Ted Hacker – management
Studios
- Recorded at Midtown Tone & Volume and Room & Board Recording (Nashville, Tennessee); The Castle (Franklin, Tennessee).
- Mixed and Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 87 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[1] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
- ^ "American album certifications – Diamond Rio – Close to the Edge". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.