Completely (Diamond Rio album)
Completely is the seventh studio album by American country music group Diamond Rio, released on July 23, 2002. Two of the album's singles, "Beautiful Mess" and "I Believe", reached number one on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Also released from this album were "Wrinkles" and "We All Fall Down", which peaked at numbers 18 and 45, respectively, on the country charts. The album was certified gold by the RIAA and reached number 23 on the Billboard 200, making it the band's most successful album on the chart. "Make Sure You've Got It All" was originally recorded by Collin Raye on his 1998 album The Walls Came Down. "If You'd Like Some Lovin'" was written and originally recorded by David Ball for his album, Starlite Lounge in 1996.
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 23, 2002 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 46:39 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville | |||
Producer | Mike Clute Diamond Rio | |||
Diamond Rio chronology | ||||
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Singles from Completely | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
About.com | (favorable) [1] |
Allmusic | [2] |
Chicago Tribune | (mixed) [3] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Beautiful Mess" | Sonny LeMaire, Clay Mills, Shane Minor | 3:48 |
2. | "Big Ol' Fire" | Michael Lunn | 3:06 |
3. | "I Believe" | Skip Ewing, Donny Kees | 3:56 |
4. | "Something Cool" | L. David Lewis, Kim Williams | 3:11 |
5. | "The Box" | Chris Wallin, Nicole Witt | 3:17 |
6. | "We All Fall Down" | Arlis Albritton, Steven Dale Jones | 4:08 |
7. | "Wrinkles" | Ronny Scaife, Neil Thrasher | 3:09 |
8. | "Completely" | Diane Warren | 3:47 |
9. | "A Better Idea" | Marty Dodson, Tom Shapiro | 3:53 |
10. | "If You'd Like Some Lovin'" | David Ball, Tommy Polk | 3:07 |
11. | "You'll Find Me" | Tommy Conners, D. Vincent Williams | 3:47 |
12. | "Rural Philharmonic" (instrumental track) | Jimmy Olander | 3:19 |
13. | "Make Sure You've Got It All" | Bill Anderson, Steve Wariner | 4:11 |
Personnel
Diamond Rio
- Marty Roe – vocals
- Dan Truman – keyboards, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ
- Jimmy Olander – acoustic guitar, electric guitars, 12-string guitar, banjo, dobro, Danelectro, vibraphone, sampling
- Gene Johnson – mandolin, harmony vocals
- Dana Williams – bass, harmony vocals
- Brian Prout – drums
Guest musicians
- Carl Marsh – string arrangements and conductor
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
Production
- Diamond Rio – producers
- Mike Clute – producer, engineer, mixing
- Steve Crowder – assistant engineer
- Pete Miskinis – assistant engineer
- Leslie Richter – assistant engineer
- Benny Quinn – mastering
- Astrid Herbold May – art direction, design
- Beth Lee – art direction, photography
- Keith Tucker – cover design
- Russ Harrington – photography
- Claudia Fowler – stylist
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "Completely - Diamond Rio". About.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- Cohoon, Rick. Completely at AllMusic
- Dickinson, Chrissie (September 29, 2002). "Diamond Rio Completely (Arista Nashville)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- "Diamond Rio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Diamond Rio Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- "American album certifications – Diamond Rio – Completely". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.