Unbelievable (Diamond Rio album)
Unbelievable is the fifth studio album by American country music group Diamond Rio.[4] Its title track and "You're Gone" were both Top 5 hits on the country charts in 1998-1999, while "I Know How the River Feels" (originally cut by Ty Herndon on his Living in a Moment album) was a minor Top 40, and was later a #69 for the group McAlyster in 2000. "What More Do You Want From Me" was originally an uncharted single by Rhonda Vincent, released in 1995 and was also included on her album Trouble Free in 1996.
Unbelievable | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 28, 1998 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 35:12 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville[1] | |||
Producer | Mike Clute Diamond Rio | |||
Diamond Rio chronology | ||||
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Singles from Unbelievable | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly thought that the band "knows how to please with show-off musicianship and clever vocal harmonies ... but too often they call more attention to how hard they’re working than to what lies between the grooves."[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Two Pump Texaco" | Neil Thrasher, Michael Dulaney | 3:54 |
2. | "Miss That Girl" | Kenny Mims, Jeff Pennig | 3:00 |
3. | "You're Gone" | Jon Vezner, Paul Williams | 3:59 |
4. | "What More Do You Want from Me?" | Mark D. Sanders, Bob Regan | 2:35 |
5. | "Unbelievable" | Al Anderson, Jeffrey Steele | 2:21 |
6. | "Long Way Back" | Bill Rice, Sharon Vaughn | 3:33 |
7. | "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" | Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Huey Lewis | 3:58 |
8. | "Hold Me Now" | Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy | 3:14 |
9. | "I Know How the River Feels" | Amy Powers, Steven Dale Jones | 3:40 |
10. | "(I Will) Start All Over Again" | Will Jennings, Annie Roboff | 4:49 |
Personnel
Diamond Rio
- Marty Roe – lead vocals
- Dan Truman – keyboards, string arrangements
- Jimmy Olander – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
- Gene Johnson – mandolin, backing vocals
- Dana Williams – bass, backing vocals
- Brian Prout – drums
Production
- Diamond Rio – producers
- Mike Clute – producer, engineer, mixing
- Pete Miskinis – assistant engineer
- Matt Svobodny – assistant engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jennifer Rose – project coordinator
- Maude Gilman-Clapham – art direction
- S. Wade Hunt – design
- Fred C. Moran – cover artwork
- Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
- Lori Turk – grooming
- Claudia Robertson-Fowler – stylist
Studios
- Recorded at Midtown Tone & Volume and OmniSound (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed and Mastered at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee).
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
- "Diamond Rio - Unbelievable". www.countrystandardtime.com.
- "Unbelievable - Diamond Rio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- Nash, Alanna. "Music Review: 'Unbelievable'". EW.com.
- "Diamond Rio Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- "Diamond Rio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- "Diamond Rio Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Diamond Rio – Unbelievable". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.