Diamond Mine (Blue Rodeo album)

Diamond Mine is the second album by Blue Rodeo, released in 1989. It was recorded in 1989 at Kingsway Studio in New Orleans.[1]: 13  It is the last Blue Rodeo album to feature original drummer Cleave Anderson and includes several instrumental interludes by Bob Wiseman on the majority of versions. Diamond Mine was the second best-selling Cancon album in Canada in 1989.[2]

Diamond Mine
Studio album by
Blue Rodeo
ReleasedMarch 20, 1989
Recorded1989
StudioKingsway Studio
GenreCountry rock
Length60:35
LabelRisque Disque
ProducerMalcolm Burn and Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo chronology
Outskirts
(1987)		 Diamond Mine
(1989)		 Casino
(1990)

Track listing

All songs by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy except as noted.

  1. "Swells" (Bob Wiseman) - 0:49
  2. "God and Country" – 3:32
  3. "How Long" – 3:59
  4. "Blues Piano" (Bob Wiseman) - 0:43
  5. "Love and Understanding" – 4:46
  6. "Girl of Mine" – 4:34
  7. "Diamond Mine" – 8:18
  8. "Now and Forever – 3:04
  9. "Percussive Piano" (Bob Wiseman) - 1:07
  10. "House of Dreams" – 4:39
  11. "Nice Try" – 6:51
  12. "Fall in Line" – 3:21
  13. "One Day" – 3:17
  14. "Florida" – 3:40
  15. "Fuse" – 3:40
  16. "The Ballad of the Dime Store Greaser and the Blonde Mona Lisa" – 3:24
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Hi-Fi News & Record ReviewA:1/1*[3]

Some versions of this CD have just 13 tracks, excluding the three Bob Wiseman instrumental interludes.[4] [5]

  1. "God and Country" – 3:32
  2. "How Long" – 3:59
  3. "Love and Understanding" – 4:46
  4. "Girl of Mine" – 4:34
  5. "Diamond Mine" – 8:18
  6. "Now and Forever – 3:04
  7. "House of Dreams" – 4:39
  8. "Nice Try" – 6:51
  9. "Fall in Line" – 3:21
  10. "One Day" – 3:17
  11. "Florida" – 3:40
  12. "Fuse" – 3:40
  13. "The Ballad of the Dime Store Greaser and the Blonde Mona Lisa" – 3:24

There are also many CDs that have the 13 track listing on the back, but 16 tracks on the actual CD.[6]

Chart performance
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums 2
Canadian RPM Top Albums 4

Awards

Blue Rodeo won the Juno Award for Group of the Year in 1990 despite neither the album or any song from it being nominated for an award.[7]

Certifications
Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[8] 3× Platinum

References
  1. Bessman, Jim (9 December 2000). "Canada's Blue Rodeo is self-releasing latest set stateside". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 50. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. "Top 50 Cancon Albums of '89". RPM. Retrieved May 15, 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. "Review: Blue Rodeo — Diamond Mine" (PDF). Hi-Fi News & Record Review (magazine). Vol. 34, no. 8. Croydon: Link House Magazines Ltd. August 1989. p. 113. ISSN 0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  4. "www.freedb.org/freedb/rock/af0dac0d". FreeDB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. "Diamond Mine - Blue Rodeo". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. "Diamond Mine by Blue Rodeo". Musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  7. "Diamond Mine by Blue Rodeo –". Vancouver Pop Music Signature Sounds. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  8. "Canadian album certifications – Blue Rodeo – Diamond Mine". Music Canada.



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