Unbelievable (Diamond Rio album)

Unbelievable is the fifth studio album released by the 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.

Unbelievable
Studio album by
Diamond Rio
ReleasedJuly 28, 1998 (1998-07-28)
GenreCountry
Length35:12
LabelArista Nashville[1]
ProducerMike Clute
Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio chronology
Greatest Hits
(1997)		 Unbelievable
(1998)		 One More Day
(2001)
Singles from Unbelievable
  1. "You're Gone"
    Released: June 1, 1998
  2. "Unbelievable"
    Released: October 19, 1998
  3. "I Know How the River Feels"
    Released: March 29, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB[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
  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

Additional Musicians
  • Michael Wyatt – percussion
  • Carl Marsh- string arrangements and conductor
  • John Catchings – cello
  • Kathryn Plummer – viola
  • Kristin Wilkinson – viola
  • David Davidson – violin

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

References
  1. "Diamond Rio - Unbelievable". www.countrystandardtime.com.
  2. "Unbelievable - Diamond Rio | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Nash, Alanna. "Music Review: 'Unbelievable'". EW.com.
  4. "Diamond Rio Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. "Diamond Rio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  6. "Diamond Rio Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
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