Close to the Edge (Diamond Rio album) explained

Close to the Edge
Type:	studio
Artist:	Diamond Rio
Cover:	Closetotheedge.jpg
Released:	October 27, 1992
Genre:	Country
Length:	35:45
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Tim DuBois Monty Powell
Prev Title:	Diamond Rio
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Love a Little Stronger
Next Year:	1994

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.

Personnel

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

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

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Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	24
U.S. Billboard 200	87