Unbelievable (Diamond Rio album) explained

Unbelievable
Type:	studio
Artist:	Diamond Rio
Cover:	Diamondunbel.jpg
Genre:	Country
Length:	35:12
Label:	Arista Nashville^[1]
Producer:	Mike Clute Diamond Rio
Prev Title:	Greatest Hits
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	One More Day
Next Year:	2001

Unbelievable is the fifth studio album by American country music group Diamond Rio.^[2] 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.

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."

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	45
Chart (1999)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	25

Notes and References

1. Web site: Diamond Rio - Unbelievable. www.countrystandardtime.com.
2. Web site: Diamond Rio Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. May 12, 2021.
4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. June 6, 2021.