Close to the Edge (Diamond Rio album)

Close to the Edge
Close to the Edge
Studio album by Diamond Rio
Released	October 27, 1992
Genre	Country
Length	35:45
Label	Arista
Producer	Tim DuBois; Monty Powell
Diamond Rio chronology
Singles from Close to the Edge
	"In a Week or Two"; Released: November 2, 1992; "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby"; Released: March 15, 1993; "This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet"; Released: July 5, 1993; "Sawmill Road"; Released: November 27, 1993;

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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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby"	Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro	3:16
2.	"In a Week or Two"	James House, Gary Burr	3:00
3.	"It Does Get Better Than This"	Robert Ellis Orrall, Billy Spencer	3:25
4.	"Sawmill Road"	Sam Hogin, Dan Truman, Jim McBride	4:52
5.	"Calling All Hearts (Come Back Home)"	Monty Powell, Kent Blazy, Royal Wade Kimes	3:07
6.	"This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet"	Jimmy Olander, Eric Silver	2:44
7.	"I Was Meant to Be With You"	Tim DuBois, Powell, Debi Cochran, Marty Roe	3:17
8.	"Old Weakness (Coming On Strong)"	Powell, Chapin Hartford	3:18
9.	"Demons and Angels"	Judy Rodman, Ronnie Samoset	3:18
10.	"Nothing in This World"	Olander, Silver	3:01
11.	"Close to the Edge"	Gene Johnson, Carl Jackson	2:35

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

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

Certifications

Certifications for *Close to the Edge*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[1]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

^ "American album certifications – Diamond Rio – Close to the Edge". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

[United_StatesDiamond_RioClose_to_the_EdgealbumCertRef-1] "American album certifications – Diamond Rio – Close to the Edge". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.

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