One More Day is the sixth studio album by American country music band Diamond Rio. It was released in 2001. Although its lead-off single "Stuff" peaked at #36 on the Hot Country Songs charts, the title track, "One More Day", became popular on radio after the death of Dale Earnhardt, Sr., and went on to become a Number One country hit. Also released from this album were "Sweet Summer" and "That's Just That". "I'm Trying" was previously recorded by Kevin Sharp on his 1998 album Love Is, and later by Martina McBride on her 2009 album Shine.
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| Released | February 6, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Studio | The Sound Kitchen - Franklin, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 46:54 | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
| Producer | Mike Clute Diamond Rio | |||
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| Singles from One More Day | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com | (favorable)[1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune | (average)[3] |
| Country Weekly | (positive)[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[5] |
Recording
editOne More Day was recorded in 18 months. The band discussed their view of the album on Arista's website in 2000. "We feel like we've got the best group of songs that we've ever had on record," said Dana Williams. "Every time we do a record, we feel that way - if you don't, then there's something wrong." The group made a conscious effort to conquer new musical territory with this project. "Part of what we set out to do on this record was to do something that we hadn't done before, and try to approach things in a different manner," said Gene Johnson. "Dana and I approached the harmony vocals differently. In fact, we did a lot of harmony vocals on this album; there's not a whole lot of Marty by himself." Johnson continued, "We have unique instrumentation, and we're all distinctive players. So one of the things we didn't want to do was get too much light material. We wanted it to be pretty serious."[6] The album's intended title was to be "Stuff" after the title of the first single.. The commercial failure of that single caused the title and original track listing of the album to be changed.[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "That's Just That" | Tim Owens, Kelly Garrett | 2:32 |
| 2. | "One More Day" | Bobby Tomberlin, Steven Dale Jones | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Sweet Summer" | Neil Thrasher, Michael Dulaney | 4:29 |
| 4. | "I'm Already Gone" | Phil Vassar, Annie Roboff | 3:28 |
| 5. | "I Could Do It with My Eyes Closed" | Thrasher, Trey Bruce | 2:55 |
| 6. | "'Til the Heartache's Gone" | Jeffrey Steele, Al Anderson, John Hobbs | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Here I Go Fallin'" | Steele, Chris Farren | 3:30 |
| 8. | "I Think I Love You" | Steve Bogard, Marv Green | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Hearts Against the Wind" | JD Souther | 4:58 |
| 10. | "You Make Me Feel" | Skip Ewing, Bob DiPiero | 3:51 |
| 11. | "The Love of a Woman" | Mark Alan Springer, A. J. Masters, Thomas Cain | 3:59 |
| 12. | "I'm Trying" (featuring Chely Wright) | Darrell Scott, Tia Sillers | 4:10 |
| 13. | "Stuff" | Owens, Garrett | 3:06 |
Personnel
editDiamond Rio
- Marty Roe – lead vocals
- Dan Truman – keyboards
- Jimmy Olander – acoustic guitar, electric guitars
- Gene Johnson – mandolin, harmony vocals
- Dana Williams – bass, harmony vocals
- Brian Prout – drums
Guest musicians
- Chely Wright – lead and harmony vocals on "I'm Trying"
Production
edit- Diamond Rio – producers
- Mike Clute – producer, engineer, mixing
- Beth Lee – art direction
- Sally Carns – design
- Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
- Mary Beth Felts – grooming
- Claudia Fowler – stylist
- Dreamcatcher Artist Management – management
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ About.com review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Chicago Tribune review
- ^ Country Weekly review
- ^ Album Review: 'One More Day'
- ^ Arista Webpage Archived November 21, 2002, at the Wayback Machine for Diamond Rio. 2000
- ^ Stuff (Promo single). Diamond Rio. Arista Records. 2000. 3192.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Diamond Rio Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Diamond Rio Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Diamond Rio – One More Day". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 12, 2022.