Close to the Edge (Diamond Rio album)

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Close to the Edge
Studio album by Diamond Rio
Released 1992
Genre Country
Length 35:45
Label Arista
Producer Tim DuBois, Monty Powell
Professional reviews
Diamond Rio chronology
Diamond Rio
(1991)
Close to the Edge
(1992)
Love a Little Stronger
(1994)

Close to the Edge is the second album from the 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.

[edit] Track listing

  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 C. Johnson, Carl Jackson) – 2:35

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