Completely (Diamond Rio album)

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Completely
Diamondriocomp.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)
Genre Country
Length46:39
Label Arista Nashville
Producer Mike Clute
Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio chronology
One More Day
(2001)
Completely
(2002)
Greatest Hits II
(2006)
Singles from Completely
  1. "Beautiful Mess"
    Released: April 1, 2002
  2. "I Believe"
    Released: November 18, 2002
  3. "Wrinkles"
    Released: July 28, 2003
  4. "We All Fall Down"
    Released: December 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Chicago Tribune (mixed) [3]

Completely is the seventh studio album by American country music group Diamond Rio, released on July 23, 2002. Two of the album's singles, "Beautiful Mess" and "I Believe", reached number one on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Also released from this album were "Wrinkles" and "We All Fall Down", which peaked at numbers 18 and 45, respectively, on the country charts. The album was certified gold by the RIAA and reached number 23 on the Billboard 200, making it the band's most successful album on the chart. "Make Sure You've Got It All" was originally recorded by Collin Raye on his 1998 album The Walls Came Down . "If You'd Like Some Lovin'" was written and originally recorded by David Ball for his album, Starlite Lounge in 1996.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beautiful Mess" Sonny LeMaire, Clay Mills, Shane Minor 3:48
2."Big Ol' Fire"Michael Lunn3:06
3."I Believe" Skip Ewing, Donny Kees 3:56
4."Something Cool"L. David Lewis, Kim Williams 3:11
5."The Box"Chris Wallin, Nicole Witt3:17
6."We All Fall Down"Arlis Albritton, Steven Dale Jones4:08
7."Wrinkles"Ronny Scaife, Neil Thrasher 3:09
8."Completely" Diane Warren 3:47
9."A Better Idea" Marty Dodson, Tom Shapiro 3:53
10."If You'd Like Some Lovin'" David Ball, Tommy Polk3:07
11."You'll Find Me"Tommy Conners, D. Vincent Williams 3:47
12."Rural Philharmonic" (instrumental track)Jimmy Olander3:19
13."Make Sure You've Got It All" Bill Anderson, Steve Wariner 4:11

Personnel

Diamond Rio

Guest musicians

Production

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Completely
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [9] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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