Greatest Hits II (Diamond Rio album)

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Greatest Hits II
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMay 9, 2006 (2006-05-09)
Genre Country
Length47:01
Label Arista Nashville
Producer Michael Clute
Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio chronology
Completely
(2002)
Greatest Hits II
(2006)
A Diamond Rio Christmas: The Star Still Shines
(2007)
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Greatest Hits II is the second compilation albun by American country music group Diamond Rio. The tracks "God Only Cries", "Redneck Love Gone Bad", "Over You" and "In God We Still Trust" were newly recorded for the album. "God Only Cries" was the only one of these to be released as a single; it peaked at number 30 on the Hot Country Songs charts in mid-2006, shortly before the band exited Arista's roster.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."God Only Cries" Tim Johnson 3:56
2."Beautiful Mess" Sonny LeMaire, Shane Minor, Clay Mills 3:48
3."One More Day"Bobby Tomberlin, Steven Dale Jones3:35
4."Sweet Summer" Neil Thrasher, Michael Dulaney4:29
5."Redneck Love Gone Bad"Bobby Taylor, Shannon Lawson 3:46
6."Over You" Jason Sellers, Dulaney, Jones3:41
7."Unbelievable" Al Anderson, Jeffrey Steele 2:21
8."You're Gone" Paul Williams, Jon Vezner 3:59
9."That's What I Get for Lovin' You"Thrasher, Kent Blazy 3:17
10."Wrinkles"Thrasher, Ronny Scaife3:08
11."I Believe" Skip Ewing, Donny Kees 3:57
12."Meet in the Middle"Jim Foster, Chapin Hartford, Don Pfrimmer3:20
13."In God We Still Trust"Rob LeClair, Bill Nash, Kim Nash3:36

Personnel

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