Sawmill Road

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"Sawmill Road"
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Single by Diamond Rio
from the album Close to the Edge
B-side "I Was Meant to Be with You"
ReleasedNovember 27, 1993
Length4:49
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) Dan Truman, Sam Hogin, Jim McBride
Producer(s) Monty Powell, Tim DuBois
Diamond Rio singles chronology
"This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet"
(1993)
"Sawmill Road"
(1993)
"Love a Little Stronger"
(1994)

"Sawmill Road" is a song written by Dan Truman, Sam Hogin and Jim McBride, and recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio. It was released in November 1993 as the fourth and final single from the album Close to the Edge . The song reached #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Chart performance

Chart (1993-1994)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 20
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 21

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 105.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2391." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. February 21, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  3. "Diamond Rio Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.