Song · Blue Rodeo
“Diamond Mine” by Blue Rodeo
From the album Diamond Mine (1989)
“Diamond Mine” by Blue Rodeo appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1991 and 1999. It was first released in 1989 on the album Diamond Mine. Its best result is #243 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,444 alternative song of all time.
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"Diamond Mine" gave Blue Rodeo's second album its name in 1989, a Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor song that the band produced with Malcolm Burn. They settled on Burn after hearing Crash Vegas's Red Earth, and instead of booking a regular studio they rigged up a temporary one in the abandoned Donlands Theatre in Toronto's east end, chasing roomy acoustics with the Cowboy Junkies' The Trinity Session partly in mind. The tapes then went to Daniel Lanois's Kingsway Studio in New Orleans for mixing.
The album was the last with original drummer Cleave Anderson, and its two songwriters see it differently: Cuddy calls it the band's most honest statement of what they cared about musically, while Keelor, looking back, hears a muddy, confused sound.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 243 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) | 1002 |
| 1999 | 937 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
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