''The Reason'' is the ninth

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from American

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band

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, released on September 22, 2009, by

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, their second and final studio release with the label.

Track listing

# "The Reason" (Joe Beck, Jimmy Olander, Marty Roe) - 3:08 # "This Is My Life" (Olander, Roe,

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) - 3:52 # "God Is There" (Bernie Herms, Olander, Roe) - 4:19 # "Reaching for Me" ( Michael Boggs, Chad R. Cates) - 3:40 # "Into Your Hands" ( Chris Eaton, Olander, Roe) - 4:08 # "Just Love" (Eaton, Olander, Roe) - 4:16 # "Moments of Heaven on Earth" (Don Pfrimmer, Dan Truman) - 3:43 # "My God Does" (

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) - 3:45 # "Wherever I Am" (Olander, Roe, West) - 3:55 # "What Are We Gonna Do Now" (Beck, Chaz Bosarge, Dana Williams) - 4:15 # "In God We Still Trust" (Rob LeClair, Bill Nash, Kim Nash) - 3:22

Personnel

Diamond Rio * Marty Roe – lead vocals * Dan Truman – pianos, keyboards * Jimmy Olander – acoustic guitar, electric guitars * Gene Johnson –

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, tenor vocals * Dana Williams – bass, baritone vocals * Brian Prout – drums

Production

* Diamond Rio – producers * Mike Clute – producer, engineer, mixing * Hank Williams – mastering * Jamie Kiner – A&R * Katherine Petillo – art direction, design * Russ Harrington – photography * Paula Turner – grooming

Awards

At the

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, ''The Reason'' won a

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for Country Album of the Year. Also, the song "God Is There" was nominated for Song of the Year and Country Recorded Song of the Year. On February 13, 2011, the album won the

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Chart performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reason, The 2009 albums Diamond Rio albums Word Records albums