Diamond Cut (Bonnie Tyler album)

Diamond Cut is the third studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in February 1979 by RCA Records.

Diamond Cut
Studio album by Bonnie Tyler
Released	February 1979
Recorded	1978
Studio	RAK Studios, London
Genre	Country, pop rock[1]
Length	35:01
Label	RCA
Producer	Robin Geoffrey Cable Ronnie Scott Steve Wolfe
Bonnie Tyler chronology
Natural Force (1978) Diamond Cut (1979) Goodbye to the Island (1981)
Singles from Diamond Cut
"My Guns Are Loaded" Released: November 1978 "Louisiana Rain" Released: December 1978 "What a Way to Treat My Heart" Released: March 1979 "Too Good to Last" Released: 1979

Critical reception

Chuck Pratt of The Pittsburgh Press described the album as "a charmer", but stated that none of the songs were "blockbuster", like "It's a Heartache" from her previous album. He highlighted "The Eyes of a Fool", "What a Way to Treat My Heart" and "Louisiana Rain" as the best tracks.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, except where noted.

Diamond Cut — Standard edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"If You Ever Need Me Again"	3:32
2.	"Too Good to Last"	3:46
3.	"What a Way to Treat My Heart"	3:34
4.	"The Eyes of a Fool"	3:18
5.	"Bye Bye Now My Sweet Love" (Alan Tarney)	3:01
6.	"Louisiana Rain" (Tom Petty)	4:29
7.	"Baby I Just Love You"	3:01
8.	"Words Can Change Your Life"	3:45
9.	"My Guns Are Loaded"	3:45
10.	"I'm a Fool"	3:21
Total length:		35:32

Diamond Cut — 2009 re-release

No.	Title	Length
11.	"(The World is Full of) Married Men" (Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker)	3:51
12.	"My Guns Are Loaded" (Country single version)	3:30
Total length:		42:53

Personnel

• Bonnie Tyler – vocals
• Robin Geoffrey Cable – engineer
• Martin Jenner – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, slide guitar
• Steve Wolfe – acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Kevin Dunne – bass guitar
• Dave Markee – bass guitar
• Ed Hamilton – electric guitar
• Alan Tarney – electric guitar
• Gary Waghorn – electric guitar
• Hugh Burns – electric guitar, mandolin
• Mike Barker – dobro
• Neil Adams – drums
• Henry Spinetti – drums
• Graham Smith – harmonica
• Tony Lambert – keyboards
• Pete Wingfield – keyboards
• Jasper – Moog synthesizer, bells, cowbell
• Chris Mercer – tenor saxophone
• Frank Tomes – tuba
• Mike McNaught – string, oboe and French horn arrangements
• John Cameron – arrangement on "(The World is Full of) Married Men"

Charts

Album

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3]	95
Finland The Official Finnish Charts[4]	13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[5]	14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	14
US Billboard 200[7]	145
US Billboard Top Country Albums[8]	42
US Country Albums Record World[9]	34
US Top 200 Albums Record World[10]	196

Year–end charts

Chart (1979)	Position
Denmark (Glamrocker)[11]	48

References

1. Mureika, Tomas. Diamond Cut at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
2. Pratt, Chuck (19 April 1979). "Records – Disc Roundup". The Pittsburgh Press. E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 316. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. "Suomen virallinen lista". Retrieved 15 February 2019.
5. "Norwegiancharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Diamond Cut". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – Bonnie Tyler – Diamond Cut". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
7. "Billboard 200" (PDF). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
8. "Billboard Country Albums" (PDF). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
9. "Record World" (PDF). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
10. "Record World" (PDF). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
11. "Year-end Hitliste Charts 1979" (in Danish). glamrocker.de. Retrieved 24 November 2014.