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| Released | June 9, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 42:09 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Johnny Slate Bob Montgomery Don Cook Lonnie Wilson Joe Diffie | |||
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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits package released by American country music artist Joe Diffie. Released in 1998 on Epic Records, it contains the biggest hit singles from his first five studio albums, as well as three new tracks ("Poor Me", "Texas Size Heartache", and "Hurt Me All the Time"), of which the first two were released as singles.
Don Cook and Lonnie Wilson produced the new recordings.
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(music plays) 'Please stand up' (remote clicks tv off) (phone rings) Keith Urban: 'Will the real Joe Diffie' Danica Patrick: 'Real Joe Diffie' Tate Stevens: 'Joe' Thomas Rhett: 'Joe' Toby Keith: 'Joe Diffie' Lee Brice: 'Joe Diffie' Brad Paisley: 'Real Joe Diffie' Tim McGraw: 'Will the real Joe Diffie' Blake Shelton: 'Please stand up' (crowd cheers) D-Thrash: Come on Joe, it's time to stand up. (music begins) Diffie: 'Woah she's a hot one' D-Thrash: 'It's a hot day and I got a pocket fulla money' 'Friday tires roaring you can hear me coming' 'cooler in the back bud light ice cold' 'me and my buddies cutting down an old back road 'I got a jacked up truck but it ain't much' 'a fixer upper with a brand new clutch, yeah' 'it takes me anywhere I wanna go even though' 'it's hard to keep my eyes on the road' Diffie: 'With that girl, ridin in a shotgun' 'sun kissed by that Dixie hot sun' 'whoaaaa she's a hot one yeah' 'Aldean all up on the radio, dashboard lights shining on my baby oh' 'later on gonna have me a little fun, with that girl ridin shotgun' 'yeah…whoaa' 'girl ridin shotgun" (guitar solo) D-Thrash: 'She's the girl of my dreams, she gives me everything' 'wearing short shorts or some tight blue jeans' 'she's countryyyyy' 'and she ain't afraid to break nail, raise hell or go to jail' 'I keep her by my side, she's always ready to ride' 'and sometimes she even drives when it's in four wheel drive' 'never known to back down from anything' 'and you know she keeps her motor clean, yeah' Diffie: "With that girl, ridin in a shotgun' 'sun kissed by the Dixie hot sun' 'whoaaaa she's a hot one yeah' 'Aldean all up on the radio, dashboard lights shining on my baby oh' 'Later on gonna have me a little fun, with that girl ridin shotgun' 'yeah…whoaaa' 'girl ridin shotgun' (guitar solo) D-Thrash: 'She could be the centerfold of field and stream' Diffie: 'holding that double barrel 12 gauge' D-Thrash: 'To me ain't nothin sweeter than a Jawga peach' Diffie: 'playin air guitar to a song I sing' 'a song I sing, a song I sing…' 'talking bout that pretty little redneck girl ridin shotgun' 'sun kissed by the Georgia hot sun' 'whoaaaa she's a hot one, yeah…yeah' 'Aldean all up on the radio, dashboard light shinin on my baby oh' 'Later on gonna have me a little fun with that girl ridin shotgun' 'yeah…whoaaa..' 'That girl ridin shot guuuuun' (guitar strumming) 'girl ridin shotgun' (guitar solo) (banjo strumming, ends song)
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Third Rock from the Sun" | Sterling Whipple, Tony Martin, John Greenebaum | 2:48 |
| 2. | "John Deere Green" | Dennis Linde | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Texas Size Heartache" | Zack Turner, Lonnie Wilson | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Ships That Don't Come In" | Paul Nelson, Dave Gibson | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Pickup Man" | Howard Perdew, Kerry Kurt Phillips | 3:36 |
| 6. | "So Help Me Girl" | Perdew, Andy Spooner | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Poor Me" | Al Anderson, Bob DiPiero | 4:09 |
| 8. | "Honky Tonk Attitude" | Joe Diffie, Lee Bogan | 3:49 |
| 9. | "Home" | Fred Lehner, Spooner | 3:20 |
| 10. | "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" | Perdew, Phillips, Rick Blaylock | 3:46 |
| 11. | "Bigger Than the Beatles" | Steve Dukes, Jeb Stuart Anderson | 3:55 |
| 12. | "Hurt Me All the Time" | Terry Skinner, Chad Austin | 2:20 |
Personnel
The following musicians performed on the tracks "Texas Size Heartache", "Poor Me", and "Hurt Me All the Time".
- Al Anderson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Bruce C. Bouton – pedal steel guitar
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Joe Diffie – lead vocals, background vocals
- Larry Franklin – fiddle, mandolin
- Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis – Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
- Liana Manis – background vocals
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Steve Nathan – piano
- Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Chart performance
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References
- ^ "Joe Diffie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Diffie Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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