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1994 studio album by Joe Diffie From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Third Rock from the Sun is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Joe Diffie. Diffie's breakthrough album, the first five tracks were all released as singles, and all charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Of these five singles, "Pickup Man"[3] and the title track[4] were both Number One hits, "So Help Me Girl"[5] reached #2, "I'm in Love with a Capital 'U'"[6] reached #21, and "That Road Not Taken" peaked at #40.[7] "Pickup Man" was also Diffie's longest-lasting number one, having held that position for four weeks.
Third Rock from the Sun | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 26, 1994 | |||
Studio | SoundShop Recording Studios | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 37:26 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Joe Diffie Johnny Slate | |||
Joe Diffie chronology | ||||
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Singles from Third Rock from the Sun | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | A[2] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Third Rock from the Sun" | Sterling Whipple, Tony Martin, John Greenebaum | 3:04 |
2. | "I'm in Love with a Capital "U"" | Paul Nelson, Craig Wiseman | 3:17 |
3. | "That Road Not Taken" | Casey Kelly, Deborah Beasley | 4:17 |
4. | "Pickup Man" | Howard Perdew, Kerry Kurt Phillips | 3:36 |
5. | "So Help Me Girl" | H. Perdew, Andy Spooner | 3:29 |
6. | "Wild Blue Yonder" | Stacey Slate, Michael Higgins | 3:53 |
7. | "I'd Like to Have a Problem Like That" | Whipple, Martin, Greenebaum | 3:20 |
8. | "Junior's in Love" | Dennis Linde | 3:09 |
9. | "From Here on Out" | H. Perdew, Carol Perdew, Monica Stiles | 3:24 |
10. | "Good Brown Gravy" | Billy Dean, Verlon Thompson, Bill Kenner | 3:02 |
11. | "The Cows Came Home" | Joe Diffie, Lonnie Wilson, Lee Bogan | 2:55 |
Track information and credits adapted from Discogs[8] and AllMusic,[9] then verified from the album's liner notes.[10]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Title | Date | Chart | Peak position |
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"Pickup Man" | December 16, 1994 | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
"Third Rock from the Sun" | September 23, 1994 | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 1 |
"So Help Me Girl" | April 7, 1995 | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
"I'm in Love with a Capital "U"" | July 7, 1995 | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 21 |
"That Road Not Taken" | October 6, 1995 | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 40 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[16] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[17] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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