Greatest Hits (Joe Diffie album)

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.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Joe Diffie
Released	June 9, 1998
Genre	Country
Length	42:09
Label	Epic
Producer	Johnny Slate Bob Montgomery Don Cook Lonnie Wilson Joe Diffie
Joe Diffie chronology
Twice Upon a Time (1997) Greatest Hits (1998) A Night to Remember (1999)
Singles from Greatest Hits
"Texas Size Heartache" Released: March 23, 1998 "Poor Me" Released: September 1998

Professional ratings

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Don Cook and Lonnie Wilson produced the new recordings with Diffie.

Track listing

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

Weekly charts Chart (1998) Peak position US Billboard 200[1] 131 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] 21

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 70

References

1. "Joe Diffie Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
2. "Joe Diffie Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
3. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2020.