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.
Title Writer(s) 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 Beasley4:17 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 Kenner3:02 11. "The Cows Came Home" Joe Diffie, Lonnie Wilson , Lee Bogan 2:55
Lee Bogan - background vocals (1, 11)
Walt Cunningham - electric keyboards (1, 3, 5, 6, 9), synthesizer strings (3, 5, 9), special effects (6)
Billy Dean – background vocals (10)
John Dickson - cow sounds (11)
Joe Diffie - lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (all tracks), cow sounds (11)
Stuart Duncan - fiddle (4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Craig "Flash" Fletcher - background vocals (1, 11)
Paul Franklin - steel guitar (1-7, 9)
Clay Keith - background vocals (5, 6)
Larry Keith - background vocals (5, 6)
Terry McMillan - harmonica (8, 10)
Brent Mason - electric guitar (all tracks)
Tim Mensy - acoustic guitar (5, 8)
Larry Paxton - bass guitar (3-6, 8-11)
Matt Rollings - piano (all tracks)
Johnny Slate - cow sounds (11)
Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar (all tracks)
Lonnie Wilson - drums (all tracks), percussion (1, 2, 8, 10, 11)
Glenn Worf - bass guitar (1, 2, 7)
Track information and credits adapted from Discogs [ 8] and AllMusic ,[ 9] then verified from the album's liner notes.[ 10]
^ Third Rock from the Sun at AllMusic
^ "Third Rock from the Sun" . EW.com . Retrieved October 16, 2019 .
^ a b "Joe Diffie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ a b "Joe Diffie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ a b "Joe Diffie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ a b "Joe Diffie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ a b "Joe Diffie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 26, 2020.
^ "Joe Diffie – Third Rock From The Sun (Discogs)" . Discogs. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
^ "Joe Diffie – Third Rock From The Sun (AllMusic)" . AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
^ Third Rock From The Sun (liner notes). Joe Diffie. Epic. 1994. EK 64357.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Joe Diffie Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "Joe Diffie Chart History (Top Country Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994" . Billboard . Retrieved February 27, 2021 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Retrieved February 27, 2021 .
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995" . Billboard . Retrieved February 27, 2021 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Joe Diffie – Third Rock from the Sun" . Music Canada . Retrieved February 27, 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – Joe Diffie – Third Rock from the Sun" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 27, 2021 .