Home (Joe Diffie song)

"Home" is a song written by Fred Lehner and Andy Spooner, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie as his debut single. It was released in August 1990 as the lead-off single from his debut album A Thousand Winding Roads. "Home" rose to the top of all three major country format charts that were in existence at the time — Billboard, Radio & Records (now known as Mediabase 24/7), and the now-defunct Gavin Report — marking the first time in chart history that a country singer's debut single had done so.^[1] It also peaked at number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

Diffie said the song stirred strong emotions. "I think everybody related to it, regardless of whether they were raised in the country or city, because everybody has a home in their memory."^[2]

Music video

A music video did not accompany the song which was unusual for a hit record in the 1990s. Diffie told the Chicago Tribune that the decision happened by design. "We told people in radio that we wanted them to have the first shot at the music and I think they were appreciative of that."^[3]

Chart positions

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[4]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[5]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[6]	13

References

↑ Netherland, Tom (September 1999). "Joe Diffie gets back to roots". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
↑ "Diffie Turns Lost Job into New Career". The Victoria Advocate. 13 January 1991. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
↑ "A `Home` Run". Chicago Tribune. 11 November 1990. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9177." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 24, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
↑ "Joe Diffie – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Joe Diffie.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1990". RPM. December 22, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "You Lie" by Reba McEntire	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single November 10, 1990	Succeeded by "You Really Had Me Going" by Holly Dunn
Preceded by "Too Cold at Home" by Mark Chesnutt	RPM Country Tracks number-one single November 24, 1990	Succeeded by "You Really Had Me Going" by Holly Dunn

Joe Diffie singles

A Thousand Winding Roads	"Home" "If You Want Me To" "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" "New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)"

Regular Joe	"Is It Cold in Here" "Ships That Don't Come In" "Next Thing Smokin'" "Startin' Over Blues"

Honky Tonk Attitude	"Honky Tonk Attitude" "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" "John Deere Green" "In My Own Backyard"

Third Rock from the Sun	"Third Rock from the Sun" "Pickup Man" "So Help Me Girl" "I'm in Love with a Capital "U"" "That Road Not Taken"

Life's So Funny	"Bigger Than the Beatles" "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y" "Whole Lotta Gone"

Twice Upon a Time	"This Is Your Brain" "Something Like This" "The Promised Land"

Greatest Hits	"Texas Size Heartache" "Poor Me"

A Night to Remember	"A Night to Remember" "The Quittin' Kind" "It's Always Somethin'" "Better Off Gone"

In Another World	"In Another World" "This Pretender"

Tougher Than Nails	"Tougher Than Nails" "If I Could Only Bring You Back"

All in the Same Boat	"All in the Same Boat" (with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw)

TBD	"Girl Ridin' Shotgun" (featuring D-Thrash of Jawga Boyz)

Guest singles	"Not Too Much to Ask" (with Mary Chapin Carpenter)

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