A Thousand Winding Roads is the debut studio album by American country music artist Joe Diffie.[3] The album's title is derived from a line in its lead-off single "Home", which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in late 1990. Other singles from this album include "If You Want Me To" (#2) "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" (#1), and "New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)" (#2). "There Goes The Neighborhood" would later be recorded by Shania Twain on her debut album and "Stranger in Your Eyes" would later be recorded by Ken Mellons on his 1995 album, Where Forever Begins.
| A Thousand Winding Roads | ||||
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| Released | September 7, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Early 1990 | |||
| Studio | The Bennett House, Franklin, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 31:13 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Bob Montgomery Johnny Slate | |||
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| Singles from A Thousand Winding Roads | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Home" | Fred Lehner, Andy Spooner | 3:20 |
| 2. | "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" | Ken Spooner, Kim Williams | 2:45 |
| 3. | "If You Want Me To" | Joe Diffie, Larry Williams | 3:42 |
| 4. | "New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)" | Diffie, Lonnie Wilson | 2:42 |
| 5. | "There Goes the Neighborhood" | Bill C. Graham, Alan Laney, Tommy Dodson | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Almost Home" | L. Williams, Johnny Slate | 3:17 |
| 7. | "I Ain't Leavin' 'Til She's Gone" | Diffie, Wilson, Wayne Perry | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Coolest Fool in Town" | Randy Boudreaux | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Liquid Heartache" | Diffie, Red Lane | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Stranger in Your Eyes" | Joe Chambers, Max D. Barnes, Larry Jenkins | 2:45 |
Personnel
edit- Mike Chapman – bass guitar
- Walt Cunningham – synthesizer
- Joe Diffie – lead vocals, background vocals
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar, pedabro
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Bill Hullett – acoustic guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Tim Mensy – electric guitar
- Johnny Neel – background vocals
- Ron Oates – keyboards
- Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
- Matt Rollings – keyboards
- Mike Severs – mandolin, acoustic guitar
- Lonnie Wilson – drums, background vocals
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ "A Thousand Winding Roads Review by Mark A. Humphrey". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Nash, Alanna (December 7, 1990). "A Thousand Winding Roads". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ Magazine (Périodique), Country Music (1994). The Comprehensive Country Music Encyclopedia. Times Books. ISBN 978-0-8129-2247-9.
- ^ "Joe Diffie Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- Liner notes to A Thousand Winding Roads, Epic Records, 1990