"Ships That Don't Come In" is a song recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie that reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart in 1992. It was released in April 1992 as the second single from his album Regular Joe. The song was written by Julian Williams , Paul Nelson and Dave Gibson the latter of whom was also recording for Epic as a member of the Gibson/Miller Band at the time.
| "Ships That Don't Come In" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Joe Diffie | ||||
| from the album Regular Joe | ||||
| B-side | "Startin' Over Blues" | |||
| Released | April 14, 1992 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Nelson, Julian Williams Dave Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | Johnny Slate, Bob Montgomery | |||
| Joe Diffie singles chronology | ||||
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Content
editThe song features two men philosophizing about the nature of life while having a conversation at a bar.[1]
Music video
editThe music video was directed by Jack Cole and premiered in mid-1992.
Chart performance
editThe song debuted at number 68 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated April 18, 1992. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, reaching its peak of number 5 on the chart[2] dated July 11, 1992.
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 3 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 5 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1992) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 55 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 46 |
Other versions
editToby Keith and Luke Combs covered the song on Hardy's 2024 mixtape, Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape. This recording was Keith's final studio recording before his death on February 5, 2024.[7]
References
edit- ^ Tom Roland (July 19, 1994). "Joe Diffie's 'ditties' don't fly artistically". The Tennessean. pp. 1D. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 106.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1983." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 8, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Joe Diffie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1992". RPM. December 19, 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1992: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1992. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ Hudak, Joseph (March 29, 2024). "Hear Toby Keith's Final Studio Recording, a Cover of a Joe Diffie Classic". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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