Third Rock from the Sun

This article is about the Joe Diffie album. For his song of the same name, see Third Rock from the Sun (song). For the television show of the same name, see 3rd Rock from the Sun.

Third Rock from the Sun
Studio album by Joe Diffie
Released	July 26, 1994
Studio	SoundShop Recording Studios
Genre	Country
Length	37:26
Label	Epic
Producer	Joe Diffie Johnny Slate
Joe Diffie chronology
Honky Tonk Attitude (1993) Third Rock from the Sun (1994) Mr. Christmas (1995)
Singles from Third Rock from the Sun
"Third Rock from the Sun" Released: July 4, 1994 "Pickup Man" Released: October 17, 1994 "So Help Me Girl" Released: January 30, 1995 "I'm in Love with a Capital "U"" Released: May 27, 1995 "That Road Not Taken" Released: August 12, 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Entertainment Weekly	A

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" and the title track were both Number One hits, "So Help Me Girl" reached #2, "I'm in Love with a Capital 'U'" reached #21, and "That Road Not Taken" peaked at #40. "Pickup Man" was also Diffie's longest-lasting number one, having held that position for four weeks.

Track listing

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 Beasley) – 4:17
4. "Pickup Man" (Howard Perdew, Kerry Kurt Phillips) – 3:36
5. "So Help Me Girl" (Howard 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" (Howard Perdew, Carol Perdew, Monica Stiles) – 3:24
10. "Good Brown Gravy" (Billy Dean, Verlon Thompson, Bill Kenner) – 3:02
11. "The Cows Came Home" (Joe Diffie, Lonnie Wilson, Lee Bogan) – 2:55

Personnel

• Lee Bogan - background vocals
• Walt Cunningham - keyboards, synthesizer strings, special effects
• John Dickson - cow sounds on "The Cows Came Home"
• Joe Diffie - lead vocals, background vocals, cow sounds on "The Cows Came Home"
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle
• Craig "Flash" Fletcher - background vocals
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Clay Keith - background vocals
• Larry Keith - background vocals
• Terry McMillan - harmonica
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Tim Mensy - acoustic guitar
• Larry Paxton - bass guitar
• Matt Rollings - piano
• Johnny Slate - cow sounds on "The Cows Came Home"
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. - acoustic guitar
• Lonnie Wilson - drums, percussion
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	6
U.S. Billboard 200	53
Canadian RPM Country Albums	9