Ships That Don't Come In
"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 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, Dave Gibson | |||
| Producer(s) | Johnny Slate, Bob Montgomery | |||
| Joe Diffie singles chronology | ||||
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Content edit
The song features two men philosophizing about the nature of life while having a conversation at a bar.[1]
Music video edit
The music video was directed by Jack Cole and premiered in mid-1992.
Chart performance edit
The 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 edit
Toby 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.
External links edit
- Lyrics at CMT.com