Honky Tonk Attitude

Honky Tonk Attitude is the third studio album by American country music artist Joe Diffie. Released in 1993, it features the singles "Honky Tonk Attitude", "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)", "John Deere Green", and "In My Own Backyard", which respectively reached #5, #3, #5, and #19 on the Hot Country Songs charts. The song "If I Had Any Pride Left at All" was later recorded by John Berry on his 1995 album Standing on the Edge, from which it was released as a single.

Honky Tonk Attitude
Studio album by
Joe Diffie
ReleasedApril 20, 1993
Recorded1992-1993
StudioSoundshop Studios, Woodland Digital Studios, Nashville TN
GenreCountry
Length40:06
LabelEpic
ProducerBob Montgomery
Johnny Slate
Joe Diffie chronology
Regular Joe
(1992)		 Honky Tonk Attitude
(1993)		 Third Rock from the Sun
(1994)
Singles from Honky Tonk Attitude
  1. "Honky Tonk Attitude"
    Released: March 8, 1993
  2. "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)"
    Released: July 19, 1993
  3. "John Deere Green"
    Released: November 8, 1993
  4. "In My Own Backyard"
    Released: February 28, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[3]

Track listing
  1. "Honky Tonk Attitude" (Joe Diffie, Lee Bogan) – 3:47
  2. "I'm Not Through Losin' You" (Diffie, Chris Waters, Lonnie Wilson) – 3:06
  3. "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" (Howard Perdew, Rick Blaylock, Kerry Kurt Phillips) – 3:46
  4. "If I Had Any Pride Left at All" (Troy Seals, Eddie Setser, John Greenbaum) – 3:23
  5. "I Can Walk the Line (If It Ain't Too Straight)" (Randy Boudreaux, Kerry Kurt Phillips) – 3:20
  6. "Somewhere Under the Rainbow" (Scott Blackwell, Jerry Laseter, Phillips) – 4:17
  7. "John Deere Green" (Dennis Linde) – 4:32
  8. "In My Own Backyard" (Diffie, Phillips, Andy Spooner) – 3:38
  9. "Here Comes That Train" (L. David Lewis) – 3:14
  10. "And That Was the Easy Part" (Wendell Mobley, John Jarrard) – 4:01
  11. "Cold Budweiser and a Sweet 'Tater" (Teddy Gentry, Ronnie Rogers, Greg Fowler) – 3:03

Personnel

Additional background vocals on "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" performed by the "Epic Proportion Choir".

Chart performance
Chart (1993) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 10
U.S. Billboard 200 67

References
  1. Cooper, Dan. "Honky Tonk Attitude - Joe Diffie". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  2. "CG: Joe Diffie". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  3. Nash, Alanna (1993-04-23). "Honky Tonk Attitude". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
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