Regular Joe is the second studio album by American

United States

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 country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Joe Diffie

Joe Diffie

Joe Logan Diffie is an American country music singer known for his ballads and novelty songs. Between 1990 and 2004, Diffie charted 35 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including five number one singles: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun",...

. Released in 1992, it features the singles "Is It Cold in Here", "Ships That Don't Come In", "Next Thing Smokin'", and "Startin' Over Blues". All of these except for "Startin' Over Blues" reached Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs

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 charts. The album itself has been certified gold by the RIAA. The track "Goodnight Sweetheart" was recorded by David Kersh

David Kersh

David Kersh is an American country music singer who made his debut in 1996. His first album, Goodnight Sweetheart, was released that year, producing four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. A second album, titled If I Never Stop Loving You, was released a year later,...

 on his 1996 debut album.

Track listing

1. "Startin' Over Blues" (Sanger D. Shafer
   Sanger D. Shafer
   Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer is an American country songwriter and musician. He wrote numerous hits for stars such as George Jones, Lefty Frizzell, and George Strait.-Life:...
   
   , Lonnie Wilson) – 3:08
2. "I Just Don't Know" (Wilson, Michael Higgins) – 3:47
3. "Next Thing Smokin'" (Joe Diffie, Danny Morrison, Johnny Slate) – 3:27
4. "Ain't That Bad Enough" (Diffie, Wilson, Ron Moore) – 3:34
5. "Ships That Don't Come In
   Ships That Don't Come In
   "Ships That Don't Come In" is a single by American country music singer Joe Diffie that reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1992. It was the second single released from his Epic Records album Regular Joe...
   
   " (Paul Nelson, Dave Gibson
   Gibson/Miller Band
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   ) – 3:39
6. "Just a Regular Joe" (Howard Perdew, Diffie, Michael Higgins) – 2:38
7. "Is It Cold in Here
   Is It Cold in Here
   "Is It Cold In Here" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie that reached the Top Five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart...
   
   " (Diffie, Danny Morrison, Kerry Kurt Phillips) – 3:46
8. "Back to Back Heartaches" (Andy Spooner, Randy Boudreaux
   Randy Boudreaux
   Randy Boudreaux is a producer and songwriter of country music.-Early life:Boudreaux grew up in Southern, Louisiana and early in his career, performed in honky tonks all over Louisiana and the south...
   
   , Phillips) – 2:43
9. "You Made Me What I Am" (Tim Mensy
   Tim Mensy
   Timmie Menzies is an American country music artist known as Tim Mensy. Initially, he was a member of the band Bandana, in which he charted several singles on the Hot Country Songs charts in the 1980s...
   
   , Gary Harrison) – 4:15
10. "Goodnight Sweetheart
    Goodnight Sweetheart (David Kersh song)
    "Goodnight Sweetheart" is the title of a song co-written by Kim Williams, L. David Lewis and Randy Boudreaux. It was recorded by American country music artist David Kersh and was released in July 1996 as the second single from his album Goodnight Sweetheart...
    
    " (Kim Williams, David Lewis, Boudreaux) – 3:21

Personnel

• Mike Chapman - bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Joe Diffie - lead and background vocals
• Jerry Douglas
  Jerry Douglas
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   - Dobro
  Dobro
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• Paul Franklin
  Paul Franklin (musician)
  Paul Franklin is an American multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a steel guitarist. He began his career in the 1970s as a member of Barbara Mandrell's road band; in addition he toured with Mel Tillis and Jerry Reed. He has since become a prolific session musician in Nashville,...
  
   - steel guitar
  Steel guitar
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• Vince Gill
  Vince Gill
  Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
  
   - background vocals
• Rob Hajacos - fiddle
  Fiddle
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• Bill Hullett - acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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• Brent Mason
  Brent Mason
  Brent Mason is an American session guitarist and occasional songwriter. He is known primarily for his work in the field of country music. In addition to releasing two instrumental studio albums, he holds several credits as a songwriter...
  
   - electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Tim Mensy
  Tim Mensy
  Timmie Menzies is an American country music artist known as Tim Mensy. Initially, he was a member of the band Bandana, in which he charted several singles on the Hot Country Songs charts in the 1980s...
  
   - acoustic guitar
• Dave Pomeroy
  Dave Pomeroy
  Dave Pomeroy is a United States musician, known as a Nashville vocalist, songwriter, and producer , but is best known as a bassist. He has played electric and acoustic bass in the studio for many recording artists in addition to his solo and concert work...
  
   - bass guitar
• Lonnie Wilson - drums, background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	22
U.S. Billboard 200	132
Canadian RPM Country Albums	25