AMG Review of Ultimate Collection

Steve Leggett
All Music Guide

The 1990s was Joe Diffie's decade, and his country radio hits through the decade, including "Home," "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)," "If You Want Me To," "New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)," "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)," "Bigger Than the Beatles," and the who-hasn't-been-there "It's Always Somethin'," are built on the same sort of sharp, modern country template that was still dominating the country charts a decade later. All of Diffie's hits from the decade are here.