That Road Not Taken - Composition

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"That Road Not Taken" is a song recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in August 1995 as the fifth and final single from his 1994 album Third Rock from the Sun. The song reached #40 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song was written by Deborah Beasley and Casey Kelly.

"That Road Not Taken"

Single by Joe Diffie

from the album Third Rock from the Sun

B-side

"The Cows Come Home"

Released

August 12, 1995

Genre

Country

Length

4:17

Label

Epic

Songwriter(s)

Deborah Beasley, Casey Kelly

Producer(s)

Johnny Slate, Joe Diffie

Joe Diffie singles chronology

"I'm in Love with a Capital "U""
(1995)

"That Road Not Taken"
(1995)

"Bigger Than the Beatles"
(1995)

Content

The song is a ballad in which the narrator ponders the outcome of a relationship that he did not pursue.[2]

Critical reception

A review in Cash Box magazine was favorable, stating that "Diffie has found his niche. He is never more convincing than when singing this type of song."[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	40
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	41

References

Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 101.
Tom Roland (July 19, 1994). "Joe Diffie's 'ditties' don't fly artistically". The Tennessean. pp. 1D. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
Wendy Newcomer (August 5, 1995). "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box: 23.
"Joe Diffie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

v t e Joe Diffie singles
A Thousand Winding Roads	"Home" "If You Want Me To" "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" "New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)"
Regular Joe	"Is It Cold in Here" "Ships That Don't Come In" "Next Thing Smokin'"
Honky Tonk Attitude	"Honky Tonk Attitude" "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" "John Deere Green" "In My Own Backyard"
Third Rock from the Sun	"Third Rock from the Sun" "Pickup Man" "So Help Me Girl" "I'm in Love with a Capital "U"" "That Road Not Taken"
Life's So Funny	"Bigger Than the Beatles" "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y" "Whole Lotta Gone"
Twice Upon a Time	"This Is Your Brain" "Somethin' Like This"
Greatest Hits	"Texas Size Heartache"
A Night to Remember	"A Night to Remember" "The Quittin' Kind" "It's Always Somethin'"
In Another World	"In Another World"
Tougher Than Nails	"Tougher Than Nails"
Other singles	"Not Too Much to Ask" (with Mary Chapin Carpenter)

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