"Home" is a song written by Fred Lehner and Andy Spooner, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

singer

Joe Diffie Joe Logan Diffie (December 28, 1958 – March 29, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. After working as a demo (music), demo singer in the mid 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. Between then and ...

as his debut single. It was released in August 1990 as the lead-off single from his debut album ''

A Thousand Winding Roads ''A Thousand Winding Roads'' is the debut studio album by American country music artist Joe Diffie. The album's title is derived from a line in its lead-off single "Home", which reached #1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot ...

''. "Home" rose to the top of all three major country format charts that were in existence at the time — '' Billboard'', '' Radio & Records'' (now known as ''

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''), and the now-defunct '' Gavin Report'' — marking the first time in chart history that a country singer's debut single had done so. It also peaked at number 1 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks chart.

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Diffie said the song stirred strong emotions. "I think everybody related to it, regardless of whether they were raised in the country or city, because everybody has a home in their memory."

Music video

A music video did not accompany the song, which was highly unusual for a hit record in the 1990s. Diffie told the

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that the decision happened by design. "We told people in radio that we wanted them to have the first shot at the music and I think they were appreciative of that."

Chart positions

Year-end charts

References

1990 debut singles 1990 songs Joe Diffie songs Song recordings produced by Bob Montgomery (songwriter) Epic Records singles {{1990-country-song-stub