Editing Joe Diffie (section)

===2001–2004: ''In Another World'' and ''Tougher Than Nails''===
In 2001, Sony Nashville transferred Diffie from its Epic division to the [[Monument Records]] division due to a corporate decision that Epic had too many artists and Monument had too few.<ref name="diffieworld">{{cite magazine|last=Waddell|first=Ray|date=October 27, 2001|title=Diffie's 'World' View on Monument|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kBEEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22joe+diffie%22&pg=PA13}}</ref> Cook and Wilson also produced his only album for Monument, which was titled ''[[In Another World (Joe Diffie album)|In Another World]]''. Regarding this album, Diffie told ''Billboard'' that its material had a common theme of love, and that he wanted to create a more contemporary sound through the production.<ref name="diffieworld" /> The album's [[In Another World (song)|title track]] peaked at number 10 on the country charts and number 66 on the hot 100. Only one other single was released from the album: "This Pretender" (co-written by [[Rascal Flatts]] lead singer [[Gary LeVox]]), which failed to make the country music Top 40.<ref name="whitburn" />

''In Another World'' received mixed reviews. ''[[Country Weekly]]'' reviewer wrote that Diffie "deals with adult emotions" and described the title track as "a shimmering ballad perfect for his expressive tenor."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.countryweekly.com/reviews/85|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130812185338/http://web.countryweekly.com/reviews/85|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 12, 2013|title=''In Another World'' review|last=Marymont|first=Mark|date=February 19, 2002|work=[[Country Weekly]]|access-date=July 21, 2010}}</ref> William Ruhlmann called the album "sturdy formula country",<ref name="another" /> and Jeffrey B. Remz of ''Country Standard Time'' said that he "easily interpret[s]" the songs, but "doesn't seem to be doing anything too dramatically different."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=1420|title=''In Another World'' review|last=Remz|first=Jeffrey B.|work=Country Standard Time|access-date=July 21, 2010}}</ref> After Monument closed its Nashville branch, Diffie began touring with [[Mark Chesnutt]] and [[Tracy Lawrence]] on the Rockin' Roadhouse Tour, which began in 2002.<ref name="cmt1" /> That same year, Diffie was inducted into the [[Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame]].<ref name="opry" />

Diffie signed to the independent [[Broken Bow Records]] in 2003. His only album for the label was ''[[Tougher Than Nails]]'', which Wilson and he produced with [[Buddy Cannon]]. It included five songs that Diffie co-wrote, as well as a duet with George Jones entitled "What Would Waylon Do".<ref name="cmt1">{{cite web |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1489563/joe-diffie-resurfaces-with-tougher-than-nails.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325091820/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1489563/joe-diffie-resurfaces-with-tougher-than-nails.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 25, 2010 |title=Joe Diffie Resurfaces With "Tougher Than Nails" |access-date=July 19, 2010 |work=[[Country Music Television|CMT]].com}}</ref> ''Tougher Than Nails'' produced a top-20 hit in its [[Tougher Than Nails (song)|title track]], followed by "If I Could Only Bring You Back", which peaked at number 50 and spent only eight weeks on the charts. This latter song was also his last charting single.<ref name="whitburn" /> Erlewine said of the album's content, "there's nothing new, but there doesn't need to be",<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r690464|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Tougher Than Nails'' review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|access-date=July 21, 2010}}</ref> and ''Country Standard Time'' said that the album "shows that he's still got the talent that took him to stardom in the first place."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=1419|title=''Tougher Than Nails'' review|last=Weisberger|first=Jon|work=Country Standard Time|access-date=July 21, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Jo-dee-messina-2016.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jo Dee Messina had a hit single in 2005 with a cover of Diffie's "My Give a Damn's Busted".|alt=Singer Jo Dee Messina standing on a stage.]]

In 2005, Jo Dee Messina released "[[My Give a Damn's Busted]]", which Diffie co-wrote and originally recorded on ''In Another World''. Her version of the song, included on her album ''[[Delicious Surprise]]'', was a number-one single that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/234448 |title=Success Floods Messina Via "My Give a Damn's Busted" |access-date=July 19, 2010 |work=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated]]|date=May 17, 2005 }}</ref>