If the Devil Danced ( in Empty Pockets ) - Wikipedia If the Devil Danced ( in Empty Pockets ) `` If the Devil Danced ( In Empty Pockets ) '' Single by Joe Diffie from the album A Thousand Winding Roads B - side `` I Ai n't Leavin ' ' Til She 's Gone '' Released April 2, 1991 Format CD Single Genre Country Length 2 : 45 Label Epic Songwriter ( s ) Ken Spooner, Kim Williams Producer ( s ) Bob Montgomery, Johnny Slate Joe Diffie singles chronology `` If You Want Me To '' ( 1990 ) `` If the Devil Danced ( In Empty Pockets ) '' ( 1991 ) `` New Way ( To Light Up an Old Flame ) '' ( 1991 ) `` If You Want Me To '' ( 1990 ) `` If the Devil Danced ( In Empty Pockets ) '' ( 1991 ) `` New Way ( To Light Up an Old Flame ) '' ( 1991 ) `` If the Devil Danced ( In Empty Pockets ) '' is a song written by Ken Spooner and Kim Williams, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart. It was released in April 1991 as the third single from his debut album, A Thousand Winding Roads. Contents 1 Music video 2 Chart performance 2.1 Charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 References Music video The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in early 1991. Chart performance The song debuted at number 47 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated April 6, 1991. It charted for 20 weeks on that chart, and peaked at number 1 on the country chart dated June 15, 1991, giving Diffie his second Number One single. Charts Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1991 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 64 US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 22 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2008 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0 - 89820 - 177 - 2. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 1562. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 6, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Joe Diffie -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Joe Diffie. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991 ''. RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best of 1991 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013. Preceded by `` Meet in the Middle '' by Diamond Rio Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number - one single June 15, 1991 Succeeded by `` The Thunder Rolls '' by Garth Brooks 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 Do n't Come In '' `` Next Thing Smokin ' '' `` Startin ' Over Blues '' 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 '' `` The Promised Land '' Greatest Hits `` Texas Size Heartache '' `` Poor Me '' A Night to Remember `` A Night to Remember '' `` The Quittin ' Kind '' `` It 's Always Somethin ' '' `` Better Off Gone '' In Another World `` In Another World '' `` This Pretender '' Tougher Than Nails `` Tougher Than Nails '' `` If I Could Only Bring You Back '' All in the Same Boat `` All in the Same Boat '' ( with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw ) TBD `` Girl Ridin ' Shotgun '' ( featuring D - Thrash of Jawga Boyz ) Guest singles `` Not Too Much to Ask '' ( with Mary Chapin Carpenter ) This 1990s country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=If_the_Devil_Danced_(In_Empty_Pockets)&oldid=786832361 '' Categories : 1991 singles Songs about the Devil Songs about dancing Joe Diffie songs Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Song recordings produced by Bob Montgomery ( songwriter ) Epic Records singles Music videos directed by Michael Salomon Songs written by Kim Williams ( songwriter ) 1990 songs 1990s country song stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canadacountry Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 21 June 2017, at 21 : 11. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang if the devil danced in empty pockets
Answer: Joe Diffie