This Side

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This Side
Studio album by Nickel Creek
Released	August 13, 2002
Recorded	unknown
Genre	Progressive bluegrass
Length	49:58
Label	Sugar Hill
Producer	Alison Krauss
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Billboard (positive) link The Phantom Tollbooth link PopMatters (mixed) link
Nickel Creek chronology
Nickel Creek (2000) This Side (2002) Why Should the Fire Die? (2005)
Singles from This Side
"This Side" "Speak" "Smoothie Song"
Japanese cover

This Side is the Grammy-winning second album by the band Nickel Creek, released in the summer of 2002. It gained some notoriety in indie rock circles due to the group's recording of a Pavement song, Spit on a Stranger. Alison Krauss acted as a producer for the album.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Chart performance 3 Personnel 3.1 Nickel Creek 3.2 Other musicians 4 Credits 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "Smoothie Song" (instrumental) (Chris Thile) –– 3:20
2. "Spit on a Stranger" (Stephen Malkmus) –- 2:34
3. "Speak" (Sean Watkins) -– 4:01
4. "Hanging by a Thread" (Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick) –- 4:06
5. "I Should've Known Better" (Carrie Newcomer) –- 4:27
6. "This Side" (Watkins) -– 3:33
7. "Green and Gray" (Thile) -– 3:36
8. "Seven Wonders" (Watkins, David Puckett) –- 4:10
9. "House Carpenter" (Traditional; version of "The Daemon Lover") -– 5:30
10. "Beauty and the Mess" (Thile, Luke Bulla) -– 2:52
11. "Sabra Girl" (Andy Irvine) –- 4:04
12. "Young" (Thile) –- 3:29
13. "Brand New Sidewalk" (Thile) -– 4:16

[edit] Chart performance

Chart	Provider(s)	Peak position	Certification
Billboard 200 (U.S.)[1] [2]	Billboard	18	Gold[3]
Billboard Top Country Albums (U.S.)[1][2]		2
Billboard Top Internet Albums (U.S.)[1]		18
Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.)[1]		1
Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums (U.S.)[4]		1

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Nickel Creek

• Chris Thile - Mandolin, Bouzouki, Guitar, Strings, Arranger, Vocals, Harmony Vocals
• Sara Watkins - Fiddle, Strings, Arranger, Vocals, Harmony Vocals
• Sean Watkins - Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Harmony Vocals

[edit] Other musicians

• Byron House - Upright bass
• Edgar Meyer - Upright bass

[edit] Credits

Producer: Alison Krauss Engineers: Gary Paczosa, Neal Cappellino, Jason Lehning, Tracy Martinson Assistant engineers: Eric Bickel, Rob Clark, Thomas Johnson Mixing: Gary Paczosa Surround mix: Gary Paczosa Mixing assistant: Eric Bickel Mastering: Don Cobb, Eric Conn, Robert Hadley, Doug Sax SACD mastering: Don Cobb, Eric Conn

Editing: Tracy Martinson Production assistants: Jennie Billo, Tasha Thomas Art direction: Wendy Stamberger Design: Wendy Stamberger Photography: John Chiasson Illustrations: Terry Hoff Assistant: Eric Bickel

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Why Should the Fire Die - Billboard Albums". All Music Guide. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
2. ^ ^{a b} Martens, Todd/Ellis, Michael. "Nelly Topples The Boss At No. 1". Billboard. August 22, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
3. ^ "Nickel Creek Certified Gold". CMT. September 11, 2003. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
4. ^ Nickel Creek Artist Chart History at Billboard.com

[edit] External links

• This Side at Nickel Creek's official website, with sound samples
• Nickel Creek's New Side story at Rolling Stone

v • d • e Nickel Creek Chris Thile • Sara Watkins • Sean Watkins Mark Schatz • Byron House • Scott Thile • Derek Jones Albums: Little Cowpoke • Here to There • Nickel Creek • This Side • Why Should the Fire Die? • Reasons Why: The Very Best Singles: "When You Come Back Down" • "The Lighthouse's Tale" • "Reasons Why" • "This Side" • "Speak" • "Smoothie Song" • "When in Rome" Related articles Discography • Punch Brothers • The Scrolls • The Real SeanJon • Mutual Admiration Society