Man with a Memory

Man with a Memory
Studio album by Joe Nichols
Released July 23, 2002 (2002-07-23)
Genre Country
Length 45:09
Label Universal South
Producer Brent Rowan
Joe Nichols chronology
Joe Nichols
(1996)		 Man with a Memory
(2002)		 Revelation
(2004)
Singles from Man with a Memory
  1. "The Impossible"
    Released: March 11, 2002
  2. "Brokenheartsville"
    Released: November 4, 2002
  3. "She Only Smokes When She Drinks"
    Released: April 28, 2003
  4. "Cool to Be a Fool"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
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Man with a Memory is the second studio album released by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released in 2003 (see 2003 in country music) on the Universal South Records label. The album produced four singles on the Billboard country music charts: "The Impossible", "Brokenheartsville" (his first Number One), "She Only Smokes When She Drinks" and "Cool to Be a Fool". Man with a Memory is ceritifed platinum by the RIAA for U.S. shipments of one million copies.

"Everything's a Thing" was originally recorded by Craig Morgan on his 2000 self-titled debut album.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Impossible"   Kelley Lovelace, Lee Thomas Miller 4:05
2. "Joe's Place"   Mike Dekle, Byron Hill 2:40
3. "Brokenheartsville"   Donny Kees, Blake Mevis, Randy Boudreaux, Clint Daniels 3:51
4. "She Only Smokes When She Drinks"   Connie Harrington, Tim Nichols, Tony Martin 3:24
5. "Everything's a Thing"   Steve Dean, Wil Nance, Joe Nichols 3:18
6. "That Would Be Her"   Reed Nielsen, Jeffrey Steele 4:05
7. "Cool to Be a Fool"   J. Nichols, Dean, Nance 2:56
8. "Can't Hold a Halo to You"   Don Sampson, J. Nichols 3:41
9. "You Can't Break the Fall"   Mark McClurg, Jerry Salley 3:51
10. "You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet"   Tim Mensy, Tony Haselden 4:13
11. "Life Don't Have to Mean Nothin' at All"   Tom T. Hall 2:59
12. "Man with a Memory"   Charlie Black, Rory Michael Bourke 5:58

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2002) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 9
U.S. Billboard 200 72
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
2002 "The Impossible" 3 29
"Brokenheartsville" 1 27
2003 "She Only Smokes When She Drinks" 17 72
"Cool to Be a Fool" 18 106

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[2] Platinum

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Man with a Memory review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r600038. Retrieved July 17, 2011. 
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Joe Nichols – Man with a Memory". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Man+with+a+Memory%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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