III (Joe Nichols album)

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III
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)
Genre Country
Length36:59
Label Universal South Records
Producer Buddy Cannon, Byron Gallimore, Brent Rowan
Joe Nichols chronology
A Traditional Christmas
(2004)
III
(2005)
Real Things
(2007)
Singles from III
  1. "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"
    Released: August 1, 2005
  2. "Size Matters (Someday)"
    Released: January 24, 2006
  3. "I'll Wait for You"
    Released: July 31, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
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III is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released on October 25, 2005 by Universal South Records. The album produced Nichols' second #1 hit in "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off", as well as the top-10 hit "Size Matters (Someday)" and "I'll Wait for You". Overall, it was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of well over 500,000 copies.

Contents

"My Old Friend the Blues" is a cover of a Steve Earle song. Also included is "Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)", a cover of a Gene Watson hit single.

Brent Rowan produced the album except for the three singles, which were produced by Buddy Cannon, and "Freedom Feels Like Lonely" and "As Country as She Gets", which were produced by Byron Gallimore.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Size Matters (Someday)"Mike Dekle, Byron Hill 2:51
2."Freedom Feels Like Lonely" Mark Nesler, Billy Currington, Tony Martin 3:10
3."Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" John Wiggins, Gary Hannan3:07
4."Talk Me Out of Tampa"Don Sampson, Casey Beathard 3:58
5."That's What Love'll Get You" Mark D. Sanders, Carson Chamberlain 2:55
6."I'll Wait for You" Bill Anderson, Harley Allen 4:07
7."Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)"Joe Allen2:43
8."My Old Friend the Blues" Steve Earle 3:08
9."As Country as She Gets" Jim Collins, Wendell Mobley, Martin3:41
10."Honky Tonk Girl"Steve Dean, Wil Nance, Joe Nichols 2:46
11."Just a Little More"Nichols, Donny Lowery4:26

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic: [2]

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
US Country US
2005"Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"132
2006"Size Matters (Someday)"973
"I'll Wait for You"771

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold

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