Joe Nichols | ||||
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Released | August 27, 1996 | |||
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Genre | Country | |||
Length | 34:24 | |||
Label | Intersound Records | |||
Producer | Randy Edwards, Todd Wilkes | |||
Joe Nichols chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover (Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other) | ||||
Alternative cover (The Early Years) | ||||
Singles from Joe Nichols | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Joe Nichols is the debut studio album of American country music artist of the same name. It was released on August 27,1996 by Intersound Records,it produced the singles "Six of One,Half a Dozen of the Other","I Hate the Way I Love You","To Tell You the Truth,I Lied",and "Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club". None of these singles charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in the U.S.,but "Six of One,Half a Dozen (Of the Other)" reached number 74 on the RPM Top Country Tracks charts in Canada. It also reached #63 on the Cash Box Country Singles Chart. "She Could Care Less" was previously recorded by Shenandoah on their 1994 album In the Vicinity of the Heart .
The album was re-issued twice:first in 2002 as Six of One,Half Dozen of the Other on Row Music Group,and again in 2003 as The Early Years on Infinity Nashville. The 2003 re-issue featured the tracks in a different order,as well as a bonus DVD featuring four videos.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Leave the Past Behind" | Randy Edwards, Lee Ogle | 4:09 |
2. | "She Could Care Less" | Billy Lawson | 3:16 |
3. | "In Spite of Myself" | Doug DeJoe, Keith Follesé | 3:22 |
4. | "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other" | DeJoe, Follesé | 3:13 |
5. | "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied" | Tommy Curry, Edwards, Larry Rainwater | 3:18 |
6. | "Independent Girl" | Randy Edwards, Joe Nichols | 3:20 |
7. | "I Hate the Way I Love You" | Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae, Buck Moore | 3:05 |
8. | "Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club" | Bud McGuire, Marty Raybon, Troy Seals | 3:11 |
9. | "Old Cheyenne" | Bud McGuire, Billy Bob Shane | 3:49 |
10. | "I'm Not That Kind of Guy" | Mike McGuire | 3:41 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She Could Care Less" | |
2. | "Six of One, Half a Dozen (Of the Other)" | |
3. | "Wal-Mart Parking Lot" | |
4. | "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied" | |
5. | "I Hate the Way I Love You" | |
6. | "Independent Girl" | |
7. | "In Spite of Myself" | |
8. | "I'm Not That Kind of Guy" | |
9. | "Old Cheyenne" | |
10. | "Leave the Past Behind" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Six of One, Half a Dozen (Of the Other)" | |
2. | "Wal-Mart Parking Lot" | |
3. | "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied" | |
4. | "I Hate the Way I Love You" |
Year | Single | Peak positions |
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CAN Country | ||
1996 | "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other" | 74 |
"Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club" | — | |
"To Tell You the Truth, I Lied" | — | |
1997 | "I Hate the Way I Love You" | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
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