Nothing but the Water

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Nothing but the Water
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 2005
Genre Blues, roots rock
Label Hollywood
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals chronology
Nothing but the Water
(2005)
Live Oh Five
(2005)

Nothing but the Water is Grace Potter and the Nocturnals' first studio album. It was released on May 10, 2005 independently by the band. The album was re-released with re-mastered tracks and a bonus DVD on May 23, 2006 after the band signed with Hollywood Records in late 2005.

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Reception

Professional ratings
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The album was positively received on Allmusic. [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Grace Potter, except where noted.

  1. "Toothbrush and My Table" (Potter, Matt Burr) - 4:31
  2. "Some Kind of Ride" - 3:40
  3. "Ragged Company" - 4:59
  4. "Left Behind" (Potter, Burr, Bryan Dondero, Scott Tournet) - 3:39
  5. "Treat Me Right" (Potter, Burr, Dondero, Tournet) - 4:27
  6. "Sweet Hands" - 3:37
  7. "Joey" (Potter, Burr, Dondero, Tournet) - 5:17
  8. "2:22" (Potter, Tournet) - 4:32
  9. "All but One" - 4:53
  10. "Below the Beams" (Potter, Burr, Dondero, Tournet) - 1:33
  11. "Nothing but the Water (I)" - 2:44
  12. "Nothing but the Water (II)" - 5:16

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [2]

The Nocturnals

Additional personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Horowitz, Hal. "Review: Nothing But the Water". Allmusic . Retrieved 10 June 2010.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/nothing-but-the-water-mw0000347951/credits