This Side

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This Side
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 13, 2002
Genre Progressive bluegrass
Length49:58
Label Sugar Hill
Producer Alison Krauss
Nickel Creek chronology
Nickel Creek
(2000)
This Side
(2002)
Why Should the Fire Die?
(2005)
Singles from This Side
  1. "This Side"
  2. "Speak"
  3. "Smoothie Song"
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Smoothie Song" 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"Sean Watkins3:33
7."Green and Gray"Chris Thile3:36
8."Seven Wonders"Sean Watkins, David Puckett4:10
9."House Carpenter" Traditional; version of "The Daemon Lover"5:30
10."Beauty and the Mess"Chris Thile, Luke Bulla2:52
11."Sabra Girl" Andy Irvine 4:04
12."Young"Chris Thile3:29
13."Brand New Sidewalk"Chris Thile4:16
Total length:49:58
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Smoothie Song"Chris Thile3:20
Total length:53:18

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Certification
U.S. Billboard 200 [5] [6] 18Gold [7]
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums [5] [6] 2
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums [5] 1
U.S. Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums [8] 1
UK Country Albums (OCC) [9] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [10] 33
Chart (2003)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [11] 37

Personnel

Nickel Creek

Other musicians

Credits

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