This Side

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This Side
Studio album by Nickel Creek
Released	August 13, 2002
Genre	Progressive bluegrass
Length	49:58
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
"This Side" "Speak" "Smoothie Song"

No.	Title	Writer(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 Watkins	3:33
7.	"Green and Gray"	Chris Thile	3:36
8.	"Seven Wonders"	Sean Watkins, David Puckett	4:10
9.	"House Carpenter" (version of "The Daemon Lover")	Traditional	5:30
10.	"Beauty and the Mess"	Chris Thile, Luke Bulla	2:52
11.	"Sabra Girl" (originally titled "Time Will Cure me")	Andy Irvine	4:04
12.	"Young"	Chris Thile	3:29
13.	"Brand New Sidewalk"	Chris Thile	4:16
Total length:			49:58

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Smoothie Song"	Chris Thile	3:20
Total length:			53:18

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position	Certification
U.S. Billboard 200 [5] [6]	18	Gold [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

• Chris Thile – mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, strings, arranger, vocals, harmony vocals
• Sara Watkins – fiddle, ukulele, guitar, strings, arranger, vocals, harmony vocals
• Sean Watkins – guitar, arranger, vocals, harmony vocals

Other musicians

• Byron House – upright bass
• Edgar Meyer – upright bass
• Robert Trujillo – upright bass in the "Smoothie Song" video

Credits

• Producer: Alison Krauss
• Engineers: Gary Paczosa, Neal Cappellino, Jason Lehning, Tracy Martinson
• Assistant engineers: Eric Bickel, Rob Clark, Thomas Johnson
• Mixing: Gary Paczosa
• Surround mix: Gary Paczosa
• Mixing assistant: Eric Bickel
• Mastering: Don Cobb, Eric Conn, Robert Hadley, Doug Sax
• SACD mastering: Don Cobb, Eric Conn
• Editing: Tracy Martinson
• Production assistants: Jennie Billo, Tasha Thomas
• Art direction: Wendy Stamberger
• Design: Wendy Stamberger
• Photography: John Chiasson
• Illustrations: Terry Hoff
• Assistant: Eric Bickel

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Billboard review
3. The Phantom Tollbooth review
4. PopMatters review
5. "Why Should the Fire Die – Billboard Albums". Allmusic . Retrieved January 29, 2008.
6. Martens, Todd/Ellis, Michael. "Nelly Topples The Boss At No. 1". Billboard . August 22, 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2008.
7. "Nickel Creek Certified Gold". CMT . September 11, 2003. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
8. Nickel Creek Artist Chart History at Billboard.com
9. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

External links

• This Side at Nickel Creek's official website, with sound samples
• Nickel Creek's New Side story at Rolling Stone