THIS SIDE

'''This Side''' is the Grammy-winning second album by the band Nickel Creek, released in the summer of 2002. It gained some notoriety in indie rock circles due to the group's recording of a Pavement song, Spit on a Stranger. Alison Krauss acted as a producer for the album.

Contents

Track listing

Chart positions

Personnel

References

External links

Track listing

#"Smoothie Song" (instrumental) (Chris Thile) –– 3:20
#"Spit on a Stranger" (Stephen Malkmus) –- 2:34
#"Speak" (Sean Watkins) -– 4:01
#"Hanging by a Thread" (Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick) –- 4:06
#"I Should've Known Better" (Carrie Newcomer) –- 4:27
#"This Side" (Watkins) -– 3:33
#"Green and Gray" (Thile) -– 3:36
#"Seven Wonders" (Watkins, David Puckett) –- 4:10
#"House Carpenter" (Traditional; version of "The Daemon Lover") -– 5:30
#"Beauty and the Mess" (Thile, Luke Bulla) -– 2:52
#"Sabra Girl" (Andy Irvine) –- 4:04
#"Young" (Thile) –- 3:29
#"Brand New Sidewalk" (Thile) -– 4:16

Chart positions

Chart	Provider(s)	Peak position	Certification	Sales/ shipments
''Billboard'' 200 (U.S.)[1]	''Billboard''	18	Gold	550,000
''Billboard'' Top Country Albums (U.S.)		2
''Billboard'' Top Internet Albums (U.S.)		18
''Billboard'' Top Independent Albums (U.S.)		'1'
''Billboard'' Top Bluegrass Albums (U.S.)[2]		'1'

Personnel

★ Chris Thile - Bouzouki, Guitar, Mandolin, Strings, Arranger, Vocals, Harmony Vocals

★ Sara Watkins - Fiddle, Strings, Arranger, Vocals, Harmony Vocals

★ Sean Watkins - Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Harmony Vocals

★ Byron House - Bass (Acoustic)

★ Edgar Meyer - Bass, Upright Bass

★ Eric Bickel - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant, Assistant

★ Neal Cappellino - Engineer

★ John Chiasson - Photography

★ Rob Clark - Assistant Engineer

★ Don Cobb - Mastering

★ Eric Conn - Mastering

★ Robert Hadley - Mastering

★ Terry Hoff - Illustrations

★ Thomas Johnson - Assistant Engineer

★ Alison Krauss - Producer

★ Jason Lehning - Engineer

★ Tracy Martinson - Engineer, Editing

★ Gary Paczosa - Engineer, Mixing, Surround Mix

★ Doug Sax - Mastering

★ Wendy Stamberger - Art Direction, Design

★ Tasha Thomas - Production Assistant

References

1. Chart positions at the All Music Guide
2. Nickel Creek Artist Chart History at Billboard.com

External links

★ ''This Side'' at Nickel Creek's official website, with sound samples

★ ''Nickel Creek's New Side'' story at Rolling Stone