This Side
2002 studio album by Nickel Creek
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This Side is the Grammy-winning third album by the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek, released on Sugar Hill in the summer of 2002. It gained attention 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.
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| Released | August 13, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Progressive bluegrass | |||
| Length | 49:58 | |||
| Label | Sugar Hill | |||
| Producer | Alison Krauss | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Smoothie Song" | Chris Thile | 3:20 |
| Total length: | 53:18 | ||
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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