Joe Nichols - The Early Years

Title: The Early Years Artist: Joe Nichols Release Date: 10/4/2005 Label: Aspirion Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 185577000162 Genre: Country Styles: Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country, Americana Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Melancholy, Reflective, Sentimental, Whimsical, Laid-Back/Mellow, Romantic, Wistful, Smooth, Confident, Freewheeling, Plaintive, Poignant, Refined/Mannered, Rollicking, Earnest, Passionate, Reverent, Slick, Energetic, Light Total Copies: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 2

1. She Could Care Less
2. Six of One, Half a Dozen (Of the Other)
3. Wal-Mart Parking Lot
4. To Tell You the Truth, I Lied
5. I Hate the Way I Love You
6. Independent Girl
7. In Spite of Myself
8. I'm Not That Kind of Guy
9. Old Cheyenne
10. Leave the Past Behind

1. Six of One, Half a Dozen (Of the Other) [DVD][*]
2. Wal-Mart Parking Lot [DVD][*]
3. To Tell You the Truth, I Lied [DVD][*]
4. I Hate the Way I Love You [DVD][*]
5. [Untitled Track]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Aspirion 16

No other editions were found for this album.

Though Joe Nichols has had a fair amount of country chart success, he's had terrible luck with record labels, which has made much of his output spottily available at best. The Early Years is, rather shockingly, the third time that Nichols' debut album has been released. First issued as Joe Nichols in 1996 and then as Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other in 2002, The Early Years is simply the same ten songs in a new package with a slightly different running order, plus the mild inducement of a bonus DVD featuring the music videos for the album's four singles. The songs are solid post-Alan Jackson mid-'90s Nashville country with a little more depth than the average hat act of the era, and there are a few minor gems here like the dryly humorous "Wal-Mart Parking Lot" and the fine country-rocker "She Could Care Less." Still, the average Joe Nichols fan has probably bought this album at least once, and he doesn't need it again. Newer fans might be interested, however. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alan Schulman Vocal Engineer B. James Lowry Guitar (Acoustic) Benny Quinn Mastering Chris Leuzinger Guitar Dennis Holt Drums Larry Franklin Fiddle Mike Griffith Engineer, Mixing Randy Edwards Producer Scott Sanders Guitar (Steel) Steve Nathan Keyboards Terry McMillan Harp Thomas Flora Vocals (Background) Todd Wilkes Producer Tom Bevins Photography Tracy Wallner Graphic Design