Nickel Creek (album)

Nickel Creek
Studio album by Nickel Creek
Released	March 21, 2000
Recorded	1999
Genre	Progressive bluegrass
Length	49:34
Label	Sugar Hill
Producer	Alison Krauss
Nickel Creek chronology
Here to There (1997) Nickel Creek (2000) This Side (2002)
Singles from Nickel Creek
"When You Come Back Down" "The Lighthouse's Tale" "Reasons Why"
UK cover

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Nickel Creek (2000) is an eponymous album by the acoustic/"newgrass" trio known as Nickel Creek. Although the group had released two albums prior to this, they are not produced anymore and the band's style was redefined before the release of Nickel Creek; therefore this album is widely regarded as their debut album. It was released by Sugar Hill Records, and produced by country star Alison Krauss.

Track listing

#	Title	Songwriter(s)	Length
1	"Ode to a Butterfly"	Chris Thile	4:10
2	"The Lighthouse's Tale"	Thile, Adam McKenzie	5:03
3	"Out of the Woods"	Sinéad Lohan	5:19
4	"House of Tom Bombadil"	Thile	3:46
5	"Reasons Why"	Sean Watkins, David Puckett	4:08
6	"When You Come Back Down"	Tim O'Brien, Danny O'Keefe	3:49
7	"Sweet Afton"	Robert Burns	5:37
8	"Cuckoo's Nest"	Traditional	2:19
9	"The Hand Song"	Watkins	4:26
10	"Robin and Marian"	Watkins	4:34
11	"The Fox"	Traditional	2:30
12	"Pastures New"	Watkins	3:53

Chart positions

Chart	Peak position	Certification	Sales/ shipments
U.S. Billboard 200[2]	125	Platinum	1,002,733
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[2]	13
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[2]	2
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums[2]	2

Personnel

• Chris Thile - Mandolin, Banjo, Bouzouki, Vocals, Harmony Vocals,
• Sara Watkins - Fiddle, Strings, Violin, Vocals, Harmony Vocals
• Sean Watkins - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Harmony Vocals
• Scott Thile - Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Upright)

Production

Producer: Alison Krauss Engineer: Gary Paczosa Assistant engineers: Bobby Morse, Sandy Jenkins, Thomas Johnson Surround Mixing: Gary Paczosa Mastering: Doug Sax, James Guthrie, Robert Hadley Digital editing: Chuck Turner, Tracy Martinson

Photography: Brent Hedgecock, Jim McGuire Design: Sue Meyer Travel booking: "Travel" Gwen Stephens

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Chart positions at Allmusic