''This Side'' is the

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-winning third album by the progressive bluegrass band

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, released on Sugar Hill in the summer of 2002. It gained attention in

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circles due to the group's recording of a Pavement song, "

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acted as a producer for the album.

Track listing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

Nickel Creek

Chris Thile Christopher Scott Thile (; born February 20, 1981) is an American mandolinist, singer, songwriter, composer, and radio personality, best known for his work in the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek and the acoustic folk and progressive blue ...

– mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, strings, arranger, vocals, harmony vocals *

Sara Watkins Sara Ullrika Watkins (born June 8, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler. Watkins debuted in 1989 as the fiddler of Nickel Creek, the progressive bluegrass group she formed with her brother Sean and mandolinist Chris Thile. In addi ...

– fiddle, ukulele, guitar, strings, arranger, vocals, harmony vocals *

Sean Watkins Sean Charles Watkins (born February 18, 1977) is a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is a member of the contemporary folk band Nickel Creek, the duo Fiction Family and the supergroup Works Progress Administration. He is the brother of Sa ...

– guitar, arranger, vocals, harmony vocals

Other musicians

*Byron House –

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– upright bass *

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– upright bass on "Smoothie Song" video

Credits

*Producer:

*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 *

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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

External links

''This Side''
at Nickel Creek's official website, with sound samples
''Nickel Creek's New Side''
story at Rolling Stone {{Authority control Nickel Creek albums 2002 albums Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album Sugar Hill Records albums