''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

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circles due to the group's recording of a Pavement song, " Spit on a Stranger". Alison Krauss acted as a producer for the album.

Track listing

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 on "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

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 Albums produced by Alison Krauss