Gene Watson’s Peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as ‘the singer’s singer’ – and rightly so!
All of Gene Watson’s Peers, who were contacted by The Gene Watson Fan Site, during 2006, were most gracious with their time and words.
It is here, within this special part of The Gene Watson Fan Site, that you have an opportunity to read a quote from Joe Nichols, which he submitted to this site on Wednesday 23 August 2006.
Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to Joe Nichols who has made a special contribution to a unique part of this online ‘celebration of a Lone Star Hero’.
Sean Brady would also like to say ‘thank you’ to Sarah Brosmer at Lytle Management in Brentwood, TN without whom this Gene Watson ‘Peer’s Quote’ from Joe Nichols would not have been possible.
Joe Nichols
This quote was submitted on Wednesday 23 August 2006.
‘I grew up with Gene Watson’s music and I consider him to be one of the best country singers ever.
Gene is definitely one of my musical heroes’
Thank you, Joe Nichols, for your support of Gene Watson.
About Joe Nichols…
Joe Nichols was born Joe Edward Nichols in Rogers, Arkansas on Friday 26 November 1976 and grew up surrounded by the sound of traditional country music.
Joe Nichols’ father drove a truck but also played bass and sang. Joe Nichols would hear and watch his Dad perform at VFW dates.
Like Joe Nichols’ grandfather and uncles, his Dad played classic country music.
On Tuesday 27 August 1996, Joe Nichols saw the release of his self-titled debut album, ‘Joe Nichols’ (Intersound Records, 1996), which included four tracks, which were released as singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart:
‘Six of One, Half A Dozen of The Other’ (written by Doug DeJoe and Keith Follesé) / this track was released as a single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Track Chart in 1996, but it did not chart; the track did, however, reach No.74 on the Canadian RPM Top Country Tracks Chart in 1996
‘Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club’ (written by Bud McGuire, Marty Raybon and Troy Seals) / this track was released as a single in 1996, but it did not chart
‘To Tell You The Truth, I Lied’ (written by Tommy Curry, Randy Edwards and Larry Rainwater) / this track was released as a single in 1996, but it did not chart
‘I Hate The Way I Love You’, which was written by Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae (1929 – Wednesday 3 July 2013) and Buck Moore (Wednesday 3 January 1934 – Tuesday 10 September 2013) / this track was released as a single in 1997, but it did not chart
Joe Nichols’ self-titled debut album, ‘Joe Nichols’ (Intersound Records, 1996), also included the following tracks:
‘Leave The Past Behind’ (written by Randy Edwards and Lee Ogle)
‘She Could Care Less’ (written by Billy Lawson)
‘In Spite of Myself’ (written by Doug DeJoe and Keith Follesé)
‘Independent Girl’ (written by Randy Edwards and Joe Nichols)
‘Old Cheyenne’ (written by Bud McGuire and Billy Bob Shane)
‘I’m Not That Kind of Guy’ (written by Mike McGuire)
Personnel involved in the recording of Joe Nichols’ self-titled debut album, ‘Joe Nichols’ (Intersound Records, 1996), included the following:
Spady Brannan (bass guitar)
Jim Collins and Thomas Flora (backing vocals)
Larry Franklin (fiddle)
Dennis Holt (drums)
Chris Leuzinger (electric guitar)
B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar)
Terry McMillan (Monday 12 October 1953 – Friday 2 February 2007) (harmonica)
Steve Nathan (keyboards)
Scott Sanders (steel guitar)
Joe Nichols (lead vocals)
Joe Nichols’ self-titled debut album, ‘Joe Nichols’ (Intersound Records, 1996) was re-issued twice; first in 2002 as ‘Six of One, Half A Dozen of The Other’ (Row Music Group, 2002), and again in 2003 as ‘Joe Nichols: The Early Years’ (Infinity Nashville Records, 2003).
The 2003 re-issue, ‘Joe Nichols: The Early Years’ (Infinity Nashville Records, 2003), featured the tracks in a different order, as well as a bonus DVD, which featured four videos.
Despite the minor success of the ‘Six of One, Half A Dozen of The Other’ single in Canada, ‘Joe Nichols’ (Intersound Records, 1996) did not sell well and Joe Nichols was subsequently dropped from the Intersound Records roster. A second record deal followed, this time with Warner Bros. Records, but it too was short-lived and did not produce any singles or albums.
In 1999, Joe Nichols met Brent Rowan, a Nashville session guitarist who helped him land a recording contract with Universal South Records, a then newly-formed record label.
Craig Morgan recorded Joe Nichols’ ‘Everything’s A Thing’ (co-written with Steve Dean and Wil Nance) and included the track on ‘Craig Morgan’ (Atlantic Records, 2000).
On Tuesday 23 July 2002, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘Man With A Memory’ (Universal South Records, 2002), which was produced by Brent Rowan, and included four tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart:
‘The Impossible’ (written by Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller) (No.3, 2002) / this track was declared by Billboard as the tenth most-played country song on American country music radio in 2003
‘Brokenheartsville’, which was written by Donny Kees, Blake Mevis (1949 – Wednesday 9 February 2022), Randy Boudreaux and Clint Daniels (No.1 for one week in March / April 2003)
‘She Only Smokes When She Drinks’ (written by Connie Harrington, Tim Nichols and Tony Martin) (No.17, 2003)
‘Cool To Be A Fool’ (written by Joe Nichols, Steve Dean and Wil Nance) (No.18, 2003)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Man With A Memory’ (Universal South Records, 2002) also included the following tracks:
‘Joe’s Place’, which was written by Mike Dekle (Sunday 25 June 1944 – Thursday 24 February 2022) and Byron Hill
‘Everything’s A Thing’ (written by Joe Nichols, Steve Dean and Wil Nance)
‘That Would Be Her’, which was written by Reed Nielsen (1950 – Saturday 15 November 2014) and Jeffrey Steele
‘Can’t Hold A Halo To You’ (written by Joe Nichols and Don Sampson)
‘You Can’t Break The Fall’ (written by Mark McClurg and Jerry Salley)
‘You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet’ (written by Tim Menzies and Tony Haselden)
‘Life Don’t Have To Mean Nothin’ At All’, which was written by Tom T. Hall (Monday 25 May 1936 – Friday 20 August 2021)
‘Man With A Memory’, which was written by Charlie Black (Wednesday 23 November 1949 – Friday 23 April 2021) and Rory Bourke
Personnel involved in the recording of Joe Nichols’ ‘Man With A Memory’ (Universal South Records, 2002) included the following:
Vinnie Colaiuta and Shannon Forrest (drums)
Eric Darken (percussion)
Jerry Douglas (Dobro)
Dan Dugmore, John Hughey (Wednesday 27 December 1933 – Sunday 18 November 2007) and Tommy White (steel guitar)
Vince Gill, Wes Hightower, Liana Manis and Harry Stinson (background vocals)
Aubrey Haynie (fiddle)
David Hungate (bass guitar)
Shane Keister (Wurlitzer)
Tim Lauer (accordion, Fender Rhodes, harmonium, keyboards, mellotron, organ, Wurlitzer)
Gordon Mote (piano)
Joe Nichols (lead vocals, background vocals)
Brent Rowan (acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar, hi-string guitar, tiple, background vocals)
Bryan Sutton (banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, national duolian)
Chris Thile (mandolin)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Man With A Memory’ (Universal South Records, 2002) reached No.9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 2002, and was ceritifed ‘Platinum’ by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies.
Joe Nichols’ ‘Man With A Memory’ (Universal South Records, 2002) was the first production credit for session guitarist Brent Rowan, with whom Joe Nichols worked with on all subsequent albums.
‘Man With A Memory’ (Universal South Records, 2002) earned Joe Nichols a ‘Top New Male Vocalist’ Award from the Academy of Country Music (ACM), along with three Grammy Award nominations.
On Tuesday 29 June 2004, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘Revelation’ (Universal South Records, 2004), which was produced by Brent Rowan, and included two tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Tracks & Singles Chart:
‘If Nobody Believed in You’, which was written by Harley Allen (Monday 23 January 1956 – Wednesday 30 March 2011) (No.10, 2004)
‘What’s A Guy Gotta Do’ (written by Don Sampson, Joe Nichols and Kelley Lovelace) (No.4, 2004)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Revelation’ (Universal South Records, 2004) also included the following tracks:
‘The Shade’ (written by Shane Decker and Troy Jones)
‘Singer In A Band’ (written by Tim Menzies and Gary Harrison)
‘Don’t Ruin It For The Rest of Us’ (written by Annie Tate, Sam Tate, Jimmy Ritchey and Georgia Middleman)
‘I Wish That Wasn’t All’ (written by Chris DuBois and Ashley Gorley)
‘If I Ever Get Her Back’ (written by Billy Yates and Billy Lawson)
‘Farewell Party’, which was written by Lawton Williams (Monday 24 July 1922 – Thursday 26 July 2007) / this track was also recorded by Gene Watson, who included it on ‘Reflections‘ (Capitol Records, 1978) / Gene Watson‘s version of this track reached No.5 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1979, and No.9 on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart in 1979
‘Things Like That (These Days)’, which was written by Mike Dekle (Sunday 25 June 1944 – Thursday 24 February 2022) and Byron Hill
‘Revelation’ (written by Bobby Braddock)
‘No Time To Cry’ (written by Iris DeMent)
Personnel involved in the recording of Joe Nichols’ ‘Revelation’ (Universal South Records, 2004) included the following:
Terry Crisp, Dan Dugmore, John Hughey (Wednesday 27 December 1933 – Sunday 18 November 2007) and Tommy White (steel guitar)
Eric Darken (percussion, vibraphone)
Stuart Duncan and Larry Franklin (fiddle)
Shannon Forrest (drums)
Wes Hightower and Liana Manis (background vocals)
David Hungate (bass guitar)
Rob Ickes (Dobro)
Tim Lauer (Fender Rhodes, organ, pump organ)
Gordon Mote (piano, synthesizer, synthesizer pads, Wurlitzer)
Brent Rowan (6-string bass, Dobro, 12-string guitar, keyboards, percussion, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar)
Brian Spradlin (electric guitar)
Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar, hi-string guitar, mandolin)
Joe Nichols (lead vocals)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Revelation’ (Universal South Records, 2004) reached No.3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 2004.
On Tuesday 28 September 2004, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘A Traditional Christmas’ (Universal South Records, 2004), which was produced by Brent Rowan, and included four tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart:
‘The Christmas Song’, which was written by Mel Tormé (Sunday 13 September 1925 – Saturday 5 June 1999) and Robert Wells (Sunday 15 October 1922 – Monday 28 September 1998) (No.60, 2005)
‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ (written by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin) (No.57, 2004)
‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas’, which was written by Kim Gannon, Walter Kent and Buck Ram (Thursday 21 November 1907 – Tuesday 1 January 1991) (No.56, 2005)
‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’, which was written by Sammy Cahn (Wednesday 18 June 1913 – Friday 15 January 1993) and Jule Styne (Sunday 31 December 1905 – Tuesday 20 September 1994) (No.37, 2005)
Joe Nichols’ ‘A Traditional Christmas’ (Universal South Records, 2004) also included the following tracks:
‘Away In A Manger’ (traditional)
‘Silent Night’ (traditional)
‘White Christmas’, which was written by Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 – Friday 22 September 1989)
‘Silver Bells’, which was written by Raymond Bernard Evans (4 February 1915 – Thursday 15 February 2007) and Jay Livingston (28 March 1915 – Wednesday 17 October 2001)
‘Winter Wonderland’ (written by Felix Bernard and Richard B. Smith)
‘O, Holy Night’ (traditional)
Joe Nichols’ ‘A Traditional Christmas’ (Universal South Records, 2004) reached No.47 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 2004.
On Tuesday 25 October 2005, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘III’ (Universal South Records, 2005), which was produced by Buddy Cannon, Byton Gallimore and Brent Rowan, and included three tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Tracks & Singles Chart:
‘Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off’ (written by John Wiggins and Gary Hannan) (No.1 for one week in December 2005)
‘Size Matters (Someday)’, which was written by Mike Dekle (Sunday 25 June 1944 – Thursday 24 February 2022) and Byron Hill (No.9, 2006)
‘I’ll Wait For You’, which was written by Bill Anderson and Harley Allen (Monday 23 January 1956 – Wednesday 30 March 2011) (No.7, 2006)
Joe Nichols’ ‘III’ (Universal South Records, 2005) also included the following tracks:
‘Freedom Feels Like Lonely’ (written by Mark Nesler, Billy Currington and Tony Martin)
‘Talk Me Out of Tampa’ (written by Don Sampson and Casey Beathard)
‘That’s What Love’ll Get You’ (written by Mark D. Sanders and Carson Chamberlain)
‘Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy?)’ (written by Joe Allen) / the original version of this track was recorded by Gene Watson, who included it on ‘Should I Come Home‘ (Capitol Records, 1979); Gene Watson‘s version of this track reached No.3 on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1979, and No.6 on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart in 1979
‘My Old Friend The Blues’ (written by Steve Earle)
‘As Country As She Gets’ (written by Jim Collins, Wendell Mobley and Tony Martin)
‘Honky Tonk Girl’ (written by Steve Dean, Wil Nance and Joe Nichols)
‘Just A Little More’ (written by Joe Nichols and Donny Lowery)
Personnel involved in the recording of Joe Nichols’ ‘III’ (Universal South Records, 2005) included the following:
Wyatt Beard, Morgane Hayes, Wes Hightower, Liana Manis and Russell Terrell (backing vocals)
Tom Bukovac and Brent Mason (electric guitar)
Terry Crisp, Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin, Al Perkins and Robby Turner (pedal steel guitar)
Chad Cromwell (drums)
Stuart Duncan, Larry Franklin, Rob Hajacos and Aubrey Haynie (fiddle)
Shannon Forrest (drums, percussion)
Steve Gibson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar)
Kenny Greenberg (electric guitar)
John A. Hobbs (Saturday 11 February 1928 – Wednesday 12 June 2019) (piano, Wurlitzer)
David Hungate, Gary Lunn and Larry Paxton (bass guitar)
Kirk ‘Jelly Roll’ Johnson (harmonica)
Tim Lauer (pump organ)
B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar, resonator guitar)
Randy McCormick (keyboards, Hammond organ, piano)
Gordon Mote (Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer)
Steve Nathan (Hammond organ, piano)
Brent Rowan (bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards)
Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar, mandolin)
Joe Nichols (lead vocals, background vocals)
Joe Nichols’ ‘III’ (Universal South Records, 2005) reached No.7 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 2005; the album also reached No.7 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart the same year, and received ‘Gold’ certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
It was also in 2005, and again in 2006, when Joe Nichols joined Toby Keith on tour in the United States.
On Tuesday 21 August 2007, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘Real Things’ (Universal South Records, 2007), which was produced by Brent Rowan and Mark Wright, and included two tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Tracks & Singles Chart:
‘Another Side of You’ (written by Carson Chamberlain and Jamey Johnson) (No.17, 2007)
‘It Ain’t No Crime’ (written by Tony Martin, Tom Shapiro and Mark Nesler) (No.16, 2007)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Real Things’ (Universal South Records, 2007) also included the following tracks:
‘Real Things’ (written by John Brown and Billy Dean)
‘Who Are You When I’m Not Looking’ (written by John Wiggins and Earl Bud Lee)
‘Comin’ Back In A Cadillac’ (written by Ben Daniels, Clint Daniels, Rob McNelley and Lynn Hutton)
‘My Whiskey Years’ (written by Tom Hambridge and Jeffrey Steele)
‘All Good Things’ (written by Dean Dillon and Scotty Emerick)
‘Let’s Get Drunk & Fight’ (written by Chris Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, Troy Verges and Aaron Lines)
‘Ain’t Nobody Gonna Take That From Me’ (written by Rivers Rutherford, Sam Tate and Annie Tate)
‘She’s All Lady’ (written by Jamey Johnson and Dallas Davidson)
‘The Difference Is Night & Day’ (written by Walt Aldridge, Joe Nichols and John Paul White)
‘All I Need Is A Heart’ (written by Scott Emerick and John Scott Sherrill)
‘If I Could Only Fly’, which was written by Blaze Foley (Sunday 18 December 1949 – Wednesday 1 February 1989) / this track was a duet with Lee Ann Womack
Personnel involved in the recording of Joe Nichols’ ‘Real Things’ (Universal South Records, 2007) included the following:
Perry Coleman (background vocals on ‘Comin’ Back In A Cadillac’ and ‘It Ain’t No Crime’)
J.T. Corenflos (Wednesday 6 November 1963 – Saturday 24 October 2020) (electric guitar)
Eric Darken (percussion)
Shannon Forrest (drums)
Paul Franklin (steel guitar, Dobro)
Morgane Hayes (background vocals on ‘It Ain’t No Crime’ and additional background vocals on ‘My Whiskey Years’, ‘Let’s Get Drunk & Fight’, ‘The Difference Is Night & Day’ and ‘If I Could Only Fly’)
Aubrey Haynie (fiddle, mandolin)
Wes Hightower (background vocals)
Jim Hoke (horns on ‘Comin’ Back In A Cadillac’)
John Hughey (Wednesday 27 December 1933 – Sunday 18 November 2007) (steel guitar on ‘If I Could Only Fly’)
David Hungate (bass guitar, upright bass)
Mac McAnally (acoustic guitar, reso-electric guitar)
Gordon Mote (piano, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, B3 organ)
Joe Nichols (lead vocals, background vocals on ‘The Difference Is Night & Day’ and ‘All I Need Is A Heart’)
Brent Rowan (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Tic tac bass, Wurlitzer, horn arrangement, slide guitar, mellotron, sitar, 6-string bass, 12-string acoustic guitar, piano, harmonium)
Bryan Sutton (acoustic guitar, mandolin, mandocello)
Craig Young (bass guitar on ‘Ain’t Nobody Gonna Take That from Me’ and ‘If I Could Only Fly’)
Universal Records South Family Singers (vocals on ‘Let’s Get Drunk & Fight’)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Real Things’ (Universal South Records, 2007) reached No.2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 2007, and reached No.23 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart in 2007.
Joe Nichols’ ‘Real Things’ (Universal South Records, 2007) was released, in the United Kingdom, by Hump Head Country / Wrasse Records.
Overall, Joe Nichols’ four studio albums for Universal South Records, ‘Man With A Memory’ (Universal South Records, 2002), ‘Revelation’ (Universal South Records, 2004), ‘III’ (Universal South Records, 2005) and ‘Real Things’ (Universal South Records, 2007) accounted for ten singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart, including two No.1 singles and five more Top Ten hit singles.
On Sunday 9 September 2007, Joe Nichols married Heather Singleton in Savannah, Georgia; Joe Nichols had known Heather Singleton since they were both eighteen years old.
On Tuesday 27 October 2009, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘Old Things New’ (Universal South Records, 2009), which was produced by Brent Rowan and Mark Wright, and included three tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Tracks & Singles Chart:
‘Believers’ (written by Ashley Gorley, Wade Kirby and Bill Luther) (No.26, 2009)
‘Gimmie That Girl’ (written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip) (No.1 for one week in May 2010)
‘The Shape I’m In’ (written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip) (No.11, March 2011)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Old Things New’ (Universal South Records, 2009) also included the following tracks:
‘It’s Me I’m Worried About’ (written by Tony Martin, Mark Nesler and Tom Shapiro)
‘Old Things New’ (written by Bill Anderson, Paul Overstreet and Buddy Cannon)
‘Man Woman’ (written by Shawn Camp and Marv Green)
‘Cheaper Than A Shrink’ (written by Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon and Jamey Johnson)
‘This Bed’s Too Big’ (written by Gary Burr and Victoria Shaw)
‘We All Go Home’ (written by Jimmy Melton, Neal Coty and Michael Mobley)
‘An Old Friend of Mine’ (written by Rick Tiger and Brock Stalvey)
Personnel involved in the recording of Joe Nichols’ ‘Old Things New’ (Universal South Records, 2009) included the following:
Lisa Cochran, Vince Gill, Wes Hightower and Russell Terrell (background vocals)
J.T. Corenflos (Wednesday 6 November 1963 – Saturday 24 October 2020) (electric guitar, baritone guitar)
Eric Darken (percussion)
Greg Droman, Kenny Greenberg, Brent Mason and James Mitchell (electric guitar)
Dan Dugmore, Paul Franklin and Mike Johnson (steel guitar)
Shannon Forrest (drums, percussion)
Larry Franklin (fiddle)
Aubrey Haynie (fiddle, mandolin)
David Hungate, Michael Rhodes and Craig Young (bass guitar)
Charlie Judge (keyboards)
Shane Keister (Fender Rhodes, piano)
Tim Lauer (harmonica, piano, B-3 organ, Wurlitzer)
B. James Lowry, Mac McAnally and Ilya Toshinsky (acoustic guitar)
Gordon Mote (piano)
Steve Nathan (piano, B-3 organ, Wurlitzer)
Joe Nichols (lead vocals)
Brent Rowan (6-string bass, electric guitar, harmonium, solo)
Lonnie Wilson (drums)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Old Things New’ (Universal South Records, 2009) reached No.15 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 2009, and reached No.71 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart in 2009.
Joe Nichols’ ‘Old Things New’ (Universal South Records, 2009) was released, in the United Kingdom, by Hump Head Country / Wrasse Records.
On Tuesday 25 January 2011, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘Greatest Hits’ (Show Dog-Universal Music, 2011), which included the following tracks:
‘Gimmie That Girl’ (written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip) (No.1 for one week in May 2010)
‘The Shape I’m In’ (written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip) (No.11 in March 2011)
‘Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off’ (written by John Wiggins and Gary Hannan) (No.1 for one week in December 2005)
‘Brokenheartsville’, which was written by Donny Kees, Blake Mevis (1949 – Wednesday 9 February 2022), Randy Boudreaux and Clint Daniels (No.1 for one week in March / April 2003)
‘Size Matters (Someday)’, which was written by Mike Dekle (Sunday 25 June 1944 – Thursday 24 February 2022) and Byron Hill (No.9, 2006)
‘The Impossible’ (written by Kelley Lovelace and Lee Thomas Miller) (No.3, 2002)
‘What’s A Guy Gotta Do’ (written by Don Sampson, Joe Nichols and Kelley Lovelace) (No.4, 2004)
‘It Ain’t No Crime’ (written by Tony Martin, Tom Shapiro and Mark Nesler) (No.16, 2007)
‘Cool To Be A Fool’ (written by Joe Nichols, Steve Dean and Wil Nance) (No.18, 2003)
‘I’ll Wait For You’, which was written by Bill Anderson and Harley Allen (Monday 23 January 1956 – Wednesday 30 March 2011) (No.7, 2006)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Greatest Hits’ (Show Dog-Universal Music, 2011) reached No.12 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 2011, and reached No.52 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart in 2011.
Joe Nichols’ ‘Greatest Hits’ (Show Dog-Universal Music, 2011) was released, in the United Kingdom, by Hump Head Country / Wrasse Records.
On Tuesday 8 November 2011, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘It’s All Good’ (Show Dog-Universal Music, 2011), which was produced by Mark Wright and Buddy Cannon, and included one track, which was a hit single on the Billboard Hot Country Tracks & Singles Chart:
‘Take It Off’ (written by Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley and Kelley Lovelace) (No.25, 2011)
Joe Nichols’ ‘It’s All Good’ (Show Dog-Universal Music, 2011) also included the following tracks:
‘The More I Look’ (written by Rodney Clawson, Dallas Davidson and Jim Beavers)
‘Somebody’s Mama’, which was written by David Lee Murphy and Kim Chadwick Tribble (Wednesday 14 November 1951 – Thursday 26 August 2021)
‘It’s All Good’ (written by Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman)
‘This Ole Boy’ (written by Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip)
‘I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’, which was written by Jon Wolfe, Tim Johnson (Friday 29 January 1960 – Sunday 21 October 2012) and James Dean Hicks
‘No Truck, No Boat, No Girl’ (written by Adam Wright and Jay Knowles)
‘Never Gonna Get Enough’ (written by Mark Nesler and Deric Ruttan)
‘She’s Just Like That’ (written by Thomas Rhett, Tyler Farr and Jaron Boyer)
‘How I Wanna Go’ (written by Rivers Rutherford and Tim James)
Personnel involved in the recording of Joe Nichols’ ‘It’s All Good’ (Show Dog-Universal Music, 2011) included the following:
Tim Akers (accordion)
Wyatt Beard, Buddy Cannon, Melonie Cannon, Perry Coleman, Wes Hightower, Alison Krauss, John Wesley Ryles, Russell Terrell and Dan Tyminski (background vocals)
Jim ‘Moose’ Brown (Hammond B-3 organ)
Pat Buchanan, J.T. Corenflos (Wednesday 6 November 1963 – Saturday 24 October 2020) and Kenny Greenberg (electric guitar)
Tony Creasman, Shannon Forrest, Paul Leim and Lonnie Wilson (drums)
Eric Darken (percussion)
Dan Dugmore and Paul Franklin (steel guitar, lap steel guitar)
Kevin ‘Swine’ Grantt, Larry Paxton and Michael Rhodes (bass guitar)
Aubrey Haynie and Joe Spivey (fiddle)
Mike Johnson (steel guitar)
Randy McCormick (Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer)
Steve Nathan (keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer, Wurlitzer)
Joe Nichols (lead vocals)
Gary Prim (piano)
Mickey Raphael (harmonica)
Bobby Terry (acoustic guitar, electric guitar)
Ilya Toshinsky (banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin)
Scott Vestal (banjo)
Billy Joe Walker Jr. (Friday 29 February 1952 – Tuesday 25 July 2017) (acoustic guitar)
Joe Nichols’ ‘It’s All Good’ (Show Dog-Universal Music, 2011) reached No.19 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 2011, and reached No.78 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart in 2011.
Joe Nichols’ ‘It’s All Good’ (Show Dog-Universal Music, 2011) was released, in the United Kingdom, by Hump Head Country / Wrasse Records.
On Tuesday 8 October 2013, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘Crickets’ (Red Bow Records, 2013), which was produced by Mickey Jack Cones, Tony Brown and Derek George, and included three tracks, which were hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks Chart:
‘Sunny & 75’ (written by Michael Dulaney, Jason Sellers and Paul Jenkins) (No.4, 2013)
‘Yeah’ (written by Ashley Gorley and Bryan Simpson) (No.7, 2014)
‘Hard To Be Cool’ (written by Rob Hatch and Jason Sellers) (No.34, 2014)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Crickets’ (Red Bow Records, 2013) also included the following tracks:
‘Y’ant To’ (written by Justin Wilson)
‘Hee Haw’ (written by Michael P. Heeney and Tammi Kidd Hutton)
‘Just Let Me Fall In Love With You’ (written by Brett Beavers, Steve Bogard and Ryan Tyndell)
‘Baby, You’re In Love With Me’ (written by Dylan Altman, Eric Paslay and Chris Wallin)
‘Better Than Beautiful’ (written by Jason Delkou and Rich Herring)
‘Gotta Love It’ (written by Dave Berg, Marla Cannon-Goodman and Clay Mills)
‘Love Has A Way’ (written by Steve Bogard, John Edwards and Jason Sever)
‘Smile On Mine’ (written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip)
‘Open Up A Can’ (written by Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley and Kelley Lovelace)
‘Billy Graham’s Bible’ (written by Neal Coty, Chris DuBois and Jimmy Melton)
‘Old School Country Song’ (written by Jim Collins and Rivers Rutherford)
‘Footlights’, which was written by Merle Haggard (Tuesday 6 April 1937 – Wednesday 6 April 2016)
‘Crickets’ (written by Brent Baxter, Lisa Shaffer and Bill Whyte)
Personnel involved in the recording of Joe Nichols’ ‘Crickets’ (Red Bow Records, 2013) included the following:
Eddie Bayers and Lonnie Wilson (drums)
The Brentwood Good Ole Boys Choir, and The Wild Wild Western Women (background vocals on ‘Open Up A Can’)
Pat Buchanan, J.T. Corenflos (Wednesday 6 November 1963 – Saturday 24 October 2020), Troy Lancaster and Brent Mason (electric guitar)
Mickey Jack Cones (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, background vocals)
Scott Ducaj (trumpet on ‘Gotta Love It’)
Jeneé Fleenor (fiddle)
Larry Franklin (fiddle, mandolin)
Paul Franklin and Russ Pahl (steel guitar)
Derek George (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals)
Kenny Greenberg (acoustic guitar)
Tony Harrell (keyboards)
Aubrey Haynie (fiddle, mandolin)
Wes Hightower (background vocals)
Mark Hill and Glenn Worf (bass guitar)
Jim Horn (baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone on ‘Gotta Love It’)
Mike Johnson (steel guitar, Dobro on ‘Crickets’)
B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar, 10-string acoustic guitar, ganjo)
Steve Nathan (Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards)
Joe Nichols (lead vocals)
Charles Rose (trombone on ‘Gotta Love It’)
Jimmie Lee Sloas (bass guitar)
Bryan Sutton and Biff Watson (acoustic guitar)
Casey Wood (percussion, programming)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Crickets’ (Red Bow Records, 2013) reached No.3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 2013, and reached No.17 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart in 2013.
Joe Nichols’ ‘Crickets’ (Red Bow Records, 2013) sold 12,330 albums during its first week of release.
On Tuesday 1 October 2013, Randy Travis saw the release of ‘Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am’ (Warner Bros. Records Nashville, 2013); one of the included tracks was ‘Tonight I’m Playin’ Possum’ (written by Keith Gattis and Randy Travis), a duet with Joe Nichols, which was released as a single in 2013, but it did not chart. The track was also included on Randy Travis‘ ‘Influence Vol. 2: The Man I Am’ (Warner Bros. Records Nashville, 2014).
On Friday 28 July 2017, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘Never Gets Old’ (Red Bow Records / Broken Bow Records, 2017), which was produced by Tony Brown, Mickey Jack Cones and Brent Rowan, and included two tracks, which were released as singles:
‘Never Gets Old’ (written by Connie Harrington and Steve Moakler) / this track, which was produced by Brent Rowan, reached No.49 on the Billboard Airplay Chart in 2017
‘Billy Graham’s Bible’ (written by Neal Coty, Chris DuBois and Jimmy Melton) / this track, which was released as a single in 2018, but did not chart, was produced by Tony Brown, and was previously included on Joe Nichols’ ‘Crickets’ (Red Bow Records / Broken Bow Records, 2013)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Never Gets Old’ (Red Bow / Broken Bow Records, 2017) also included the following tracks:
‘Diamonds Make Babies’ (written by Jim Beavers, Lee Thomas Miller and Chris Stapleton) / this track was produced by Brent Rowan
‘Girl In The Song’ (written by Neal Coty and Lynn Hutton) / this track was produced by Mickey Jack Cones
‘We All Carry Something’ (written by Westin Davis and Justin Weaver) / this track was produced by Mickey Jack Cones
‘I’d Sing About You’ (written by Chris Janson, Preston Brust and Chris Lucas) / this track was produced by Mickey Jack Cones
‘Breathless’ (written by Zach Crowell, Matt Jenkins and Jon Nite) / this track was produced by Mickey Jack Cones
‘Tall Boys’ (written by Monty Criswell, Shane Minor and Tom Shapiro) / this track was produced by Mickey Jack Cones
‘Hostage’ (written by Aaron Eshuis, Ryan Lafferty and Brett Tyler) / this track was produced by Mickey Jack Cones
‘So You’re Saying’ (written by Ross Copperman, Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins) / this track was produced by Mickey Jack Cones
‘This Side of The River’ (written by Jeremy Crady, Clint Daniels and Justin Lantz) / this track was produced by Mickey Jack Cones
‘Baby Got Back’ (written by Anthony Ray) / this track, which featured special guest, comedian Darren Knight, was produced by Mickey Jack Cones
Personnel involved in the recording of Joe Nichols’ ‘Never Gets Old’ (Red Bow / Broken Bow Records, 2017) included the following:
Eddie Bayers and Lonnie Wilson (drums)
Pat Buchanan, J.T. Corenflos (Wednesday 6 November 1963 – Saturday 24 October 2020), Jeff King and Troy Lancaster (electric guitar)
Hailey Cirovski, Jackson Daniel Cones, Shannon Cones, Wes Hightower, Dave Salley and Russell Terrell (background vocals)
Mickey Jack Cones (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, background vocals)
David Dorn, Tony Harrell, Charlie Judge, Gordon Mote and Steve Nathan (keyboards)
Dan Dugmore, Mike Johnson and Russ Pahl (steel guitar)
Jeneé Fleenor and Aubrey Haynie (fiddle)
Shannon Forrest (drums)
Kenny Greenberg, B. James Lowry and Ilya Toshinsky (acoustic guitar)
Mark Hill, Glenn Worf and Craig Young (bass guitar)
Darren Knight (featured vocals on ‘Baby Got Back’)
Tim Lauer (accordion)
Joe Nichols (lead vocals)
Brent Rowan (acoustic guitar, electric guitar)
Brady Tilow (programming, background vocals)
Joe Nichols’ ‘Never Gets Old’ (Red Bow / Broken Bow Records, 2017) reached No.120 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart in 2017, No.15 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart in 2017, and No.6 on the Billboard Independent Albums Chart in 2017.
On Wednesday 17 October 2018, it was announced that Joe Nichols had exited the Red Bow Records roster.
On Monday 5 April 2021, Joe Nichols signed a recording contract with Quartz Hill Records, and saw the release, on Friday 23 April 2021, of his debut single for the label, ‘Home Run’ (written by Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ross Copperman).
On Friday 11 February 2022, Joe Nichols saw the release of ‘Good Day For Living’ (Quartz Hill Records, 2022), which was produced by Mickey Jack Cones and Derek George, and included the following tracks:
‘Brokenhearted’ (written by Rhett Akins, Marv Green and John Thomas Harding)
‘I Got Friends That Do’ (written by Danick Dupelle, Tebey Ottoh and Jimmy Thow) / this track featured guest vocals from Blake Shelton
‘Home Run’ (written by Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ross Copperman)
‘Dance With The Girl’ (written by Jason Gantt, John Pierce and Emily Shackelton)
‘I Wanna Be Your Tonight’ (written by Philip O’Donnell, Wade Kirby and Marv Green)
‘Good Day For Living’ (written by Dave Cohen, Bobby Hambrick and Neil Mason)
‘Screened In’ (written by Neil Thrasher and Anthony Jerome Martin)
‘That’s How I Grew Up’ (written by Steven McMorran, Josh London and Adam Craig)
‘Reckon’ (written by Derek George, Randy Montana and Jeremy Stover)
‘Why Can’t She’ (written by Adam Craig, Jon Nite and Matt Rogers)
‘One Two Step Closer’ (written by Justin Lantz, Clint Daniels and Lance Miller)
‘Hawaii On Me’ (written by Chris Janson, Wil Nance and Kelly Roland)
‘She Was’ (written by Neal Lee Coty and Jimmy Melton)
• Visit Joe Nichols’ official site at joenichols.com