''Nickel Creek'' is an album by the acoustic/ newgrass trio

Nickel Creek Nickel Creek (formerly known as the Nickel Creek Band) is an American bluegrass band consisting of Chris Thile (mandolin), and siblings Sara Watkins (fiddle) and Sean Watkins (guitar). Formed in 1989 in Southern California, they released six al ...

. The group had released two albums prior to this; however, their earlier albums are no longer in print, and the band redefined their style before the release of ''Nickel Creek''. It was released by Sugar Hill Records, and produced by bluegrass star

Alison Krauss Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and musician. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of 8 and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with ...

Track listing

Original album cover

The album was originally released with a different cover photo which featured fourth band member Scott Thile. He was also mentioned more extensively in the album credits. Upon his departure from the band, the album was reprinted with a new photo which featured the remaining three members of the band, and Scott's credits were lessened slightly to simply indicate his performance on the individual songs. Other than photography and booking credits, the track listings, performances, and all other credits are identical on both releases.

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Personnel

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, banjo, bouzouki, lead and 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, strings, violin, lead and 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 Sar ...

- guitar, mandolin, lead and harmony vocals * Scott Thile - electric and acoustic bass guitars, upright bass

Production

* Producer:

* Recorded at Seventeen Grand and The Brown Cloud * Mixed at the Doghouse * Engineer: Gary Paczosa * Assistant engineers: Bobby Morse, Sandy Jenkins, Thomas Johnson * Mastering:

Doug Sax Doug Lionel Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three of The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six of Pink Floyd's albums, including ''The Wall''; Ray Charl ...

* Digital editing: Chuck Turner * Photography: Jim McGuire (original release), Brent Hedgecock (re-release) * Design: Sue Meyer * Booking: Andrea Compton (original release), William Morris Agency (re-release)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nickel Creek (Album) Nickel Creek albums 2000 albums Sugar Hill Records albums Albums produced by Alison Krauss