This Side is the Grammy-winning second major album release by the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek, released on Sugar Hill in the summer of 2002. It gained attention in indie rock 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 in the "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

• at Nickel Creek's official website, with sound samples

• story at Rolling Stone