III (Joe Nichols album)

III is the fourth studio album from country music artist Joe Nichols, released in 2005. The album's name is the Roman numeral three. The title refers to it being his third album to be released on Universal South Records. The album produced Nichols' second #1 hit in "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off", as well as the top-10 hit "Size Matters (Someday)" and "I'll Wait for You". Overall, it was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of well over 500,000 copies.

III
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)
GenreCountry
Length36:59
LabelUniversal South
ProducerBuddy Cannon
Byron Gallimore
Brent Rowan
Joe Nichols chronology
A Traditional Christmas
(2004)
III
(2005)
Real Things
(2007)
Singles from III
  1. "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"
    Released: August 1, 2005
  2. "Size Matters (Someday)"
    Released: January 24, 2006
  3. "I'll Wait for You"
    Released: July 31, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

"My Old Friend the Blues" is a cover of a Steve Earle song. Also included is "Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)", a cover of a Gene Watson hit single.

Brent Rowan produced the album except for the three singles, which were produced by Buddy Cannon, and "Freedom Feels Like Lonely" and "As Country as She Gets", which were produced by Byron Gallimore.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Size Matters (Someday)"Mike Dekle, Byron Hill2:51
2."Freedom Feels Like Lonely"Mark Nesler, Billy Currington, Tony Martin3:10
3."Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"John Wiggins, Gary Hannan3:07
4."Talk Me Out of Tampa"Don Sampson, Casey Beathard3:58
5."That's What Love'll Get You"Mark D. Sanders, Carson Chamberlain2:55
6."I'll Wait for You"Bill Anderson, Harley Allen4:07
7."Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)"Joe Allen2:43
8."My Old Friend the Blues"Steve Earle3:08
9."As Country as She Gets"Jim Collins, Wendell Mobley, Martin3:41
10."Honky Tonk Girl"Steve Dean, Wil Nance, Joe Nichols2:46
11."Just a Little More"Nichols, Donny Lowery4:26

Personnel

  • Adapted from AllMusic:[2]
  • Wyatt Beard - backing vocals
  • Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
  • Terry Crisp - pedal steel guitar
  • Chad Cromwell - drums
  • Dan Dugmore - pedal steel guitar
  • Stuart Duncan - fiddle
  • Shannon Forrest - drums, percussion
  • Larry Franklin - fiddle
  • Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
  • Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
  • Rob Hajacos - fiddle
  • Morgane Hayes - backing vocals
  • Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
  • Wes Hightower - backing vocals
  • John Hobbs - piano, Wurlitzer
  • David Hungate - bass guitar
  • Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
  • Tim Lauer - pump organ
  • B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
  • Gary Lunn - bass guitar
  • Liana Manis - backing vocals
  • Brent Mason - electric guitar
  • Randy McCormick - keyboards, Hammond organ, piano
  • Gordon Mote - Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Steve Nathan - Hammond organ, piano
  • Larry Paxton - bass guitar
  • Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar
  • Brent Rowan - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
  • Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, mandolin
  • Russell Terrell - backing vocals
  • Robby Turner - pedal steel guitar
  • Joe Nichols - lead vocals, background vocals

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 2
U.S. Billboard 200 7

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
US Country US
2005 "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" 1 32
2006 "Size Matters (Someday)" 9 73
"I'll Wait for You" 7 71

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[3] Gold
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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "III review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  2. "III - Joe Nichols - Credits". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. "American album certifications – Joe Nichols – III". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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