Nickel Creek is an eponymous album by the acoustic/"newgrass

Progressive bluegrass

Progressive bluegrass is one of two major subgenres of bluegrass music. It is also known as newgrass, a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker. Musicians and bands John Hartford, New Grass Revival, J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Boone Creek, Country Gazette, and the...

" trio known as Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek

Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile , Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins . The band was founded in 1989 and released 6 albums between 1993 and 2006...

. Although the group had released two albums prior to this, they are not produced anymore and the band's style was redefined before the release of Nickel Creek; therefore this album is widely regarded as their debut album. It was released by Sugar Hill Records, and produced by country star Alison Krauss

Alison Krauss

Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...

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Track listing

#	Title	Songwriter(s)	Length
1	"Ode to a Butterfly"	Chris Thile Chris Thile Christopher Scott Thile is an American musician, best known as the mandolinist and a singer for the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. His current band is Punch Brothers whose most recent album is Antifogmatic...	4:10
2	"The Lighthouse's Tale The Lighthouse's Tale "The Lighthouse's Tale" is a song by progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek, taken from their debut album, Nickel Creek, released in 2001.-Single details:... "	Thile, Adam McKenzie	5:03
3	"Out of the Woods"	Sinéad Lohan Sinéad Lohan Sinéad Lohan is an Irish singer and songwriter of folk music and folk-inspired popular music.A native of Cork, Lohan first came to prominence thanks to the inclusion of her song "Sailing By" on the second installment of the hugely successful "A Woman's Heart" collection.She has released two albums,...	5:19
4	"House of Tom Bombadil"	Thile	3:46
5	"Reasons Why"	Sean Watkins Sean Watkins Sean Charles Watkins 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.-Nickel Creek:... , David Puckett	4:08
6	"When You Come Back Down When You Come Back Down "When You Come Back Down" was the debut single by progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek from their self titled debut album. The song is a cover of the bluegrass musician Tim O'Brien's original version... "	Tim O'Brien Tim O'Brien (musician) Tim O'Brien is an American country and bluegrass musician. In addition to singing, he plays guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and mandocello... , Danny O'Keefe	3:49
7	"Sweet Afton Sweet Afton Sweet Afton is a lyrical poem describing the Afton Water in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was written by Robert Burns in 1791 and set to music by Jonathan E. Spilman in 1837, under the title "Flow gently, sweet Afton"... "	Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide...	5:37
8	"Cuckoo's Nest"	Traditional	2:19
9	"The Hand Song"	Watkins	4:26
10	"Robin and Marian"	Watkins	4:34
11	"The Fox The Fox (folk song) The Fox is a traditional folk song. It is also the subject of at least two picture books, The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night: an old song, illustrated by Peter Spier and Fox Went out on a Chilly Night, by Wendy Watson... "	Traditional	2:30
12	"Pastures New"	Watkins	3:53

Chart positions

Chart	Peak position	Certification	Sales/ shipments
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	125	Platinum	1,002,733
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	13
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers	2
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	2

Personnel

• Chris Thile
  Chris Thile
  Christopher Scott Thile is an American musician, best known as the mandolinist and a singer for the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. His current band is Punch Brothers whose most recent album is Antifogmatic...
  
   - Mandolin, Banjo, Bouzouki, Vocals, Harmony Vocals,
• Sara Watkins
  Sara Watkins
  Sara Ullrika Watkins is an American singer-songwriter and fiddler. Watkins debuted in 1989 as the fiddler of the progressive bluegrass group Nickel Creek, which consisted of herself, her elder brother Sean, and mandolinist Chris Thile. As a band, they are notable for three wide-released albums:...
  
   - Fiddle, Strings, Violin, Vocals, Harmony Vocals
• Sean Watkins
  Sean Watkins
  Sean Charles Watkins 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.-Nickel Creek:...
  
   - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Harmony Vocals
• Scott Thile - Bass (Electric), Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Upright)

Production

• Producer: Alison Krauss
  Alison Krauss
  Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
  
  
• Engineer: Gary Paczosa
• Assistant engineers: Bobby Morse, Sandy Jenkins, Thomas Johnson
• Surround Mixing: Gary Paczosa
• Mastering: Doug Sax, James Guthrie, Robert Hadley
• Digital editing: Chuck Turner, Tracy Martinson

• Photography: Brent Hedgecock, Jim McGuire
• Design: Sue Meyer
• Travel booking: "Travel" Gwen Stephens