Old Things New

2009 studio album by Joe Nichols

Old Things New

Studio album by

Joe Nichols

Released| October 27, 2009 (2009-10-27)
Genre| Country
Length| 41:08
Label| Universal South Records
Producer| Brent Rowan (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8-10)
Mark Wright (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7)
Joe Nichols chronology
| Real Things
(2007)  | Old Things New
(2009)  | Greatest Hits
(2011)

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Singles from  Old Things New

1. "Believers"
Released: April 20, 2009
2. "Gimmie That Girl"
Released: October 19, 2009
3. "The Shape I'm In"
Released: July 19, 2010

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Slant Magazine| [2]
Roughstock| (favorable)[3]

Old Things New is the sixth studio album by American country music artist Joe Nichols, released on October 27, 2009 by Universal South Records. It produced two singles: "Believers", which peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and "Gimmie That Girl" which became his third number-one song in May 2010. "The Shape I'm In" is the album's third single to radio on July 19, 2010.

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Gimmie That Girl"| Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip| 3:05
2.| "It's Me I'm Worried About"| Tony Martin, Mark Nesler, Tom Shapiro| 3:10
3.| "Old Things New"| Bill Anderson, Paul Overstreet, Buddy Cannon| 3:52
4.| "Man Woman"| Shawn Camp, Marv Green| 3:32
5.| "Believers"| Ashley Gorley, Wade Kirby, Bill Luther| 3:06
6.| "Cheaper Than a Shrink"| Anderson, Cannon, Jamey Johnson| 3:07
7.| "The Shape I'm In"| Akins, Davidson, Hayslip| 3:10
8.| "This Bed's Too Big"| Gary Burr, Victoria Shaw| 3:39
9.| "We All Go Home"| Jimmy Melton, Neal Coty, Michael Mobley| 3:38
10.| "An Old Friend of Mine"| Rick Tiger, Brock Stalvey| 3:30

## Personnel[edit]

Adapted from liner notes[4]

* Lisa Cochran - background vocals (tracks 5, 9)
* J.T. Corenflos \- electric guitar (track 9), baritone guitar (track 9)
* Eric Darken \- percussion (all tracks except 9 & 10)
* Greg Droman - electric guitar (track 4)
* Dan Dugmore \- steel guitar (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
* Shannon Forrest - drums (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), percussion (track 9)
* Larry Franklin - fiddle (tracks 1, 2)
* Paul Franklin \- steel guitar (tracks 1, 2)
* Vince Gill \- background vocals (track 3)
* Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar (track 7)
* Aubrey Haynie - fiddle (tracks 3, 4, 6), mandolin (tracks 5, 7, 9)
* Wes Hightower - background vocals (all tracks except 3 & 10)
* David Hungate \- bass guitar (tracks 3, 6, 9)
* Mike Johnson - steel guitar (tracks 5, 8)
* Charlie Judge - keyboards (track 5)
* Shane Keister \- Fender Rhodes (track 3), piano (tracks 6, 9)
* Tim Lauer - harmonica (track 7), piano (track 3), B-3 organ (tracks 3, 9), Wurlitzer (track 6)
* B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar (tracks 5, 8)
* Brent Mason \- electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7)
* Mac McAnally \- acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 6, 9)
* James Mitchell - electric guitar (tracks 5, 8)
* Gordon Mote \- piano (tracks 5, 8, 10)
* Steve Nathan \- piano (track 2), B-3 organ (tracks 1, 4), Wurlitzer (track 7)
* Joe Nichols \- lead vocals (all tracks)
* Michael Rhodes - bass guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7)
* Brent Rowan \- 6-string bass (track 6), electric guitar (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), harmonium (track 3), solo (tracks 5, 8, 9)
* Russell Terrell - background vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7)
* Ilya Toshinsky \- acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7)
* Lonnie Wilson \- drums (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7)
* Craig Young - bass guitar (track 5, 8)

## Chart performance[edit]

### Album[edit]

Chart (2009)  | Peak
position

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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums  | 15
U.S. Billboard 200  | 71

### End of year charts[edit]

Chart (2010)  | Year-end
2010

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US Billboard Top Country Albums | 63[5]

### Singles[edit]

Year  | Single  | Peak chart positions

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US Country | US | CAN
2009  | "Believers"  | 26  | —  | —
"Gimmie That Girl"  | 1  | 34  | 54
2010  | "The Shape I'm In"  | 17  | 91  | —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

## References[edit]

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Old Things New". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
2. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (2009-10-14). "Joe Nichols: Old Things New". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (2009-10-26). "Old Things New review". Roughstock. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
4. ^ Old Things New (CD booklet). Joe Nichols. Universal Records South. 2009. B0012989-02.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. ^ "Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

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Joe Nichols

Studio albums|

* Joe Nichols
* Man with a Memory
* Revelation
* III
* Real Things
* Old Things New
* It's All Good
* Crickets
* Never Gets Old

Christmas albums|

* A Traditional Christmas

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "The Impossible"
* "Brokenheartsville"
* "She Only Smokes When She Drinks"
* "Cool to Be a Fool"
* "If Nobody Believed in You"
* "What's a Guy Gotta Do"
* "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"
* "Size Matters (Someday)"
* "I'll Wait for You"
* "Another Side of You"
* "It Ain't No Crime"
* "Believers"
* "Follow That Bird"
* "Gimmie That Girl"
* "The Shape I'm In"
* "Take It Off"
* "Sunny and 75"
* "Yeah"
* "Hard to Be Cool"
* "Freaks Like Me"
* "Good Day for Living"

Other songs|

* "Who Are You When I'm Not Looking"

Related topics|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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