Reasons Why: The Very Best

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Reasons Why: The Very Best
Greatest hits by Nickel Creek
Released November 14, 2006
Recorded 2000-2005
Genre Progressive bluegrass
Length 1:05:03
Label Sugar Hill
Producer Alison Krauss
Tony Berg
Eric Valentine
Professional reviews

Reasons Why: The Very Best is a compilation album by the band Nickel Creek, released in late 2006. It's the band's fourth and latest official album. As of June 20, 2007, the band has sold approximately 60,000 copies of the compilation.[1]

This album is a greatest hits album. Included with the CD is a DVD of all of their music videos to date.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Lighthouse's Tale" (Adam McKenzie & Chris Thile) – 5:00
  2. "Out of the Woods" (Sinéad Lohan) – 5:20
  3. "When in Rome" (Thile) – 4:15
  4. "Helena" (Thile) – 4:40
  5. "Smoothie Song" (Thile) – 3:19
  6. "Somebody More Like You" (Sean Watkins) – 2:58
  7. "Reasons Why" (Watkins & David Puckett) – 4:08
  8. "Can't Complain" (Thile) – 5:31
  9. "I Should've Known Better" (Carrie Newcomer) – 4:26
  10. "This Side" (Watkins) – 3:34
  11. "Jealous of the Moon" (Thile & Gary Louris) – 4:40
  12. "When You Come Back Down" (Tim O’Brien & Danny O'Keefe) – 3:52
  13. "You Don't Have To Move That Mountain" (Live from The Freight and Salvage, November 16, 2000) (Keith Whitley) – 3:51
  14. "The Fox" (Live from The Freight and Salvage, November 16, 2000) (Traditional — arr. by Nickel Creek) – 9:19

Bonus DVD

  1. "When You Come Back Down"
  2. "The Lighthouse's Tale"
  3. "Reasons Why"
  4. "This Side"
  5. "Speak"
  6. "Smoothie Song"
  7. "When in Rome"

[edit] Chart positions

Chart Provider(s) Peak
position		 Certification Sales/
shipments
Billboard Top Country Albums (U.S.)[2] Billboard 41 Not certified 46,718[1]
Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.)[2] 17
Billboard Top Bluegrass Albums (U.S.)[3] 1

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musical

  • Chris Thile - Mandolin, Vocals, Among others
  • Sean Watkins - Guitar, Vocals, Among others
  • Sara Watkins - Fiddle, Vocals
  • Scott Thile, Mark Schatz, Byron House, Edgar Meyer - Basses

[edit] Technical

  • Eric Conn - Compilation Mastering
  • Ken Edwards "Easy Ed" - Engineer
  • Arthur Gorson - Photography
  • Sue Meyer - Design
  • Terry Teachout - Liner Notes

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b [http://indiehq.com/2007/06/20/independent-sales-chart-6-20-07/#more-542 Independent Sales Chart 2-28-07]
  2. ^ a b Chart positions at the All Music Guide
  3. ^ Nickel Creek Artist Chart History at Billboard.com
v • d • e
Nickel Creek
Chris Thile • Sara Watkins • Sean Watkins
Mark Schatz • Byron House • Scott Thile • Derek Jones
Albums:
Little Cowpoke • Here to There • Nickel Creek • This Side • Why Should the Fire Die? • Reasons Why: The Very Best
Singles:
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