Old Things New

Old Things New
Old Things New
Studio album by Joe Nichols
Released	October 27, 2009
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
Digital cover
Singles from Old Things New
	"Believers"; Released: April 20, 2009; "Gimmie That Girl"; Released: October 19, 2009; "The Shape I'm In"; Released: July 19, 2010;

Professional ratings
Review 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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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 Buddy Cannon Paul Overstreet	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"	Neal Coty Jimmy Melton Michael Mobley	3:38
10.	"An Old Friend of Mine"	Brock Stalvey Rick Tiger	3:30

Personnel

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

Album

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	15
U.S. Billboard 200	71

End of year charts

Chart (2010)	Year-end 2010
US Billboard Top Country Albums	63^[5]

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Old Things New". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
^ Keefe, Jonathan (2009-10-14). "Joe Nichols: Old Things New". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
^ Bjorke, Matt (2009-10-26). "Old Things New review". Roughstock. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
^ 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)
^ "Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

[AMG-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Old Things New". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 October 2009.

[slant-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.

[roughstock-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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v t e 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 Good Day for Living
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