Joe Edward Nichols
(born November 26, 1976, in Rogers, Arkansas) is a Grammy Award-nominated American country music artist. At age nineteen, he made his debut in 1996 with a self-titled album on the independent Intersound label. However, it was not until the release of his 2002 single "The Impossible" on the Universal South Records label that Nichols first reached Top 40 on the country charts. The single, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, was followed by the release of his platinum-certified second album, Man with a Memory
, released in 2002. This album also produced the Number One single "Brokenheartsville".
Nichols followed up Man with a Memory
in 2004 with Revelation
(which included the Top Ten hit "If Nobody Believed in You"), and an album of Christmas music entitled A Traditional Christmas
. His fourth album, 2005's gold-certified III
, produced the Number One single "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off". Real Things
followed in 2007. Overall, Nichols' four studio albums for Universal South have accounted for eleven top 20 singles on the country charts, including two Number Ones.
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Biography
Joe Nichols was born and raised in
Rogers, Arkansas, but went to high school in Walnut Cove, NC at South Stokes High School. His father, who worked as a
trucker, also played
bass guitar in a local country band; eventually, Nichols himself found work in a local
rock band, before taking a job as a country
disc jockey.
Musical career
Through a meeting with record producer Randy Edwards, Nichols began to work on his singing and songwriting skills. At age 20, he was signed to his first record deal, with an independent label known as Intersound Records. There, Nichols released his first album, 1996's
Joe Nichols
. Despite the minor success of its lead-off single "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other" (which reached #74 on the
RPM
country charts in
Canada), the album did not sell well, and he was dropped from Intersound's roster. A second record deal, this time with
Giant Records, was short-lived and did not produce any singles or albums.
Man with a Memory
In 1999, Nichols met Brent Rowan, a
Nashville session guitarist who helped him land a recording contract with
Universal South Records, then a newly-formed label. 2002 saw the release of his second album, entitled
Man with a Memory
. Its lead-off single, "
The Impossible", went on to become a #3 hit on the
Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now
Hot Country Songs) charts, and was declared by
Billboard
as the tenth most-played country song of 2003.
The same year, his debut album was re-issued under the title
Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other
.
earned Nichols a Top New Male Vocalist award from the Academy of Country Music, as well as three
Grammy Award nominations and
RIAA platinum certification.
Its second single, "
Brokenheartsville", became his first #1 hit on the
Billboard
country charts in 2003, while "She Only Smokes When She Drinks" and "Cool to Be a Fool" both reached Top 20.
Revelation
and A Traditional Christmas
Nichols spent most of 2004 on tour with
Alan Jackson. In the middle of the year, he issued his second album for Universal South. Entitled
Revelation
, it produced the Top Ten hits "If Nobody Believed in You" and "What's a Guy Gotta Do", at #10 and #4 respectively. Later that same year, he also issued an album of Christmas music, entitled
A Traditional Christmas
. Four of the tracks from this album received enough airplay to enter the country charts.
III
III
was the title of Nichols's third album for Universal South.
Its lead-off single, "
Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off", became his second
Billboard
Number One hit, with both the single and the album receiving gold certifications from the
RIAA.
III
also produced the Top Ten hits "
Size Matters (Someday)" and "
I'll Wait for You", at #9 and #7. Also in 2005,
Anna Nicole Smith met Nichols at the
Grand Ole Opry and she became a fan. After Smith's death, he performed two songs ("Wings of a Dove" and "I'll Wait for You") at her funeral service. Nichols also joined
Toby Keith on tours in both 2005 and 2006.
Real Things
Real Things
is the title of Nichols's fourth Universal South album, released in mid-2007.
Its lead-off single, "Another Side of You," reached Top 20 on the country music charts, as did the follow-up, "It Ain't No Crime." Also included on this album was the song "Let's Get Drunk and Fight," which Canadian singer
Aaron Lines released as a single in 2008.
Old Things New
Nichols released a new single, "Believers", to radio on March 27, 2009.
[1] Written by Ashley Gorley, Wade Kirby and Bill Luther, it is the first single to an upcoming sixth album entitled
Old Things New
. The song debuted at #53 on the country singles chart dated for May 2.
Personal life
Joe Nichols married
Heather Singleton on September 9, 2007, in Savannah, Georgia. He had known Singleton since they were both 18 years old.
On October 13, 2007, Nichols was checked into a substance abuse rehabilitation program.
[2]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year
| Album details
| Peak chart positions
| Certifications
(sales threshold)
|
| US Country
| US
| US Heat
| CAN Country
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| 1996
| Joe Nichols
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- Released: 1996
- Label: Intersound Records
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| 2002
| Man with a Memory
- Released: July 23, 2002
- Label: Universal South Records
| 9
| 72
| 1
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|
| 2004
| Revelation
- Released: June 29, 2004
- Label: Universal South Records
| 3
| 23
| —
|
|
|
| 2005
| III
- Released: October 25, 2005
- Label: Universal South Records
| 2
| 7
| —
|
|
|
| 2007
| Real Things
- Released: August 21, 2007
- Label: Universal South Records
| 2
| 23
| —
| 12
|
|
| 2009
| Old Things New
- TBR: October 27, 2009
- Label: Universal South Records
| TBR - October 2009
|
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions
|
Christmas albums
| Year
| Album details
| US Country
|
| 2004
| A Traditional Christmas
- Released: September 28, 2004
- Label: Universal South Records
| 47
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- A ^
Joe Nichols
was re-released in 2002 as Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other
, and again in 2003 as The Early Years
.
Singles
| Year
| Single
| Peak chart positions
| RIAA
| Album
|
| US Country
| US
| US
Pop
| CAN Country
|
| 1996
| "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other"
| —
| —
| —
| 74
| —
| Joe Nichols
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| 1997
| "I Hate the Way I Love You"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| 1998
| "Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| 2002
| "The Impossible"
| 3
| 29
| —
|
| —
| Man with a Memory
|
| 2003
| "Brokenheartsville"
| 1
| 27
| —
|
| —
|
| "She Only Smokes When She Drinks"
| 17
| 72
| —
|
| —
|
| 2004
| "Cool to Be a Fool"
| 18
| 106
| —
|
| —
|
| "If Nobody Believed in You"
| 10
| 68
| —
| —
| —
| Revelation
|
| 2005
| "What's a Guy Gotta Do"
| 4
| 64
| —
| 11
| —
|
| "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"
| 1
| 32
| 47
| 1
| Gold
| III
|
| 2006
| "Size Matters (Someday)"
| 9
| 73
| —
| 6
| —
|
| "I'll Wait for You"
| 7
| 71
| —
| 17
| —
|
| 2007
| "Another Side of You"
| 17
| 99
| —
| 38
| —
| Real Things
|
| 2008
| "It Ain't No Crime"
| 16
| 105
| —
| 45
| —
|
| 2009
| "Believers"A
| 26
| —
| —
| —
| —
| Old Things New
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"—" denotes the single failed to chart, not released, or not certified
* denotes unknown peak positions
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Other charted songs
These songs all charted from unsolicited airplay.
| Year
| Song
| US Country
| Album
|
| 2005
| "The Christmas Song"
| 60
| A Traditional Christmas
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| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
| 57
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| "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
| 56
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| "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"
| 37
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Music videos
| Year
| Video
| Director
|
| 1996
| "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other"
| Tom Bevins
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| 1997
| "I Hate the Way I Love You"
|
| "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied"
|
| 1998
| "Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club"
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| 2002
| "The Impossible"
| Eric Welch
|
| "Brokenheartsville"
| Trey Fanjoy
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| 2003
| "She Only Smokes When She Drinks"
| Morgan Lawley
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| "Cool to Be a Fool"
| Peter Zavadil
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| 2004
| "If Nobody Believed in You"
| Trey Fanjoy
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| 2005
| "What's a Guy Gotta Do"
| Peter Zavadil
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| "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"
| Stephen Shepherd
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| 2006
| "Size Matters (Someday)"
| Warren P. Sonoda
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| "I'll Wait for You"
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| 2007
| "I'll Wait for You (Acoustic Version)"
| Chris Hicky
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| "Another Side of You"
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| 2008
| "It Ain't No Crime"
| Kristin Barlowe
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References
- Joe Nichols
- Country Star Joe Nichols Enters Rehab