Joe Nichols (album)

Joe Nichols
Studio album by Joe Nichols
Released	August 27, 1996
Genre	Country
Label	Intersound
Producer	Randy Edwards, Todd Wilkes
Joe Nichols chronology
Joe Nichols (1996) Man with a Memory (2002)
Alternative cover (Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other)
2002 re-release on Row Music Group
Alternative cover (The Early Years)
2003 re-release cover on Infinity Nashville
Singles from Joe Nichols
"Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other" Released: 1996 "Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club" Released: 1996 "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied" Released: 1996 "I Hate the Way I Love You" Released: 1997

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Joe Nichols is the self-titled debut album of American country music artist Joe Nichols. Released in 1996 on Intersound Records, it produced the singles "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other", "I Hate the Way I Love You", "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied", and "Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club". None of these singles charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in the U.S., but "Six of One, Half a Dozen (Of the Other)" reached number 74 on the RPM Top Country Tracks charts in Canada. It also reached #63 on the Cash Box Country Singles Chart. "She Could Care Less" was previously recorded by Shenandoah on their 1994 album In the Vicinity of the Heart.

Release history

The album was re-issued twice: first in 2002 as Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other on Row Music Group, and again in 2003 as The Early Years on Infinity Nashville. The 2003 re-issue featured the tracks in a different order, as well as a bonus DVD featuring four videos.

Track listing (Joe Nichols and Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Leave the Past Behind"	Randy Edwards, Lee Ogle	4:09
2.	"She Could Care Less"	Billy Lawson	3:16
3.	"In Spite of Myself"	Doug DeJoe, Keith Follesé	3:22
4.	"Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other"	DeJoe, Follesé	3:13
5.	"To Tell You the Truth, I Lied"	Tommy Curry, Edwards, Larry Rainwater	3:18
6.	"Independent Girl"	Randy Edwards, Joe Nichols	3:20
7.	"I Hate the Way I Love You"	Steve Clark, Johnny MacRae, Buck Moore	3:05
8.	"Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club"	Bud McGuire, Marty Raybon, Troy Seals	3:11
9.	"Old Cheyenne"	Bud McGuire, Billy Bob Shane	3:49
10.	"I'm Not That Kind of Guy"	Mike McGuire	3:41

Track listing (The Early Years)

CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"She Could Care Less"
2.	"Six of One, Half a Dozen (Of the Other)"
3.	"Wal-Mart Parking Lot"
4.	"To Tell You the Truth, I Lied"
5.	"I Hate the Way I Love You"
6.	"Independent Girl"
7.	"In Spite of Myself"
8.	"I'm Not That Kind of Guy"
9.	"Old Cheyenne"
10.	"Leave the Past Behind"

DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Six of One, Half a Dozen (Of the Other)"
2.	"Wal-Mart Parking Lot"
3.	"To Tell You the Truth, I Lied"
4.	"I Hate the Way I Love You"

Personnel

• Spady Brannan - bass guitar
• Jim Collins - background vocals
• Thom Flora - background vocals
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• Dennis Holt - drums
• Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
• B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar
• Terry McMillan - harp
• Steve Nathan - keyboards
• Joe Nichols - lead vocals
• Scotty Sanders - steel guitar

Chart performance

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		CAN Country
1996	"Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other"	74
	"Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club"	—
	"To Tell You the Truth, I Lied"	—
1997	"I Hate the Way I Love You"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

1. Mason, Stewart. "The Early Years review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.