Mutual Admiration Society (album)

Summary

Mutual Admiration Society is an album featuring the collaboration between Nickel Creek's Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins, and Glen Phillips, the lead singer of alternative-rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket. It was recorded in three days in December 2000, but took 3½ years to be released.

Mutual Admiration Society
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 2004
RecordedDecember 2000
GenreFolk, Bluegrass
Length41:02
LabelSugar Hill Records
ProducerEthan Johns
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic(?)[1]
PopMatters(positive)[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "Comes a Time" (Phillips) – 4:07
  2. "Sake of the World" (Jon Brion, Phillips) – 2:41
  3. "Windmills" (Dean Dinning, Randy Guss, Todd Nichols, Phillips) – 4:30
  4. "Be Careful" (Phillips) – 3:57
  5. "Running Out" (Phillips) – 1:56
  6. "Somewhere Out There" (Phillips) – 4:21
  7. "Francesca" (Phillips) – 3:20
  8. "Trouble" (Brion, Jeff McGregor) – 3:36
  9. "La Lune" (Sean Kennedy) – 4:18
  10. "Reprise" (Sean Kennedy) – 2:05
  11. "Think About Your Troubles" (Harry Nilsson) – 6:11

Personnel [3] edit

Musical edit

  • Chris Thile - Mandolin, Vocals, Group Member
  • Sara Watkins - Fiddle, Vocals, Group Member
  • Sean Watkins - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals, Group Member
  • Glen Phillips - Vocals, Group Member
  • Ethan Johns - Mandolin, Percussion, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (background), Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Richard Causon - Piano, Accordion, Organ (Hammond)
  • Jennifer Condos - Bass

Technical edit

  • Robert Hadley - Mastering
  • Nickel Creek - Creative Director
  • Glen Rose - Photography
  • Doug Sax - Mastering
  • Wendy Stamberger - Design, Creative Director

Chart listings edit

Chart Provider(s) Peak
position
Certification Sales/
shipments
Billboard Top Heatseekers (U.S.)[4] Billboard 31 Not certified
Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.)[5] 22
Billboard Top Internet Albums (U.S.)[6] 283

References edit

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ PopMatters review
  3. ^ Credits at Allmusic
  4. ^ Top Heatseekers chart positions at Billboard.com
  5. ^ Top Independent Albums chart positions at Billboard.com
  6. ^ Top Internet Albums chart positions at Billboard.com