Joe Nichols
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Joe Edward Nichols (born November 26, 1976 in Rogers, Arkansas) is an American country music singer-songwriter. At age twenty, 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" that Nichols gained recognition, as well as critical acclaim for his neotraditionalist country style. 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; 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 his biggest hit to date in the Number One single "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off".
Real Things is the title of his most recent compilation; so far, it has produced the Top 20 single "Another Side of You" and his current single, "It Ain't No Crime".
Biography
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Joe Nichols was born and raised in Rogers, Arkansas. His father, who worked a trucker, also played bass guitar in a local country band; eventually, Joe himself found work in a local rock band, before taking a job as a country disc jockey.[1]
Musical career
Through a meeting with record producer Randy Edwards, Nichols began to work on his singing and songwriting skills. At age twenty, he was signed to his first record deal, with an independent label known as Intersound Records. There, Joe 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", the album did not sell well, and he was dropped from Intersound's roster. A second record deal, this time with Warner Bros. Records, was short-lived, and did not produce any singles or albums.[1]
Man with a Memory
In 1999, Nichols met Brent Rowan, a Nashville session guitarist who helped Nichols 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 Top Ten 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.[1] The same year, his debut album was re-issued under the title Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other.[1]
By then a platinum-certified album in the U.S., Man with a Memory earned Nichols a Top New Male Vocalist award from the Academy of Country Music, as well as three Grammy Award nominations.[1] Its second single, "Brokenheartsville", became his first Number One 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.[1]
Revelation and A Traditional Christmas
Joe 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". 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 as well.
III
III was the title of Nichols' fourth major studio album.[1] Its lead-off single, "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off", became his second Billboard Number One hit; both the single and the album received gold certifications from the RIAA. The album also produced the Top Ten hits "Size Matters (Someday)" and "I'll Wait for You". 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.[2] Joe also joined Toby Keith on tours in both 2005 and 2006.
Real Things
Real Things is the title of Joe's most recent studio album, released in mid-2007.[1] Its lead-off single, "Another Side of You", reached Top 20 on the country music charts; the follow-up, "It Ain't No Crime", is currently climbing the charts.
Personal life
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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.
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | US RIAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US 200 | |||
| 1996 | Joe NicholsA | |||
| 2002 | Man with a MemoryB | 9 | 72 | Platinum |
| 2004 | Revelation | 3 | 23 | |
| A Traditional Christmas | 47 | |||
| 2005 | III | 2 | 7 | Gold |
| 2007 | Real Things | 2 | 23 | |
- 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.
- B Reached #1 on US Heatseekers.
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Hot 100 | CAN Country | |||
| 1996 | "Six of One, Half a Dozen (Of the Other)"A | 74 | Joe Nichols | ||
| 1997 | "I Hate the Way I Love You"A | ||||
| "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied"A | |||||
| 1998 | "Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club"A | ||||
| 2002 | "The Impossible"B | 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"C | 1 | 32 | 1 | 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"D | 18 | 110 | 46 | |
- AFailed to chart in the U.S.
- BReached #1 on Radio & Records (now Mediabase 24/7) country singles charts.
- C"Tequila Makes Her Clothes Off" also peaked at #47 on the Pop 100, and #26 on Hot Digital Songs. The single was also certified gold by the RIAA.
- DCurrent single.
Other charted songs
| Year | Song | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "The Christmas Song" | 60 | A Traditional Christmas |
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 57 | ||
| "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 56 | ||
| "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" | 37 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Huey, Steve. "Joe Nichols biography". All Music Guide. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ "The Funeral of Anna Nicole Smith". Entertainment Tonight. 2007-03-02. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
Also on hand was country singer JOE NICHOLS, who sang two songs requested by Howard -- "I'll Wait for You" and DOLLY PARTON's "Wings of a Dove" -- which is said to have been Anna's favorite country song. Anna met the singer at the Grand Ole Opry back in 2005 and was a fan of Nichols' music.