Mutual Admiration Society (album)

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

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.

Track listing

  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]

Musical

  • 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

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

Chart listings

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

  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