III (Joe Nichols album)

{{Infobox album

| name = III

| type = studio

| artist = Joe Nichols

| cover = JoenicholsIII.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2005|10|25}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = 36:59

| label = Universal South Records

| producer = Buddy Cannon, Byron Gallimore, Brent Rowan

| prev_title = A Traditional Christmas

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Real Things

| next_year = 2007

| misc = {{Singles

| name = III

| type = studio

| single1 = Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off

| single1date = August 1, 2005

| single2 = Size Matters (Someday)

| single2date = January 24, 2006

| single3 = I'll Wait for You

| single3date = July 31, 2006

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r803963|pure_url=yes}}|title=III review|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|work=Allmusic|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}

| noprose = yes

}}

III is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released on October 25, 2005 by Universal South Records. The album produced Nichols' second #1 hit in "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off", as well as the top-10 hit "Size Matters (Someday)" and "I'll Wait for You". Overall, it was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of well over 500,000 copies.

"My Old Friend the Blues" is a cover of a Steve Earle song. Also included is "Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)", a cover of a Gene Watson hit single.

Brent Rowan produced the album except for the three singles, which were produced by Buddy Cannon, and "Freedom Feels Like Lonely" and "As Country as She Gets", which were produced by Byron Gallimore.

Track listing

{{tracklist

| title1 = Size Matters (Someday)

| writer1 = {{hlist|Mike Dekle|Byron Hill}}

| length1 = 2:51

| title2 = Freedom Feels Like Lonely

| writer2 = {{hlist|Billy Currington|Tony Martin|Mark Nesler}}

| length2 = 3:10

| title3 = Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off

| writer3 = {{hlist|Gary Hannan|John Wiggins}}

| length3 = 3:07

| title4 = Talk Me Out of Tampa

| writer4 = {{hlist|Casey Beathard|Don Sampson}}

| length4 = 3:58

| title5 = That's What Love'll Get You

| writer5 = {{hlist|Carson Chamberlain|Mark D. Sanders}}

| length5 = 2:55

| title6 = I'll Wait for You

| writer6 = {{hlist|Harley Allen|Bill Anderson}}

| length6 = 4:07

| title7 = Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)

| writer7 = Joe Allen

| length7 = 2:43

| title8 = My Old Friend the Blues

| writer8 = Steve Earle

| length8 = 3:08

| title9 = As Country as She Gets

| writer9 = {{hlist|Jim Collins|Martin|Wendell Mobley}}

| length9 = 3:41

| title10 = Honky Tonk Girl

| writer10 = {{hlist|Joe Nichols|Steve Dean|Wil Nance}}

| length10 = 2:46

| title11 = Just a Little More

| writer11 = {{hlist|Nichols|Donny Lowery}}

| length11 = 4:26

}}

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic:{{cite web|title=III - Joe Nichols - Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/iii-mw0000348372/credits|website=allmusic.com|publisher=All Media Network, LLC|accessdate=November 19, 2017}}

Wyatt Beard - backing vocals
Tom Bukovac - electric guitar
Terry Crisp - pedal steel guitar
Chad Cromwell - drums
Dan Dugmore - pedal steel guitar
Stuart Duncan - fiddle
Shannon Forrest - drums, percussion
Larry Franklin - fiddle
Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
Rob Hajacos - fiddle
Morgane Hayes - backing vocals
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
Wes Hightower - backing vocals
John Hobbs - piano, Wurlitzer
David Hungate - bass guitar
Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
Tim Lauer - pump organ
B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
Gary Lunn - bass guitar
Liana Manis - backing vocals
Brent Mason - electric guitar
Randy McCormick - keyboards, Hammond organ, piano
Gordon Mote - Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer
Steve Nathan - Hammond organ, piano
Larry Paxton - bass guitar
Al Perkins - pedal steel guitar
Brent Rowan - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
Bryan Sutton - acoustic guitar, mandolin
Russell Terrell - backing vocals
Robby Turner - pedal steel guitar
Joe Nichols - lead vocals, background vocals

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2005) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|7\|artist=Joe Nichols\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 21, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardCountry\|2\|artist=Joe Nichols\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=November 21, 2020}}

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Joe Nichols|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 21, 2020}}

{{album chart|BillboardCountry|2|artist=Joe Nichols|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 21, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2006) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 21, 2020}} \| 187
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 21, 2020}} \| 33
scope="col"\| Chart (2007) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=November 21, 2020}} \| 55

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

scope="col"| Chart (2006)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 21, 2020}}

| 187

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 21, 2020}}

| 33

scope="col"| Chart (2007)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2007/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 21, 2020}}

| 55

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"\| Year ! rowspan="2"\| Single ! colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions
style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"\| US Country ! width="45"\| US
2005 \| align="left"\| "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" \| 1 \| 32
rowspan="2"\| 2006 \| align="left"\| "Size Matters (Someday)" \| 9 \| 73
align="left"\| "I'll Wait for You" \| 7 \| 71

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="2"| Peak chart
positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="45"| US Country

! width="45"| US

2005

| align="left"| "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"

| 1

| 32

rowspan="2"| 2006