Man with a Memory

{{Infobox album

| name = Man with a Memory

| type = studio

| artist = Joe Nichols

| cover = Man with a Memory.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2002|07|23}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = 45:09

| label = Universal South Records

| producer = Brent Rowan

| prev_title = Joe Nichols

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Revelation

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Man with a Memory

| type = studio

| single1 = The Impossible

| single1date = March 11, 2002

| single2 = Brokenheartsville

| single2date = November 4, 2002

| single3 = She Only Smokes When She Drinks

| single3date = April 28, 2003

| single4 = Cool to Be a Fool

| single4date = September 8, 2003

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r600038|pure_url=yes}}|title=Man with a Memory review|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|work=Allmusic|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Man with a Memory is the second studio album by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released on July 23, 2002 by Universal South Records. It produced four singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart: "The Impossible", "Brokenheartsville" (his first Number One), "She Only Smokes When She Drinks" and "Cool to Be a Fool". It is certified platinum by the RIAA as shipping one million copies in the United States and received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album.

The album is the first production credit for session guitarist Brent Rowan.{{cite magazine|last=Stark|first=Phyllis|date=1 February 2003|title=Nashville Scene|magazine=Billboard|page=39|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Q8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22brent+rowan%22&pg=PA39}}

"Everything's a Thing" was originally recorded by Craig Morgan on his 2000 self-titled debut album. "Life Don't Have to Mean Nothing at All" was recorded by Tom T. Hall on his 1997 album "Home Grown".

Track listing

{{track listing

| title1 = The Impossible

| writer1 = {{hlist|Kelley Lovelace|Lee Thomas Miller}}

| length1 = 4:05

| title2 = Joe's Place

| writer2 = {{hlist|Mike Dekle|Byron Hill}}

| length2 = 2:40

| title3 = Brokenheartsville

| writer3 = {{hlist|Randy Boudreaux|Clint Daniels|Donny Kees|Blake Mevis}}

| length3 = 3:51

| title4 = She Only Smokes When She Drinks

| writer4 = {{hlist|Connie Harrington|Tony Martin|Tim Nichols}}

| length4 = 3:24

| title5 = Everything's a Thing

| writer5 = {{hlist|Joe Nichols|Steve Dean|Wil Nance}}

| length5 = 3:18

| title6 = That Would Be Her

| writer6 = {{hlist|Reed Nielsen|Jeffrey Steele}}

| length6 = 4:03

| title7 = Cool to Be a Fool

| writer7 = {{hlist|J. Nichols|Dean|Nance}}

| length7 = 2:56

| title8 = Can't Hold a Halo to You

| writer8 = {{hlist|J. Nichols|Don Sampson}}

| length8 = 3:41

| title9 = You Can't Break the Fall

| writer9 = {{hlist|Mark McClurg|Jerry Salley}}

| length9 = 3:51

| title10 = You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet

| writer10 = {{hlist|Tony Haselden|Tim Mensy}}

| length10 = 4:13

| title11 = Life Don't Have to Mean Nothin' at All

| writer11 = Tom T. Hall

| length11 = 2:59

| title12 = Man with a Memory

| writer12 = {{hlist|Charlie Black|Rory Bourke}}

| length12 = 5:58

}}

Personnel

Vinnie Colaiuta - drums
Eric Darken - percussion
Jerry Douglas - dobro
Dan Dugmore - steel guitar
Shannon Forrest - drums
Vince Gill - background vocals
Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
Wes Hightower - background vocals
John Hughey - steel guitar
David Hungate - bass guitar
Shane Keister - Wurlitzer
Tim Lauer - accordion, Fender Rhodes, harmonium, keyboards, mellotron, organ, Wurlitzer
Liana Manis - background vocals
Gordon Mote - piano
Joe Nichols - lead vocals, background vocals
Brent Rowan - acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar, hi-string guitar, tiple, background vocals
Harry Stinson - background vocals
Bryan Sutton - banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, national duolian
Chris Thile - mandolin
Tommy White - steel guitar

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (2002–03) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|72\|artist=Joe Nichols\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 27, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardCountry\|9\|artist=Joe Nichols\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 27, 2020}}
{{album chart\|BillboardHeatseekers\|1\|artist=Joe Nichols\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 27, 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"\| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=October 27, 2020}} \| 72
scope="col"\| Chart (2003) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=October 27, 2020}} \| 197
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=October 27, 2020}} \| 20
scope="col"\| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=October 27, 2020}} \| 56

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

scope="col"| Chart (2002)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2002/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 27, 2020}}

| 72

scope="col"| Chart (2003)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 27, 2020}}

| 197

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2003/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 27, 2020}}

| 20

scope="col"| Chart (2004)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 27, 2020}}

| 56

=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
rowspan="2"\| 2002 \| align="left"\| "The Impossible" \| 3 \| 29
align="left"\| "Brokenheartsville" \| 1 \| 27
rowspan="2"\| 2003 \| align="left"\| "She Only Smokes When She Drinks" \| 17 \| 72
align="left"\| "Cool to Be a Fool" \| 18 \| 106

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

rowspan="2"| 2002

| align="left"| "The Impossible"

| 3

| 29

align="left"| "Brokenheartsville"