III (Joe Nichols album)

III
Studio album by Joe Nichols
Released	October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)
Genre	Country
Length	36:59
Label	Universal South Records
Producer	Buddy Cannon, Byron Gallimore, Brent Rowan
Joe Nichols chronology
A Traditional Christmas (2004) III (2005) Real Things (2007)
Singles from III
"Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" Released: August 1, 2005 "Size Matters (Someday)" Released: January 24, 2006 "I'll Wait for You" Released: July 31, 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Size Matters (Someday)"	Mike Dekle Byron Hill	2:51
2.	"Freedom Feels Like Lonely"	Billy Currington Tony Martin Mark Nesler	3:10
3.	"Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"	Gary Hannan John Wiggins	3:07
4.	"Talk Me Out of Tampa"	Casey Beathard Don Sampson	3:58
5.	"That's What Love'll Get You"	Carson Chamberlain Mark D. Sanders	2:55
6.	"I'll Wait for You"	Harley Allen Bill Anderson	4:07
7.	"Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)"	Joe Allen	2:43
8.	"My Old Friend the Blues"	Steve Earle	3:08
9.	"As Country as She Gets"	Jim Collins Martin Wendell Mobley	3:41
10.	"Honky Tonk Girl"	Joe Nichols Steve Dean Wil Nance	2:46
11.	"Just a Little More"	Nichols Donny Lowery	4:26

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic:^[2]

• 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 Chart (2005) Peak position US Billboard 200[3] 7 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position US Billboard 200[5] 187 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 33 Chart (2007) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 55

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US
2005	"Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off"	1	32
2006	"Size Matters (Someday)"	9	73
	"I'll Wait for You"	7	71

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)[8]	Gold

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "III review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
2. "III - Joe Nichols - Credits". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
3. "Joe Nichols Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
4. "Joe Nichols Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
5. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
7. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
8. "American album certifications – Joe Nichols – III". Recording Industry Association of America.