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.
| Mutual Admiration Society | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | July 13, 2004 |
| Recorded | December 2000 |
| Genre | Folk, Bluegrass |
| Length | 41:02 |
| Label | Sugar Hill Records |
| Producer | Ethan Johns |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (?)[1] |
| PopMatters | (positive)[2] |
Track listing
edit- "Comes a Time" (Phillips) – 4:07
- "Sake of the World" (Jon Brion, Phillips) – 2:41
- "Windmills" (Dean Dinning, Randy Guss, Todd Nichols, Phillips) – 4:30
- "Be Careful" (Phillips) – 3:57
- "Running Out" (Phillips) – 1:56
- "Somewhere Out There" (Phillips) – 4:21
- "Francesca" (Phillips) – 3:20
- "Trouble" (Brion, Jeff McGregor) – 3:36
- "La Lune" (Sean Kennedy) – 4:18
- "Reprise" (Sean Kennedy) – 2:05
- "Think About Your Troubles" (Harry Nilsson) – 6:11
Musical
edit- 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
edit- Robert Hadley - Mastering
- Nickel Creek - Creative Director
- Glen Rose - Photography
- Doug Sax - Mastering
- Wendy Stamberger - Design, Creative Director
Chart listings
edit| 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 |