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Real Things
Country · 2007 · 13 tracks · 47m

Real Things

Joe Nichols

Rich baritone vocals anchored by weeping pedal steel and honky-tonk piano. A polished yet soulful collection of neotraditional country stories.

August 17, 2007 · Hump Head Records

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A warm, autumnal collection of stories that balances lighthearted bar-room humor with deep, resonant nostalgia.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 47m
01
Real Things
3:08
02
Another Side of You
2:58
03
Who Are You When I’m Not Looking
3:06
04
Comin’ Back in a Cadillac
3:40
05
My Whiskey Years
3:59
06
It Ain’t No Crime
3:37
07
All Good Things
3:05
08
Let’s Get Drunk and Fight
4:03
09
Ain’t Nobody Gonna Take That From Me
3:57
10
She’s All Lady
3:44
11
The Difference Is Night and Day
3:12
12
All I Need Is a Heart
3:45
13
If I Could Only Fly
5:00
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the pedal steel weeps during the bridge of My Whiskey Years, mirroring the regret in the lyrics.
The intimate, close-mic vocal delivery on the Blaze Foley cover that closes the album in total vulnerability.
The sudden shift to a rowdy, bar-room piano stomp during the chorus of Let's Get Drunk and Fight.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Real Things sound next to the rest of Joe Nichols's catalogue?

Nostalgia+0.9σ

The writing leans a touch further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

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