Never Gets Old is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Joe Nichols. It was released on July 28, 2017 by Red Bow Records. The album includes the singles "Never Gets Old" and "Billy Graham's Bible".

Never Gets Old
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)
GenreCountry
LabelRed Bow Records
Producer
Joe Nichols chronology
Crickets
(2013)
Never Gets Old
(2017)
Good Day for Living
(2022)
Singles from Never Gets Old
  1. "Never Gets Old"
    Released: July 17, 2017
  2. "Billy Graham's Bible"
    Released: May 29, 2018

Content

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The album includes "Billy Graham's Bible", which previously appeared on his 2013 album Crickets. It also includes a cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back", performed with comedian Darren Knight.[1]

Mickey Jack Cones produced most of the album except for "Diamonds Make Babies" and "Never Gets Old" (produced by Brent Rowan) and "Billy Graham's Bible" (produced by Cones & Tony Brown).

"Diamonds Make Babies" was previously recorded by two other artists: Dierks Bentley on his 2012 album, Home, and Bradley Gaskin on his 2012 self-titled EP.

Critical reception

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars. His review noted more modern influences in the production and lyrics, and praised Nichols' "easy touch" on the songs. He concluded his review by stating that "He's an old-fashioned guy who is happy living in the modern world, and that's why Never Gets Old is so appealing: It feels familiar yet fresh."[1]

Track listing

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Never Gets Old track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Diamonds Make Babies"3:21
2."Girl in the Song"
3:39
3."We All Carry Something"
  • Westin Davis
  • Justin Weaver
3:26
4."I'd Sing About You"
3:13
5."Breathless"3:55
6."Tall Boys"
2:48
7."Hostage"
2:56
8."Never Gets Old"
3:37
9."Billy Graham's Bible"
  • Coty
  • Christophe Dubois
  • Jimmy Melton
3:06
10."So You're Saying"3:41
11."This Side of the River"
  • Jeremy Crady
  • Clint Daniels
  • Justin Lantz
3:20
12."Baby Got Back" (featuring Darren Knight)2:56
Total length:40:01

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic[2]

Chart performance

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 120
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 15
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Never Gets Old". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Joe Nichols Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Joe Nichols Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Joe Nichols Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.