High lonesome sound

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High lonesome sound
Studio album by Vince Gill

Publication
(s)

May 28, 1996

Label (s) MCA Nashville

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Country

Title (number)

11

running time

42:56

occupation
  • Jeff White - guitar, backing vocals
  • Barry Bales, Leland Sklar - bass
  • Robert Bailey, Jr., Nicole C. Mullen, Shelby Lynne, Chris Rodriguez, Patty Loveless , Lisa Bevill, Bekka Bramlett, Kim Fleming - backing vocals
  • Steve Nathan, Pete Wasner, Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - keyboards
  • Adam Steffey - mandolin

production

Tony Brown

chronology
When Love Finds You
(1994) 		High lonesome sound The Key
(1998)

High Lonesome Sound is the eighth studio album by the American country musician Vince Gill . It was released on May 28, 1996 under the label MCA Nashville. The second version of High Lonesome Sound was orchestrated and recorded with Alison Krauss & Union Station.

Track list

  1. One Dance with You (Gill, Reed Nielsen) - 3:01
  2. High Lonesome Sound (Gill) - 3:26
  3. Pretty Little Adriana (Gill) - 3:47
  4. A Little More Love (Gill) - 3:09
  5. Down to New Orleans (Gill, Pete Wasner) - 4:18
  6. Tell Me Lover (Gill) - 4:03
  7. Given More Time (Gill, Don Schlitz) - 3:58
  8. You and You Alone (Gill) - 3:27
  9. Worlds Apart (ob DiPiero, Gill) - 5:43
  10. Jenny Dreamed of Trains ( Guy Clark , Gill) - 5:20
  11. High Lonesome Sound (Gill) - 3:06

production

  • Production: Tony Brown
  • Engineering: Chuck Ainlay, Graham Lewis
  • Mix: Chuck Ainlay
  • Mastering: Denny Purcell

reception

Allmusic critic Thom Jurek awarded three out of five possible rating units for the album. Chicago Tribune's Gary Dretzka awarded High Lonesome Sound three out of four stars . Richard Cromelin of the Los Angeles Times awarded the album three out of four points and rated it as "good". Entertainment Weekly critic Tony Scherman gave the album a "B-" rating.

The album peaked at number 24 on the Billboard 200 and third on the Billboard Country Albums chart. In Canada, the album ranked 45th and fifth on the RPM album and country charts. The single High Lonesome Sound reached number one on the Canadian country charts and number 12 on Billboard Country Songs . The other four releases reached the following positions in the US and Canadian country singles charts: Worlds Apart (# 5, # 6), Pretty Little Adriana (# 2, # 3), You and You Alone (# 8, # 8), A Little More Love ranks 2nd, 6th and 56th on the RPM Singles Chart.

Sales

country Association Certification Sales
CanadaCanada Canada Music Canada gold +50,000
United StatesUnited States United States RIAA platinum +1,000,000

Web links

High Lonesome Sound at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gary Dretzka: Vince Gill High Lonesome Sound - Chicago Tribune , June 20, 1996, chicagotribune.com
  2. ↑ Richard Cromelin: Gill Takes 'Sound' Into Pop Mainstream - Los Angeles Times , March 25, 1996 latimes.com
  3. ↑ Tony Scherman: High Lonesome Sound Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com , June 7, 1996, ew.com
  4. ↑ see Vince Gill / discography
  5. ^ Gold, platinum , musiccanada.com
  6. ^ Gold, platinum , riaa.com