The Key

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The Key
Studio album by Vince Gill

Publication
(s)

August 11, 1998

Label (s) MCA Nashville

Genre (s)

Country

Title (number)

13

running time

45:15

production

Tony Brown

chronology
High Lonesome Sound
(1996) 		The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
(2000)
Single releases
May 25, 1998 If You Ever Have Forever in Mind
1998 Kindly Keep It Country
1999 Don't come cryin 'to me
May 24, 1999 My Kind of Woman / My Kind of Man

The Key is the ninth studio album by the American country musician Vince Gill . It was released on August 11, 1998 under the label MCA Nashville and was Gill's first number one album in the US country album charts.

Track list

  1. Don't Come Cryin 'to Me (Gill, Reed Nielsen) - 3:06 feat. Dawn Sears
  2. If You Ever Have Forever in Mind (Gill, Troy Seals) - 4:38
  3. I Never Really Knew You (Gill) - 2:14
  4. Kindly Keep It Country (Gill) - 3:09
  5. All Those Years (Gill) - 3:57
  6. I'll Take Texas ( Clint Black , Hayden Nicholas) - 2:05
  7. My Kind of Woman / My Kind of Man (Gill) - 3:53 feat. Patty Loveless
  8. There's Not Much Love Here Anymore (Gill) - 3:28
  9. Let Her In (Gill) - 3:03
  10. The Hills of Caroline (Gill) - 4:44
  11. Live to Tell It All (Gill, Sonya Isaacs) - 3:36
  12. What They All Call Love (Gill) - 3:20
  13. The Key to Life (Gill) - 4:02

production

  • Producer: Tony Brown
  • Mastering: Denny Purcell
  • Mix: Chuck Ainlay, Tim Coyle, Chris Davie, Todd Gunnerson, Mark Ralston

Reception and charts

Allmusic music website critic Thom Jurek described the album as one of Gill's finest recordings. He awarded 4.5 of the five possible valuation units. Gary Dretzka of the Chicago Tribune commented on the album that this is what Nashville is all about, but no more. Entertainment Weekly's critic Alanna Nash gave the album an "A" rating. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Album Chart and ranked eleventh on the Billboard 200 . In Canada, the album was number two on the country charts and number 25 on the RPM album charts. The single If You Ever Have Forever in Mind reached number one on the Canadian country singles charts. The other three singles, on the other hand, took middle places in the United States and Canada. The album was awarded a platinum record in the USA and gold in Canada .

Sales figures

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Key - Vince Gill | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic , accessed January 24, 2015, allmusic.com
  2. ^ Gary Dretzka: Vince Gill The Key (MCA) Here's proof that a ... - Chicago Tribune , October 4, 1998, chicagotribune.com
  3. ^ Alanna Nash: The Key Review | Music Reviews and News | EW.com , September 11, 1998, ew.com
  4. ↑ see Vince Gill / discography
  5. ^ Gold, platinum , musiccanada.com
  6. ^ Gold, platinum , riaa.com