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Vince Gill facts for kids
| Vince Gill | |
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Gill playing at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vincent Grant Gill |
| Born | April 12, 1957 |
| Origin | Norman, Oklahoma, United States |
| Genres | neotraditionalist country |
| Occupations | singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar, mandolin, Dobro, banjo |
| Years active | 1979-present |
| Labels | RCA Records MCA Nashville Records (current) |
| Associated acts | The Notorious Cherry Bombs Pure Prairie League Rodney Crowell Alison Krauss Sheryl Crow Amy Grant Reba McEntire Sara Evans |
| Website | VinceGill.com |
Vincent Grant "Vince" Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Contents
Discography
Singles
| Year | Title | US Country | US Hot 100 | Album |
| 1984 | "Victim of Life's Circumstances" | 40 | Turn Me Loose | |
| 1984 | "Oh Carolina" | 38 | Turn Me Loose | |
| 1984 | "Turn Me Loose" | 39 | Turn Me Loose | |
| 1985 | "True Love" | 32 | The Things That Matter | |
| 1985 | "If It Weren't For Him" (w/ Rosanne Cash) | 10 | The Things That Matter | |
| 1985 | "Oklahoma Borderline" | 9 | The Things That Matter | |
| 1985 | "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me" (w/ Rosanne Cash) | 1 | Rhythm and Romance (Rosanne Cash album) | |
| 1986 | "With You" | 33 | The Way Back Home | |
| 1987 | "Cinderella" | 5 | The Way Back Home | |
| 1987 | "Let's Do Something" | 16 | The Way Back Home | |
| 1988 | "Everybody's Sweetheart" | 11 | The Way Back Home | |
| 1988 | "The Radio" | 39 | The Way Back Home | |
| 1989 | "Never Alone" | 22 | When I Call Your Name | |
| 1990 | "Oklahoma Swing" (w/ Reba McEntire) | 13 | When I Call Your Name | |
| 1990 | "When I Call Your Name" | 2 | When I Call Your Name | |
| 1990 | "Never Knew Lonely" | 3 | When I Call Your Name | |
| 1991 | "Pocket Full Of Gold" | 7 | Pocket Full Of Gold | |
| 1991 | "Liza Jane" | 7 | Pocket Full Of Gold | |
| 1991 | "Look At Us" | 4 | Pocket Full Of Gold | |
| 1992 | "Take Your Memory With You"A | 2 | Pocket Full Of Gold | |
| 1993 | "I Still Believe In You"B | 1 | I Still Believe In You | |
| 1993 | "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" | 1 | I Still Believe In You | |
| 1993 | "I Can't Tell You Why"C | 42 | Common Thread: The Songs of The Eagles | |
| 1993 | "The Heart Won't Lie" (w/ Reba McEntire) | 1 | It's Your Call (Reba McEntire album) | |
| 1993 | "No Future in the Past"A | 3 | I Still Believe In You | |
| 1993 | "One More Last Chance" | 1 | I Still Believe In You | |
| 1994 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"C | 52 | Songs From The Heart / Let There Be Peace On Earth | |
| 1994 | "Let There Be Peace on Earth" (w/ Jenny Gill)C | Let There Be Peace On Earth | ||
| 1994 | "Tryin' To Get Over You" | 1 | 88 | I Still Believe In You |
| 1994 | "Whenever You Come Around" | 2 | 72 | When Love Finds You |
| 1994 | "What the Cowgirls Do" | 2 | When Love Finds You | |
| 1995 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (re-entry)C | 54 | Songs From The Heart / Let There Be Peace On Earth | |
| 1995 | "When Love Finds You" | 3 | 109 | When Love Finds You |
| 1995 | "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" | 4 | When Love Finds You | |
| 1995 | "You Better Think Twice" | 2 | When Love Finds You | |
| 1995 | "I Will Always Love You" (w/ Dolly Parton)C | 15 | Something Special (Dolly Parton album) | |
| 1995 | "Go Rest High on That Mountain" | 14 | When Love Finds You | |
| 1996 | "High Lonesome Sound" | 12 | High Lonesome Sound | |
| 1996 | "Worlds Apart" | 5 | High Lonesome Sound | |
| 1997 | "Pretty Little Adrianna"A | 2 | High Lonesome Sound | |
| 1997 | "A Little More Love" | 2 | High Lonesome Sound | |
| 1997 | "You and You Alone" | 8 | High Lonesome Sound | |
| 1998 | "It's Not Over (If I'm Not Over You)" (Mark Chesnutt w/ Vince Gill & Alison Krauss) | 34 | Thank God for Believers (Mark Chesnutt album) | |
| 1998 | "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" | 5 | 60 | The Key |
| 1998 | "Kindly Keep It Country" | 33 | The Key | |
| 1999 | "Blue Christmas" | 74 | Breath Of Heaven | |
| 1999 | "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" | 27 | 115 | The Key |
| 1999 | "No Place That Far" (w/ Sara Evans) | 1 | 37 | No Place That Far (Sara Evans album) |
| 1999 | "My Kind Of Woman/My Kind Of Man" (w/ Patty Loveless) | 27 | 116 | The Key |
| 2000 | "Feels Like Love" | 6 | 52 | Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye |
| 2000 | "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" | 20 | 102 | Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye |
| 2001 | "Shoot Straight From Your Heart" | 31 | Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye | |
| 2002 | "Next Big Thing" | 17 | 105 | Next Big Thing |
| 2003 | "Someday" | 31 | Next Big Thing | |
| 2003 | "Young Man's Town" | 44 | Next Big Thing | |
| 2004 | "In These Last Few Days" | 51 | Next Big Thing | |
| 2005 | "Not Me" (Keni Thomas w/ Emmylou Harris and Vince Gill) | 47 | Flags of Our Fathers (Keni Thoams album) | |
| 2006 | "Building Bridges" (Brooks & Dunn w/ Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill) | 4 | 66 | Hillbilly Deluxe (Brooks & Dunn album) |
| 2006 | "The Reason Why" (w/ Alison Krauss) | 28 | These Days | |
| 2007 | "What You Give Away" (w/ Sheryl Crow) | 43 | These Days | |
| 2007 | "How Lonely Looks"D | These Days |
- AReached #1 on U.S. Radio & Records country singles charts.
- B"I Still Believe In You" also peaked at #30 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
- CAlbum cut.
- DFailed to chart.
Studio albums
- Turn Me Loose (1983) and (1994)
- The Things That Matter (1985)
- The Way Back Home (1987)
- When I Call Your Name (1989)
- I Never Knew Lonely (1990)
- Pocket Full of Gold (1991)
- I Still Believe in You (1992)
- Let There Be Peace on Earth [1993] and (1999)
- When Love Finds You (1994)
- Souvenirs (1995)
- Super Hits (1996)
- High Lonesome Sound (1996) und (1997)
- Vintage Gill (1997)
- The Key (1998)
- If You Ever Have Forever In Mind (1998)
- Vince Gill & Friends (1998)
- Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye (2000)
- My Country Valentine (2000)
- The Things That Matter (re-release) (2000)
- Tis The Season with Olivia Newton-JohnHallmark Stores (2001)
- Next Big Thing (2003)
- The Notorious Cherry Bombs (2004)
- Vintage Gill (2004)
- All American Country (2004)
- High Lonesome Sound (re-release) (2004)
- Rock of Ages...Hymns & Faith with Amy Grant (2005)
- These Days (2006)
- "Oklahoma Risin'" Oklahoma Centinenal Song (2006)
Best of
- The Best of Vince Gill (1989)
- The Essential Vince Gill (1995) und (1996)
- Platinum & Gold Collection (2003)
Christmas collections
- Let There Be Peace On Earth - (1996) song from The Dillard's Christmas Collection 1996
- Wrangler Cowboy Christmas (Volume VI) (1998) with Reba McEntire and Trisha Yearwood
- Hallmark Presents The Spirit of Christmas (2001) with Amy Grant and London Symphony Orchestra
- Breath Of Heaven: A Christmas Collection (2002)
- Christmas Collection (2006)
- Christmas Collection (?) with Barry Manilow and Diana Ross and The Supremes
- Country Christmas (?) with Alan Jackson and Trisha Yearwood
- Classic Country Christmas Volume Three (?) with Reba McEntire and Alabama
Compilations
- Dark as a Dungeon (2002) song with The Chieftains on the album Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
- Once In A While - (2001) song from the Soundtrack to The Prince of Egypt (Nashville)
- Did you hear what I hear - (1995) song from The Stars Come Out At Christmas
- I Can't Tell You Why - (?) song from Common Thread: The Songs of The Eagles
- (Maverick) Ophelia - (?) song from Hollywood Soundtracks (Blockbuster Exclusive)
- House Of Love - (2001) song from Friends for Life - Men and Women United in Harmony
- Let's Heal with Altan- (2005) song from Hands Across the Water - A Benefit for the Children of the Tsunami
Images for kids
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Gill (right) with Amy Grant (left) and James Taylor at Tanglewood in 2011
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Gill (third from right) with The Time Jumpers in Golden Gate Park, 2012
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Amy Grant and Gill at a 2004 concert to show support for U.S. military men and women
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Gill and his wife Amy Grant receiving the Class of 1966 Friend of West Point award in 2008