When I Call Your Name (album)
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Released | November 14, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Studio | Emerald Studios, Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Country, country pop | |||
Length | 35:48 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Producer | Tony Brown | |||
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When I Call Your Name is the third studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. His breakthrough album, it was released in 1989 by MCA Records, Gill's first for the label. It features the singles "Never Alone," "Oklahoma Swing," "When I Call Your Name" and "Never Knew Lonely."
"Ridin' the Rodeo" was later released by the band Perfect Stranger in 1994 from their debut album You Have the Right to Remain Silent.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Never Alone" |
| 3:34 |
2. | "Sight for Sore Eyes" |
| 3:07 |
3. | "Oh Girl (You Know Where to Find Me)" | Gill | 3:40 |
4. | "Oklahoma Swing" (duet with Reba McEntire) |
| 3:05 |
5. | "When I Call Your Name" |
| 4:14 |
6. | "Ridin' the Rodeo" |
| 2:53 |
7. | "Never Knew Lonely" | Gill | 4:02 |
8. | "We Won't Dance" | Greg Trooper | 4:35 |
9. | "We Could Have Been" | 3:29 | |
10. | "Rita Ballou" | Clark | 3:12 |
Total length: | 35:51 |
Production
- Produced By Tony Brown
- Engineered & Mixed By David Boyce, Mark J. Coddington, John Guess, Julian King, Tim Kish, Steve Marcantonio & Marty Williams
Personnel
- Kathie Baillie – background vocals on "Sight for Sore Eyes" and "We Could Have Been"
- Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion
- Barry Beckett – piano on "When I Call Your Name", organ on "Sight for Sore Eyes"
- Anthony Crawford – background vocals on "We Won't Dance"
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Vince Gill – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, lead vocals, background vocals
- Emmylou Harris – background vocals on "Rita Ballou"
- Patty Loveless – background vocals on "When I Call Your Name"
- Reba McEntire – duet vocals on "Oklahoma Swing"
- Herb Pedersen – background vocals on "Ridin' the Rodeo"
- Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Harry Stinson – background vocals on "Oh Girl", "Never Knew Lonely" and "Rita Ballou"
- Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Billy Thomas – background vocals on "Oh Girl" and "Never Knew Lonely"
- Pete Wasner – keyboards
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[6] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[7] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Vince Gill, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Vince Gill, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Vince Gill – When I Call Your Name". Music Canada. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Vince Gill – When I Call Your Name". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 1, 2021.