The Key (Vince Gill album)
| The Key | ||||
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| Studio album by Vince Gill | ||||
| Released | August 11, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 45:15 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Chicago Tribune | (favorable) [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A [3] |
The Key is the eighth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1998 on MCA Nashville. It features the singles "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind," "Kindly Keep It Country," "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" (an uncredited duet with Dawn Sears) and "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man." This final track was also included on Patty Loveless's 1999 compilation album, Classics. This was Gill's first No. 1 Country Album.
Track listing
All songs written by Vince Gill except where noted.
- "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" (Gill, Reed Nielsen) - 3:06
- feat. Dawn Sears
- "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" (Gill, Troy Seals) - 4:38
- "I Never Really Knew You" - 2:14
- "Kindly Keep It Country" - 3:09
- "All Those Years" - 3:57
- "I'll Take Texas" - 2:05
- "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" - 3:53
- duet with Patty Loveless
- "There's Not Much Love Here Anymore" - 3:28
- "Let Her In" - 3:03
- "The Hills of Caroline" - 4:44
- "Live to Tell It All" (Gill, Sonya Isaacs) - 3:36
- "What They All Call Love" - 3:20
- "The Key to Life" - 4:02
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[4]
- The band
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle
- Larry Franklin - fiddle
- Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Vince Gill - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
- John Hughey - steel guitar
- Patty Loveless - duet vocals on "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man"
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboards
- Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar
- Bergen White - string arrangements, conductor
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
- Background vocalists
- Dawn Sears - track 1
- Lisa Cochran, Michael Eldred, Jon Ivey, Marabeth Jordan, Lisa Silver, Dennis Wilson - track 2
- Sara Evans - track 3
- Lee Ann Womack - track 4
- Liana Manis, Curtis Young - track 5
- Shelby Lynne - tracks 6, 8
- Sonya Isaacs, Billy Thomas, Jeff White - track 9
- Alison Krauss, Billy Thomas, Jeff White - track 10
- Sonya Isaacs - track 11
- Faith Hill - track 12
- Technical
- Chuck Ainlay - recording, mixing
- Tony Brown - production
- Benny Garcia - guitar tech
- Steve Marcantonio - recording
- Denny Purcell - mastering
- Bergen White - background vocal recording
Chart performance
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 11 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 25 |
References
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. The Key at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- ↑ Dretzka, Gary (1998-10-04). "Vince Gill The Key (MCA)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ↑ Nash, Alanna (1998-09-11). "The Key Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ↑ The Key (CD booklet). Vince Gill. MCA Nashville. 1998. MCAD-70017.
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