Guitar Slinger (Vince Gill album)

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Guitar Slinger
GuitarSlinger.jpg
Studio album by
Vince Gill
ReleasedOctober 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)
GenreCountry
Length53:57
LabelMCA Nashville
Producer
  • Vince Gill
  • John Hobbs
  • Justin Niebank
Vince Gill chronology
Icon
(2010) 		Guitar Slinger
(2011) 		Ballads
(2013)
Singles from Guitar Slinger
  1. "Threaten Me with Heaven"
    Released: August 29, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Country Weekly4/5 stars[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]
The Independent3/5 stars[5]
PopMatters6/10 stars[6]
Slant Magazine3.5/5 stars[7]
USA Today3.5/4 stars[8]

Guitar Slinger is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville.[9] A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks.[10]

Lead-off single "Threaten Me with Heaven" received a nomination on the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and also a nomination for Song of the Year on the 47th Academy of Country Music Awards.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Guitar Slinger"Vince Gill4:05
2."Tell Me Fool"Gill, Pete Wasner4:05
3."Threaten Me with Heaven"Gill, Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, Will Owsley5:31
4."When the Lady Sings the Blues"Gill, Wasner4:34
5."Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with You"Gill, Ashley Monroe4:58
6."When Lonely Comes Around"Gill, Grant, Owsley3:45
7."True Love" (featuring Amy Grant)Gill, Grant4:44
8."Bread and Water"Gill, Leslie Satcher4:44
9."Billy Paul"Gill3:52
10."The Old Lucky Diamond Motel"Gill3:39
11."If I Die"Gill, Monroe3:40
12."Buttermilk John" (with the Time Jumpers)Gill6:20
Deluxe Edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Guitar Slinger"Vince Gill4:05
2."All Nighter Comin'"Gill, Al Anderson, Chris Stapleton2:34
3."Tell Me Fool"Gill, Pete Wasner4:05
4."Threaten Me with Heaven"Gill, Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, Will Owsley5:31
5."When the Lady Sings the Blues"Gill, Wasner4:34
6."Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with You"Gill, Ashley Monroe4:58
7."When Lonely Comes Around"Gill, Grant, Owsley3:45
8."True Love"Gill, Grant4:44
9."Bread and Water"Gill, Leslie Satcher4:44
10."Billy Paul"Gill3:52
11."The Old Lucky Diamond Motel"Gill3:39
12."Lipstick Everywhere"Gill3:11
13."One More Thing I Wished I'd Said"Gill, Amber Digby4:05
14."If I Die"Gill, Monroe3:40
15."Buttermilk John"Gill6:20

Personnel[]

Credits from European version:

  • Vince Gill – lead vocals, electric guitar (1-8, 10, 11, 12, 14), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 4, 6-15), backing vocals (6, 8, 10), banjo (11), mandolin (11)
  • John Hobbs – acoustic piano (1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14), keyboards (2), Hammond B3 organ (3-6, 8, 9, 13, 14), accordion (11)
  • Pete Wasner – synthesizers, Hammond B3 organ (1, 7), Wurlitzer electric piano (3, 5, 8) acoustic piano (4, 9, 11), Rhodes (4), Wurlitzer organ (10)
  • Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (1, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13), electric guitar (4, 14)
  • Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
  • Al Anderson – electric guitar (2)
  • Tom Britt – electric guitar (3, 9, 15)
  • Will Owsley – electric guitar (4, 7)
  • Andy Riess – electric guitar (15)
  • Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1, 2, 10, 12-15), dobro (5)
  • Russ Pahl – steel guitar (9)
  • Glenn Worf – bass guitar (1, 5, 10)
  • Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11-14)
  • David Hungate – bass guitar (8, 9)
  • Dennis Crouch – upright bass (15)
  • Chad Cromwell – drums (1, 3-8, 10, 11)
  • Eddie Bayers – drums (2, 12, 13, 14)
  • Rick Vanaugh – drums (15)
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Larry Franklin – fiddle (12, 13)
  • Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (15)
  • Kenny Sears – fiddle (15)
  • Joe Spivey – fiddle (15)
  • Bekka Bramlett – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 15)
  • Jenny Gill – backing vocals (1-7, 9, 10)
  • Chris Stapleton – backing vocals (2, 3, 4)
  • Billy Thomas – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 5, 15), drums (9)
  • Amy Grant – backing vocals (4, 8), lead vocals (8)
  • Kim Keyes – backing vocals (4)
  • Gene Miller – backing vocals (4, 7)
  • Dawn Sears – backing vocals (5, 13)
  • Jeff White – backing vocals (5, 9, 11, 15)
  • Ashley Monroe – backing vocals (6)
  • Sarah Chapman – backing vocals (8)
  • Andrea Zonn – backing vocals (9, 11), fiddle (11)
  • Corrina Gill – backing vocals (10)
  • Wes Hightower – backing vocals (12, 13)
  • Lee Ann Womack – backing vocals (12)
  • Sonya Isaacs – backing vocals (14)
  • Sarah Siskind – backing vocals (14)

Chart performance[]

As of December 2015, the album had sold 102,000 copies.[11]

Album[]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Country Albums 4
US Billboard 200 14

Singles[]

Year Single Peak positions
US Country
2011 "Threaten Me with Heaven" 42

References[]

  1. ^ "Guitar Slinger Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Guitar Slinger - Vince Gill". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  3. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (October 20, 2011). "Guitar Slinger by Vince Gill". Country Weekly. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  4. ^ Wood, Mikael (October 28, 2011). "Albums: Oct. 28, 2011 (Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Coleman, Nick (April 15, 2012). "Album: Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger (MCA/Decca)". The Independent. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  6. ^ Majorins, Philip (October 30, 2011). "Vince Gill: Guitar Slinger". PopMatters. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (October 24, 2011). "Vince Gill: Guitar Slinger". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Mansfield, Brian (October 24, 2011). "Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger". USA Today. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  9. ^ Graff, Gary (September 6, 2011). "Vince Gill Didn't Have to 'Doll Up and Leave Town' to Record 'Guitar Slinger'". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  10. ^ Rowe, Matt (October 12, 2011). "Vince Gill Returns with New Album, Guitar Slinger". The Morton Report. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  11. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015.

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