When I Call Your Name (Vince Gill song)
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| "When I Call Your Name" | ||||
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| Single by Vince Gill | ||||
| from the album When I Call Your Name | ||||
| B-side | "Rita Ballou" | |||
| Released | May 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Neotraditional country[1] | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriters | Vince Gill, Tim DuBois | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown | |||
| Vince Gill singles chronology | ||||
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"When I Call Your Name" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in May 1990 as the third single and title track from the album When I Call Your Name. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[2] It was written by Gill and Tim DuBois. Patty Loveless performed backing vocals on the song. Session veteran Barry Beckett played piano on the track. The Common Linnets performed a cover of the song to celebrate 50 years of the CMA Awards.[3]
Country music singer Cody Johnson covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Vince Gill.
Gill later released the song as a part of his 12-month 50 Years from Home EP series on the series' third installment, Brown's Diner Bar, in January 2026.[4]
Critical reception
In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #91 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking.[5]
Music video
The music video was directed by Bill Pope and premiered in mid-1990. Although Patty Loveless sang the song with Gill in live performances, she did not appear in the video. Instead, country singer Matraca Berg appeared, lip-syncing to Loveless's vocals.[6]
