When I Call Your Name (album)
1989 studio album by Vince Gill
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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."
ReleasedNovember 14, 1989
Recorded1989
Studio
- Emerald Sound Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
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| Released | November 14, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 35:48 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown | |||
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"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
- Tony Brown – producer
- John Guess – recording
- Steve Tillisch – overdub recording
- David Boyce – second engineer
- Mark J. Coddington – second engineer
- Julian King – second engineer
- Tim Kish – second engineer
- Marty Williams – second engineer
- Steve Marcantonio – mixing
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Jerry Joyner – design
- Beverly Parker – photography
- Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
Personnel
- Vince Gill – vocals, acoustic lead guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
- Pete Wasner – keyboards
- Barry Beckett – organ (2), acoustic piano (5)
- Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Willie Weeks – bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion
- Kathie Baillie – backing vocals (2, 9)
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals (3, 7, 10)
- Billy Thomas – backing vocals (3, 7)
- Reba McEntire – vocals (4)
- Patty Loveless – backing vocals (5)
- Herb Pedersen – backing vocals (6)
- Anthony Crawford – backing vocals (8)
- Emmylou Harris – backing vocals (10)
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^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||