The Greatest Vince Gill Songs You Probably Missed Out On

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Vince Gill has consistently been recognized as a major player in country music history. More often, he is honored by his friends, colleagues, and family, who sang songs from his treasured catalog and presented a career retrospective that helped put his massive legacy in context. In the following list, we will delve further with 8 of the many legendary Gill songs that have made him and his career best-seller in the country music community and beyond.
โOne More Last Chanceโ โ I Still Believe in You (1992)
This bluegrass-flavored song is about a woman who is fed up with her drunken spouse returning home. โOne More Last Chanceโ has remained one of Gill’s most popular songs since it is both mocking and catchy.
โDonโt Let Our Love Start Slippinโ Awayโ โ I Still Believe in You (1992)
One of Gillโs most memorable songs is โDonโt Let Our Love Start Slippinโ Away.โ The song, released in 1992, is a waltz-style plea to his girlfriend to stay with him.
โI Canโt Tell You Whyโ โ Common Thread: The Songs of The Eagles (1993)
Gillโs rendition of the song is one of the albumโs highlights because the vocalist incorporates R&B elements including a Hammond B-3 organ and a saxophone solo. Gill gives the song his unique spin while yet retaining its traditional qualities.
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โWhen I Call Your Nameโ โ When I Call Your Name (1990)
Similarly, โWhen I Call Your Nameโ finds Gill feeling down and out. The tune definitely has a crooner quality to it, and you canโt get any more traditional country than this.
โPretty Little Adrianaโ โ High Lonesome Sound (1996)
In a more somber vein, โPretty Little Adrianaโ was inspired by the 1995 shooting death of 12-year-old Adriane Dickerson outside a Nashville grocery. Gillโs writing is nuanced and thoughtful from a parent’s viewpoint, and his soft voice carries emotional weight.
โWhenever You Come Aroundโ โ When Love Finds You (1994)
โWhenever You Come Aroundโ is another slow-burning Gillย chart-topper, and itโs an unrequited love story of the finest class. Stunningly crafted and expertly performed, this song has been heard all across the country music scene since its release.
โItโs Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Longโ โ The Notorious Cherry Bombs (2004)
Weโre suckers for a sneaky tune that speaks to our baser instincts, and this one checks all of those boxes and more. The video itself is also stunning.
โGo Rest High On That Mountainโ โ When Love Finds You (1995)
There arenโt many songs as emotionally powerful as โGo Rest High On That Mountain.โ After the death of country music musician and close friend, Keith Whitley, Gill began writing this elegiac tribute.