Guitar Slinger (Vince Gill album)

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Metacritic	78/100
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Guitar Slinger is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville. A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Guitar Slinger"	Vince Gill	4:05
2.	"Tell Me Fool"	Gill, Pete Wasner	4:05
3.	"Threaten Me with Heaven"	Gill, Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, Will Owsley	5:31
4.	"When the Lady Sings the Blues"	Gill, Wasner	4:34
5.	"Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with You"	Gill, Ashley Monroe	4:58
6.	"When Lonely Comes Around"	Gill, Grant, Owsley	3:45
7.	"True Love" (featuring Amy Grant)	Gill, Grant	4:44
8.	"Bread and Water"	Gill, Leslie Satcher	4:44
9.	"Billy Paul"	Gill	3:52
10.	"The Old Lucky Diamond Motel"	Gill	3:39
11.	"If I Die"	Gill, Monroe	3:40
12.	"Buttermilk John" (with the Time Jumpers)	Gill	6:20

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

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 (9)
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.

Album

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

Singles

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

References

"Guitar Slinger Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
Jurek, Thom. "Guitar Slinger - Vince Gill". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
Nicholson, Jessica (October 20, 2011). "Guitar Slinger by Vince Gill". Country Weekly. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
Wood, Mikael (October 28, 2011). "Albums: Oct. 28, 2011 (Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
Coleman, Nick (April 15, 2012). "Album: Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger (MCA/Decca)". The Independent. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
Majorins, Philip (October 30, 2011). "Vince Gill: Guitar Slinger". PopMatters. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
Keefe, Jonathan (October 24, 2011). "Vince Gill: Guitar Slinger". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
Mansfield, Brian (October 24, 2011). "Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger". USA Today. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
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.
Rowe, Matt (October 12, 2011). "Vince Gill Returns with New Album, Guitar Slinger". The Morton Report. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
"Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015.

External links

Guitar Slinger at Metacritic

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Studio albums	The Things That Matter The Way Back Home When I Call Your Name Pocket Full of Gold I Still Believe in You When Love Finds You High Lonesome Sound The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Next Big Thing These Days Guitar Slinger Bakersfield Down to My Last Bad Habit Okie
Compilation albums	Souvenirs Icon
Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection
Extended plays	Turn Me Loose
Notable singles	"If It Weren't for Him" "Oklahoma Borderline" "Cinderella" "Let's Do Something" "Everybody's Sweetheart" "Never Alone" "Oklahoma Swing" "When I Call Your Name" "Never Knew Lonely" "Pocket Full of Gold" "Liza Jane" "Look at Us" "Take Your Memory with You" "I Still Believe in You" "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" "No Future in the Past" "One More Last Chance" "Tryin' to Get Over You" "Whenever You Come Around" "What the Cowgirls Do" "When Love Finds You" "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" "You Better Think Twice" "Go Rest High on That Mountain" "High Lonesome Sound" "Worlds Apart" "Pretty Little Adriana" "A Little More Love" "You and You Alone" "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" "Feels Like Love" "Next Big Thing"
Guest singles	"The Heart Won't Lie" "House of Love" "I Will Always Love You" "It's Not Over" "If You Ever Leave Me" "Building Bridges" "Don't Rush" "I Just Can't Help Believing" "Sober Saturday Night" "Dear Hate" "Heaven by Then"
Other songs	"Here We Are" "I Can't Tell You Why"
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