High Lonesome Sound (song) - Misplaced Pages

"High Lonesome Sound" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in April 1996 as the first single and title track from his album High Lonesome Sound. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1996 and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada the following month.

At the 39th Grammy Awards, "High Lonesome Sound" won the award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and was nominated for Best Country Song.

An alternate version of the song was recorded in a more bluegrass orchestration and backed by Alison Krauss & Union Station.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the "vibrant and bluegrassy sound of the instruments combined with Gill's stellar vocals create a winning combination."

Chart performance

"High Lonesome Sound" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 13, 1996

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	16

References

Vince Gill Chart History
RPM Country Tracks
Vince Gill Charts & Awards
Billboard, April 13, 1996
"Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3017." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 1, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
"Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1996". RPM. December 16, 1996. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

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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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