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1987 studio album by Vince Gill

The Way Back Home

Studio album by Vince Gill

Released

1987

Studio

Conway (Hollywood, California)
Village Recorder (Los Angeles, California)

Genre

Country

Length

34:19

Vince Gill chronology

The Things That Matter
(1985)

The Way Back Home
(1987)

When I Call Your Name
(1989)

Singles from The Way Back Home

"Cinderella"
Released: March 1987
"Let's Do Something"
Released: September 19, 1987
"Everybody's Sweetheart"
Released: January 30, 1988
"The Radio"
Released: June 4, 1988

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

The Way Back Home is the second studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1987 by RCA Nashville and it produced four chart singles on the Billboard country charts. In order of release, these were "Cinderella" (No. 5), "Let's Do Something (No. 16), "Everybody's Sweetheart" (No. 11) and "The Radio" (No. 39). After the final single, Gill left RCA's roster in favor of MCA Nashville, where in 1989 he released his fourth album, When I Call Your Name.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Everybody's Sweetheart"	Vince Gill	2:52
2.	"The Way Back Home"	Gill	3:56
3.	"Cinderella"	Reed Nielsen	3:36
4.	"Let's Do Something"	Gill Nielsen	3:19
5.	"The Radio"	Gill Nielsen	4:05
6.	"Baby That's Tough"	Gill Guy Clark	3:38
7.	"Losing Your Love"	Gill Hank DeVito Kye Fleming	4:47
8.	"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"	Paul Anka	3:36
9.	"Something's Missing"	Gill	4:30
Total length:			34:19

Production

Producer – Richard Landis
Recorded by Csaba Petocz
Additional recording by Joe Bogan and John Vigran
Recording Assistants – Jeff DeMorris, Richard McKeinon and Dennis Ritchie.
Recorded at Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA) and The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA).
Overdubbed by Jim Dineen
Mixed by Ed Thacker
Overdubbed and Mixed at The Grey Room (Hollywood, CA).
Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA).
Art Direction – Mary Hamilton
Design – John Coulter Design
Photography and Hand Tinting by Dennis Keely
Management – Fitzgerald Hartley Co.

Reissue Credits

Producer – Mike Ragogna
Mastered by Elliott Federman
Archivists – Claudia Depkin, Joanne Feltman and Glenn Korman.

Personnel

Vince Gill – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, banjo, dobro, mandolin
Philip Aaberg – pianos
Randy Kerber – pianos
Richard Landis – synthesizers, percussion
Jim Lang – synthesizers
Alan Pasqua – synthesizers
George Doering – electric guitars
Reed Nielson – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3)
JayDee Maness – pedal steel guitar
Leland Sklar – bass guitar
Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass
Carlos Vega – drums
Leonard Arnold – percussion
Byron Berline – fiddle
Charlie Calello – rhythm arrangements
Kristine Arnold – backing vocals
Rosanne Cash – backing vocals
Joe Chemay – backing vocals
Rodney Crowell – backing vocals
Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals
Kenny Edwards – backing vocals
Janis Gill – backing vocals
Andrew Gold – backing vocals
Jim Haas – backing vocals
Emmylou Harris – backing vocals
Bonnie Raitt – backing vocals
Jerry Whitman – backing vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1987)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	13

References

The Way Back Home at AllMusic

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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"
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Here Today Eagles Pure Prairie League The Time Jumpers The Notorious Cherry Bombs The Notorious Cherry Bombs

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