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"Whenever You Come Around" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in April 1994 as the first single from the album When Love Finds You. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Gill and Pete Wasner. The song was covered by Willie Nelson in 2014 for his Band of Brothers album.

Cover versions

Country music singer Chris Stapleton covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Vince Gill.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the song is "beautifully written and impeccably performed."

Commercial performance

"Whenever You Come Around" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 16, 1994. The song has sold 207,000 digital copies as of March 2019 since it became available for download.

Personnel

Complied from the liner notes.

Vince Gill – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, electric guitar solo
John Barlow Jarvis – synthesizer pads
Tom Roady – percussion
Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
Steuart Smith – electric guitar
Carlos Vega – drums
Pete Wasner – keyboards
Willie Weeks – bass guitar
Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	2
US Billboard Hot 100	72
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)	42
US Country Songs (Billboard)	12

References

Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 135.
Billboard, April 23, 1994
Bjorke, Matt (March 9, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: March 11, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
When Love Finds You (cassette). Vince Gill. MCA Records. 1994. CMCAC 11047.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
"Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2506." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 20, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
"Vince Gill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
"Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 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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v t e American Music Award for Favorite Country Song
"Behind Closed Doors" (1974) "The Most Beautiful Girl" (1975) "Rhinestone Cowboy" (1976) "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" (1977) "Lucille" (1978) "Blue Bayou" (1979) "Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" (1980) "Coward of the County" (1981) "Could I Have This Dance" / "On the Road Again" (1982) "Love Will Turn You Around" (1983) "Islands in the Stream" (1984) "Islands in the Stream" (1985) "Forgiving You Was Easy" (1986) "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" (1987) "Forever and Ever, Amen" (1988) "I Told You So" (1989) "Deeper Than the Holler" (1990) "If Tomorrow Never Comes" (1991) "The Thunder Rolls" (1992) "Achy Breaky Heart" (1993) "Chattahoochee" (1994) "Whenever You Come Around" (1995) "Humble and Kind" (2016) "Blue Ain't Your Color" (2017) "Heaven" (2018) "Speechless" (2019) "10,000 Hours" (2020) "The Good Ones" (2021)

American Music Award for Favorite Country Song

"Behind Closed Doors" (1974)
"The Most Beautiful Girl" (1975)
"Rhinestone Cowboy" (1976)
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" (1977)
"Lucille" (1978)
"Blue Bayou" (1979)
"Sleeping Single in a Double Bed" (1980)
"Coward of the County" (1981)
"Could I Have This Dance" / "On the Road Again" (1982)
"Love Will Turn You Around" (1983)
"Islands in the Stream" (1984)
"Islands in the Stream" (1985)
"Forgiving You Was Easy" (1986)
"Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)" (1987)
"Forever and Ever, Amen" (1988)
"I Told You So" (1989)
"Deeper Than the Holler" (1990)
"If Tomorrow Never Comes" (1991)
"The Thunder Rolls" (1992)
"Achy Breaky Heart" (1993)
"Chattahoochee" (1994)
"Whenever You Come Around" (1995)
"Humble and Kind" (2016)
"Blue Ain't Your Color" (2017)
"Heaven" (2018)
"Speechless" (2019)
"10,000 Hours" (2020)
"The Good Ones" (2021)

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