The song was spellbinding, with Gill - who had languished during his days at RCA - finally getting his day in the sun with this 1990 song that earned him a ticket to the fast lane. Just as with George Jones and “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” this song is about as automatic to top this list as any of the other Vince Gill songs in his treasure chest. This song, which did make the impact on its’ subject that Gill had hoped it would some years prior. One of her contributions to the night? You guessed it. In 2016, as Gill was marking his silver anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member, artists such as Ashley Monroe, Patty Loveless, and Grant joined the singer on the stage. Fast forward a few years, as the couple eventually got together, married, and had a child together. Interestingly enough, the two were sharing songs they were working on around that time, and Gill played the song for her - without telling her that she was the muse behind the lyrics. After that, he was understandably smitten, penning this love song in her honor. In an interview with CMT’s Samantha Stephens, Gill talked about meeting Amy Grant for the first time in 1993. The video for the song was also one for the ages, featuring a who’s who of the music business, including Carl Perkins, Bruce Hornsby, Michael McDonald, and Reba McEntire - as a waitress!Ģ. This 1992 single was simple enough from a lyrical standpoint, but what sold it was the soaring melody - combined with the stirring guitar work that Gill displayed on the cut.
Vince Gill – “Don’t Let Our Love Start Slipping Away” That included Bonnie Raitt, who added some energetic harmonies to this one.ģ. While he was still an artist in search of a sound, this grooving single showed that Gill could hold his own with anyone – inside the format or not. In Gill’s case, we couldn’t resist this 1987 top-20 hit from his underrated stint at RCA. In each of these lists, we try to pick one song that might not necessarily make such a story. The song owed as much to the classic shuffle sound of Ray Price as it did to what was on country radio at the time, but the fans responded, making this a No. Listeners to country radio might have been taken for a little bit of a surprise when this song came on the radio airwaves in the winter of 1992. Barnes, and his long-time steel guitarist John Hughey, added some unforgettable licks to this seminal early cut.ĥ. Gill authored the song with veteran Nashville tunesmith Max D. Gill was touched by the story - as many in the area were - and the result was one of the most haunting performances in his catalog.Ī very poignant 1991 love song performance that had classic written all over it. In October of 1995, twelve-year old Adriane Dickerson was murdered in a Nashville supermarket parking lot. But, the inspiration for the song came from one of the most tragic news stories in Nashville of the mid 1990s. On paper, this 1996 hit sounds like just your average love song. Jones had fun with that distinction, appearing in the video passing Gill and his golfing buddies - on a riding lawn mower! A line in the song was partially inspired by the story of George Jones driving his lawn mower to the bar during a fight with ex-wife Tammy Wynette. In this 1993 Vince Gill song, the singer is pleading with his wife for another chance to stay with her in spite of his carousing. While he has the way with a ballad, the singer can turn up the tempo with the best of them. Of course, that’s a tongue-in-cheek statement, but Gill’s angelic tenor was front and center here. Nobody has mastered the art of the heartbreak ballad with any more poise and passion than Vince Gill, and this 1994 number one was evidence of how downright beautiful it can sound to have your world falling down around you.
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