High Lonesome Sound
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{{Infobox album
| name = High Lonesome Sound
| type = studio
| artist = Vince Gill
| cover = HighLonesomeSound.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1996|05|28}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
- Masterfonics, The Tracking Room and Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)
| genre = Country
| length = 42:56
| label = MCA Nashville
| producer = Tony Brown
| prev_title = Souvenirs
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = The Key
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{Singles
| name = High Lonesome Sound
| type = studio
| single1 = High Lonesome Sound
| single1date = April 1, 1996
| single2 = Worlds Apart
| single2date = July 15, 1996
| single3 = Pretty Little Adriana
| single3date = October 28, 1996
| single4 = A Little More Love
| single4date = March 17, 1997
| single5 = You and You Alone
| single5date = July 7, 1997
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r234938|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = Chicago Tribune
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|4}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20131203055758/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-06-20/features/9606200313_1_vince-gill-star-anthems link]
| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3Score = B− [https://web.archive.org/web/20081011112728/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,292878,00.html link]
| rev4 = Los Angeles Times
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|4}} [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-25-ca-8099-story.html link]
}}
High Lonesome Sound is the seventh studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1996 on MCA Nashville. It features the singles "High Lonesome Sound," "Worlds Apart," "Pretty Little Adriana", "A Little More Love" and "You and You Alone." Two versions of the title track are included. The one at the end of the album was recorded in a more bluegrass orchestration, backed by Alison Krauss & Union Station.
Track listing
All tracks written by Vince Gill, with additional writers noted.
{{Track listing
| title1 = One Dance with You
| length1 = 3:01
| writer1 = Reed Nielsen
| title2 = High Lonesome Sound
| length2 = 3:26
| writer2 =
| title3 = Pretty Little Adriana
| length3 = 3:47
| writer3 =
| title4 = A Little More Love
| length4 = 3:09
| writer4 =
| title5 = Down to New Orleans
| length5 = 4:18
| writer5 = Pete Wasner
| title6 = Tell Me Lover
| length6 = 4:03
| writer6 =
| title7 = Given More Time
| length7 = 3:58
| writer7 = Don Schlitz
| title8 = You and You Alone
| length8 = 3:27
| writer8 =
| title9 = Worlds Apart
| length9 = 5:43
| writer9 = Bob DiPiero
| title10 = Jenny Dreamed of Trains
| length10 = 5:20
| writer10 = Guy Clark
| title11 = High Lonesome Sound
| note11 = featuring Alison Krauss & Union Station
| length11 = 3:06
| writer11 =
| total_length =
}}
Personnel
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- Vince Gill – vocals, acoustic guitar, gut-string guitar, electric guitar solo, mandolin
- Steve Nathan – acoustic piano, synthesizers, Hammond B3 organ
- Pete Wasner – acoustic piano, electric piano, Hammond B3 organ
- Steuart Smith – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jeff White – acoustic guitar (2), harmony vocals (4, 10)
- Dan Tyminski – acoustic guitar (11)
- Ron Block – banjo (2, 11)
- Adam Steffey – mandolin (2, 11)
- John Hughey – steel guitar (2)
- Jerry Douglas – dobro (11)
- Leland Sklar – bass (1-10)
- Barry Bales – bass (11)
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Jeff Guernsey – fiddle (2, 7, 10)
- Bob Bailey – harmony vocals (1, 6, 9)
- Chris Rodriguez – harmony vocals (1, 6, 9)
- Billy Thomas – harmony vocals (1)
- Alison Krauss – harmony vocals (2, 11), fiddle (11)
- Kim Richey – harmony vocals (4)
- Bekka Bramlett – harmony vocals (5, 6)
- Patty Loveless – harmony vocals (7)
- Shelby Lynne – harmony vocals (8)
- Lisa Bevill – harmony vocals (9)
- Kim Fleming – harmony vocals (9)
- Nicole C. Mullen – harmony vocals (9)
{{div col end}}
Production
- Tony Brown – producer
- Chuck Ainlay – recording, mixing
- Graham Lewis – second engineer
- Denny Purcell – mastering at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Robert Ascroft – art direction, design
- Bill Brunt – art direction, design
- Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
- Trish Townsend – stylist
- Gina Giglio – hair, make-up
- The Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
Charts
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! Chart (1996) ! Peak |
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums
| align="center"| 3 |
U.S. Billboard 200
| align="center"| 24 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums
| align="center"| 5 |
Canadian RPM Top Albums
| align="center"| 43 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=High Lonesome Sound|artist=Vince Gill|award=Platinum|relyear=1996}}
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References
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{{Vince Gill}}
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