The Key (Vince Gill album)

The Key
Studio album by Vince Gill
Released	August 11, 1998
Genre	Country
Length	45:15
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Tony Brown
Vince Gill chronology
High Lonesome Sound (1996) The Key (1998) Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection (1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	(favorable) [2]
Entertainment Weekly	A [3]

The Key is the eighth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1998 on MCA Nashville. It features the singles "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind," "Kindly Keep It Country," "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" (an uncredited duet with Dawn Sears) and "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man." This final track was also included on Patty Loveless's 1999 compilation album, Classics. This was Gill's first No. 1 Country Album.

Track listing

All songs written by Vince Gill except where noted.

1. "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" (Gill, Reed Nielsen) - 3:06
   • feat. Dawn Sears
2. "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" (Gill, Troy Seals) - 4:38
3. "I Never Really Knew You" - 2:14
4. "Kindly Keep It Country" - 3:09
5. "All Those Years" - 3:57
6. "I'll Take Texas" (Clint Black, Hayden Nicholas) - 2:05
7. "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" - 3:53
   • duet with Patty Loveless
8. "There's Not Much Love Here Anymore" - 3:28
9. "Let Her In" - 3:03
10. "The Hills of Caroline" - 4:44
11. "Live to Tell It All" (Gill, Sonya Isaacs) - 3:36
12. "What They All Call Love" - 3:20
13. "The Key to Life" - 4:02

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.^[4]

The band

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• Steve Gibson - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Vince Gill - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
• John Hughey - steel guitar
• Patty Loveless - duet vocals on "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man"
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboards
• Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar
• Bergen White - string arrangements, conductor
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Background vocalists

• Dawn Sears - track 1
• Lisa Cochran, Michael Eldred, Jon Ivey, Marabeth Jordan, Lisa Silver, Dennis Wilson - track 2
• Sara Evans - track 3
• Lee Ann Womack - track 4
• Liana Manis, Curtis Young - track 5
• Shelby Lynne - tracks 6, 8
• Sonya Isaacs, Billy Thomas, Jeff White - track 9
• Alison Krauss, Billy Thomas, Jeff White - track 10
• Sonya Isaacs - track 11
• Faith Hill - track 12

Technical

• Chuck Ainlay - recording, mixing
• Tony Brown - production
• Benny Garcia - guitar tech
• Steve Marcantonio - recording
• Denny Purcell - mastering
• Bergen White - background vocal recording

Chart performance

References

Vince Gill
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
Compilation albums	The Essential Vince Gill Souvenirs Icon
Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection 'Tis the Season
Extended plays	Turn Me Loose
Notable singles	"True Love" "If It Weren't for Him" (with Rosanne Cash) "Oklahoma Borderline" "Cinderella" "Let's Do Something" "Everybody's Sweetheart" "The Radio" "Never Alone" "Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) "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" "Kindly Keep It Country" "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" "Feels Like Love" "Shoot Straight from Your Heart" "Next Big Thing" "Someday"
Guest singles	"The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) "House of Love" (with Amy Grant) "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "It's Not Over" (with Mark Chesnutt and Alison Krauss "No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) "I Just Can't Help Believing" (with B. J. Thomas) "Sober Saturday Night" (with Chris Young)
Other songs	"Here We Are" "I Can't Tell You Why"
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