Guitar Slinger (Vince Gill album) explained
| Guitar Slinger |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Vince Gill |
| Cover: | GuitarSlinger.jpg |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 53:57 |
| Label: | MCA Nashville |
| Prev Title: | Icon |
| Prev Year: | 2010 |
| Next Title: | Ballads |
| Next Year: | 2013 |
Guitar Slinger is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville.[1] A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks.[2]
Lead-off single "Threaten Me with Heaven" received a nomination on the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and also a nomination for Song of the Year on the 47th Academy of Country Music Awards.
Personnel
Credits from European version:
- Vince Gill – lead vocals, electric guitar (1-8, 10, 11, 12, 14), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 4, 6-15), backing vocals (6, 8, 10), banjo (11), mandolin (11)
- John Hobbs – acoustic piano (1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14), keyboards (2), Hammond B3 organ (3-6, 8, 9, 13, 14), accordion (11)
- Pete Wasner – synthesizers, Hammond B3 organ (1, 7), Wurlitzer electric piano (3, 5, 8) acoustic piano (4, 9, 11), Rhodes (4), Wurlitzer organ (10)
- Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (1, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13), electric guitar (4, 14)
- Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
- Al Anderson – electric guitar (2)
- Tom Britt – electric guitar (3, 9, 15)
- Will Owsley – electric guitar (4, 7)
- Andy Riess – electric guitar (15)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1, 2, 10, 12-15), dobro (5)
- Russ Pahl – steel guitar (9)
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar (1, 5, 10)
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11-14)
- David Hungate – bass guitar (8, 9)
- Dennis Crouch – upright bass (15)
- Chad Cromwell – drums (1, 3-8, 10, 11)
- Eddie Bayers – drums (2, 12, 13, 14)
- Rick Vanaugh – drums (15)
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Larry Franklin – fiddle (12, 13)
- Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (15)
- Kenny Sears – fiddle (15)
- Joe Spivey – fiddle (15)
- Bekka Bramlett – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 15)
- Jenny Gill – backing vocals (1-7, 9, 10)
- Chris Stapleton – backing vocals (2, 3, 4)
- Billy Thomas – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 5, 15), drums (9)
- Amy Grant – backing vocals (4, 8), lead vocals (8)
- Kim Keyes – backing vocals (4)
- Gene Miller – backing vocals (4, 7)
- Dawn Sears – backing vocals (5, 13)
- Jeff White – backing vocals (5, 9, 11, 15)
- Ashley Monroe – backing vocals (6)
- Sarah Chapman – backing vocals (8)
- Andrea Zonn – backing vocals (9, 11), fiddle (11)
- Corrina Gill – backing vocals (9)
- Wes Hightower – backing vocals (12, 13)
- Lee Ann Womack – backing vocals (12)
- Sonya Isaacs – backing vocals (14)
- Sarah Siskind – backing vocals (14)
Chart performance
As of December 2015, the album had sold 102,000 copies.[3]
Album
Singles
Notes and References
- News: Graff. Gary. Vince Gill Didn't Have to 'Doll Up and Leave Town' to Record 'Guitar Slinger'. October 21, 2011. Billboard. September 6, 2011.
- News: Rowe. Matt. Vince Gill Returns with New Album, Guitar Slinger. October 21, 2011. The Morton Report. October 12, 2011.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151218061812/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases . December 18, 2015 . Upcoming Releases . Hits Daily Double . HITS Digital Ventures .
