You and You Alone (song) explained

You and You Alone
Type:single
Artist:Vince Gill
Album:High Lonesome Sound
B-Side:Given More Time
Released:July 7, 1997
Genre:Country
Length:3:23
Label:MCA
Producer:Tony Brown
Prev Title:A Little More Love
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:If You Ever Have Forever in Mind
Next Year:1998

"You and You Alone" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in July 1997 as the fifth single from the album High Lonesome Sound. The song reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] The song features singer-songwriter Shelby Lynne on backing vocals during the chorus, and both performers appeared on the 1997 CMA Awards show performing the song together.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling the song "smooth, warm, and swirling with gentle emotion." She goes on to say that the production is "typically classy and understated."[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Gerry Wenner and premiered in mid-1997.

Chart performance

"You and You Alone" debuted at number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of July 19, 1997.

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 66
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 61

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 136.
  2. Billboard, July 12, 1997
  3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1997. RPM. December 15, 1997. July 17, 2013.
  4. Web site: Best of 1997: Country Songs . . . 1997. July 17, 2013.