Guitar Slinger (Vince Gill album)

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Guitar Slinger
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)
Genre Country
Length53:57
Label MCA Nashville
Producer
  • Vince Gill
  • John Hobbs
  • Justin Niebank
Vince Gill chronology
Icon
(2010)
Guitar Slinger
(2011)
Ballads
(2013)
Singles from Guitar Slinger
  1. "Threaten Me with Heaven"
    Released: August 29, 2011
Professional ratings
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Metacritic 78/100 [1]
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Guitar Slinger is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville. [9] A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks. [10]

Contents

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.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Guitar Slinger"Vince Gill4:05
2."Tell Me Fool"Gill, Pete Wasner4:05
3."Threaten Me with Heaven"Gill, Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, Will Owsley 5:31
4."When the Lady Sings the Blues"Gill, Wasner4:34
5."Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with You"Gill, Ashley Monroe 4:58
6."When Lonely Comes Around"Gill, Grant, Owsley3:45
7."True Love" (featuring Amy Grant)Gill, Grant4:44
8."Bread and Water"Gill, Leslie Satcher 4:44
9."Billy Paul"Gill3:52
10."The Old Lucky Diamond Motel"Gill3:39
11."If I Die"Gill, Monroe3:40
12."Buttermilk John" (with the Time Jumpers)Gill6:20
Deluxe Edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Guitar Slinger"Vince Gill4:05
2."All Nighter Comin'"Gill, Al Anderson, Chris Stapleton 2:34
3."Tell Me Fool"Gill, Pete Wasner4:05
4."Threaten Me with Heaven"Gill, Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, Will Owsley 5:31
5."When the Lady Sings the Blues"Gill, Wasner4:34
6."Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with You"Gill, Ashley Monroe 4:58
7."When Lonely Comes Around"Gill, Grant, Owsley3:45
8."True Love"Gill, Grant4:44
9."Bread and Water"Gill, Leslie Satcher 4:44
10."Billy Paul"Gill3:52
11."The Old Lucky Diamond Motel"Gill3:39
12."Lipstick Everywhere"Gill3:11
13."One More Thing I Wished I'd Said"Gill, Amber Digby4:05
14."If I Die"Gill, Monroe3:40
15."Buttermilk John"Gill6:20

Personnel

Credits from European version:

Chart performance

As of December 2015, the album had sold 102,000 copies. [11]

Album

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Country Albums 4
US Billboard 200 14

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
US Country
2011"Threaten Me with Heaven"42

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