Icon (Vince Gill album)

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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 31, 2010
Genre Country
Length45:04
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Andy McKaie
Vince Gill chronology
These Days
(2006)
Icon
(2010)
Guitar Slinger
(2011)

Icon is a greatest hits album by American country musician Vince Gill. It was released on August 31, 2010 by MCA Nashville, and contains select highlight songs from his career.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."When I Call Your Name"Vince Gill, Tim DuBois 4:14
2."Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away"Gill, Pete Wasner3:44
3."I Still Believe in You"Gill, John Barlow Jarvis 3:58
4."The Heart Won't Lie" (duet with Reba McEntire) Kim Carnes, Donna T. Weiss3:21
5."One More Last Chance"Gill, Gary Nicholson 3:11
6."Tryin' to Get Over You"Gill3:45
7."What the Cowgirls Do"Gill, Reed Nielsen 3:04
8."When Love Finds You"Gill, Michael Omartian 4:04
9."Pretty Little Adriana"Gill3:47
10."If You Ever Have Forever in Mind"Gill, Troy Seals 4:37
11."A Little More Love"Gill3:07
12."Feels Like Love"Gill4:13

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine, in his review for Allmusic, says the album is "a very good sampler of Vince Gill's biggest hits for MCA Nashville". [1]

Chart performance

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Country Albums [2] 51

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Icon at AllMusic . Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  2. "Icon awards". Allmusic . Retrieved May 10, 2013.