Never Knew Lonely

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"Never Knew Lonely"
Single by Vince Gill
from the album When I Call Your Name
B-side "Riding the Rodeo"
ReleasedSeptember 1990
Recorded1989
Genre Country
Length4:03
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Vince Gill
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Vince Gill singles chronology
"When I Call Your Name"
(1990)
"Never Knew Lonely"
(1990)
"Pocket Full of Gold"
(1991)

"Never Knew Lonely" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in September 1990 as the fourth single from the album When I Call Your Name . The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in late 1990.

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 7
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 64

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006. Second edition. Record Research. p. 135.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1415." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. January 19, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.