Pocket Full of Gold

For the song, see Pocket Full of Gold (song).

Pocket Full of Gold
Studio album by Vince Gill
Released	March 5, 1991
Recorded	June–July 1990
Studio	Studio 6 and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	32:04
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Tony Brown
Vince Gill chronology
When I Call Your Name (1989) Pocket Full of Gold (1991) I Still Believe in You (1992)
Singles from Pocket Full of Gold
"Pocket Full of Gold" Released: January 1991 "Liza Jane" Released: June 3, 1991 "Look at Us" Released: September 16, 1991 "Take Your Memory with You" Released: January 27, 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Calgary Herald	B [1]
Chicago Tribune	link
Entertainment Weekly	B− link
Orlando Sentinel	[2]
Q	link

Pocket Full of Gold is the fourth studio album from American country music artist, Vince Gill. It was released in 1991 on MCA Nashville. It features the singles "Pocket Full of Gold," "Liza Jane," "Look at Us" and "Take Your Memory with You."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Quit"	Vince Gill Max D. Barnes	2:30
2.	"Look at Us"	Gill Barnes	3:59
3.	"Take Your Memory with You"	Gill	2:34
4.	"Pocket Full of Gold"	Gill Brian Allsmiller	4:04
5.	"The Strings That Tie You Down"	Gill Barnes	3:39
6.	"Liza Jane"	Gill Reed Nielsen	2:53
7.	"If I Didn't Have You in My World"	Gill Jim Weatherly	3:52
8.	"A Little Left Over"	Gill	2:06
9.	"What's a Man to Do"	T.J. Knight Curtis Wright	3:11
10.	"Sparkle"	Jim Lauderdale John Leventhal	3:16
Total length:			32:04

Production

• Tony Brown – producer
• John Guess – recording, overdub recording, mixing
• Marty Williams – overdub recording, second engineer
• Milan Bogdan – digital editing
• Glenn Meadows – mastering
• Jessie Noble – project coordinator
• Katherine DeVault – art direction, design
• Jim "Señor" McGuire – photography
• Larry Fitzgerald at Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management

Personnel

As listed in the liner notes. ^[3]

• Vince Gill – lead vocals, electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), backing vocals (2, 4, 5, 7-9)
• Barry Beckett – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – acoustic piano (2, 3, 5, 7)
• Pete Wasner – keyboards (4-7, 9, 10)
• Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
• Larry Byrom – electric guitar (3, 5, 7, 10)
• Richard Bennett – electric guitar (10)
• John Hughey – steel guitar (1, 3-5, 7-9)
• Willie Weeks – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
• Michael Rhodes – bass (3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Eddie Bayers – drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
• Larrie Londin – drums (3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
• Andrea Zonn – fiddle (1-3, 5-8, 10), backing vocals (2, 5, 7)
• Herb Pedersen – backing vocals (1, 3, 10)
• Patty Loveless – backing vocals (4)
• Billy Thomas – backing vocals (6, 9)
• Tony King – backing vocals (8)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1991) Peak position US Billboard 200 [4] 37 US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 5

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 26

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [7]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Wagamese, Richard (March 31, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald .
2. Gettelman, Parry (March 22, 1991). "Vince Gill". Orlando Sentinel .
3. Pocket Full of Gold (CD). Vince Gill. MCA Records. 1991. MCAD-10140.
4. "Vince Gill, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved May 28, 2021.
5. "Vince Gill, CLP" . Billboard . Retrieved May 28, 2021.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
7. "American album certifications – Vince Gill – Pocket Full of Gold". Recording Industry Association of America.