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Souvenirs | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | November 21, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1989-1995 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 54:39 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Producer | Tony Brown Steve Buckingham Reba McEntire Dolly Parton | |||
Vince Gill chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | link |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ link |
Souvenirs is the sixth compilation album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1995 on MCA Nashville. Gill's duet version with Dolly Parton on her classic composition "I Will Always Love You", concurrently included on this recording and Parton's Something Special album was released as a single in late 1995, reaching the top-twenty on the U.S. country singles chart.
In promotion of the album, Vince Gill did a live concert special at the Ryman Auditorium where he sang almost all of the track listings. It was aired on TNN and CMT.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Never Alone" | Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill | 3:36 |
2. | "Never Knew Lonely" (single version) | Gill | 3:46 |
3. | "When I Call Your Name" | Tim DuBois, Gill | 4:15 |
4. | "Liza Jane" | Gill, Reed Nielsen | 2:55 |
5. | "Look at Us" | Max D. Barnes, Gill | 3:59 |
6. | "Take Your Memory with You" | Gill | 2:33 |
7. | "Pocket Full of Gold" | Brian Allsmiller, Gill | 4:05 |
8. | "The Heart Won't Lie" (duet with Reba McEntire) | Kim Carnes, Donna Terry Weiss | 3:21 |
9. | "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" | Gill, Pete Wasner | 3:44 |
10. | "I Still Believe in You" | Gill, John Barlow Jarvis | 3:58 |
11. | "No Future in the Past" | Gill, Carl Jackson | 4:09 |
12. | "Tryin' to Get Over You" | Gill | 3:45 |
13. | "One More Last Chance" | Gill, Gary Nicholson | 3:11 |
14. | "I Can't Tell You Why" | Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Timothy B. Schmit | 4:03 |
15. | "I Will Always Love You" (duet with Dolly Parton) | Dolly Parton | 3:19 |
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums ( RPM ) | 17 |
Canadian Country Albums ( RPM ) | 3 |
US Billboard 200 [1] | 11 |
US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) [2] | 3 |
Chart (1996) | Position |
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US Billboard 200 [3] | 43 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] | 8 |
Chart (1997) | Position |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] | 48 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [6] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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