The Key (Vince Gill album)

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The Key
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 11, 1998
Genre Country
Length45:15
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Tony Brown
Vince Gill chronology
High Lonesome Sound
(1996)
The Key
(1998)
Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection
(1998)
Singles from The Key
  1. "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind"
    Released: May 25, 1998
  2. "Kindly Keep It Country"
    Released: October 10, 1998
  3. "Don't Come Cryin' to Me"
    Released: January 23, 1999
  4. "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man"
    Released: May 24, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Chicago Tribune (favorable) [2]
Entertainment Weekly A [3]

The Key is the eighth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1998 on MCA Nashville. It features the singles "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind," "Kindly Keep It Country," "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" (an uncredited duet with Dawn Sears) and "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man." This final track was also included on Patty Loveless's 1999 compilation album, Classics . This was Gill's first No. 1 Country Album.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Vince Gill except where noted.

  1. "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" (Gill, Reed Nielsen) - 3:06
  2. "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" (Gill, Troy Seals) - 4:38
  3. "I Never Really Knew You" - 2:14
  4. "Kindly Keep It Country" - 3:09
  5. "All Those Years" - 3:57
  6. "I'll Take Texas" - 2:05
  7. "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" - 3:53
  8. "There's Not Much Love Here Anymore" - 3:28
  9. "Let Her In" - 3:03
  10. "The Hills of Caroline" - 4:44
  11. "Live to Tell It All" (Gill, Sonya Isaacs) - 3:36
  12. "What They All Call Love" - 3:20
  13. "The Key to Life" - 4:02

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. [4]

The band

Background vocalists

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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