The Things That Matter

The Things That Matter
Studio album by Vince Gill
Released	1985
Studio	The Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee) United Western Recorders (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Country
Length	30:49
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Emory Gordy Jr.
Vince Gill chronology
Turn Me Loose (1984) The Things That Matter (1985) The Way Back Home (1987)
Singles from The Things That Matter
"True Love" Released: March 16, 1985 "If It Weren't for Him" Released: June 24, 1985 "Oklahoma Borderline" Released: November 18, 1985 "With You" Released: May 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Things That Matter is the debut studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1985 on RCA Nashville. Its lead-off single, "True Love", reached #32 on the Billboard country charts. This song was followed by "If It Weren't for Him" (a duet with Rosanne Cash) at #10, and "Oklahoma Borderline" at #9. The Cash duet was also Gill's first Top Ten country hit. "With You" was the final single, peaking at #33.

Track listing

All songs written by Vince Gill except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She Don't Know"		3:22
2.	"With You"		4:43
3.	"Savannah (Don't You Ever Think of Me)"		3:18
4.	"Colder Than Winter"		4:24
5.	"True Love"		4:01
6.	"If It Weren't for Him" (duet with Rosanne Cash)	Gill Cash	3:33
7.	"Ain't It Always That Way"	Dave Loggins	3:50
8.	"Oklahoma Borderline"	Gill Rodney Crowell Guy Clark	3:38
Total length:			30:49

Personnel

Musicians

• Vince Gill – vocals, backing vocals, guitars
• John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards (1-5, 7, 8)
• John Hobbs – keyboards (6)
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitars (1-5, 7, 8)
• Richard Bennett – guitars (6)
• JayDee Maness – steel guitar
• Emory Gordy Jr. – bass, string arrangements (4)
• Eddie Bayers – drums (1-5, 7, 8)
• Larrie Londin – drums (6)
• Mike Porter – percussion (6)
• John Catchings – cello (4)
• Edgar Meyer – double bass (4), arrangement assistance (4)
• Sara Fogel – viola (4)
• Jim Grosjean – viola (4)
• Kris Wilkinson – viola (4)
• Ted Madsen – violin (4)
• Connie McCollister – violin (4), concertmistress (4)
• Laura Molyneaux – violin (4)
• Betty Small – violin (4)
• Jennifer Kimball – backing vocals (1)
• Janis Oliver – backing vocals (1, 3)
• Herb Pedersen – backing vocals (3, 8)
• Rosanne Cash – vocals (6)
• Rodney Crowell – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Emory Gordy Jr. – producer
• Jim Cotton – engineer (1-5, 7, 8), mixing (1-5, 7, 8)
• Joe Scaife – engineer (1-5, 7, 8), mixing (1-5, 7, 8)
• Gordon Shyrock – engineer (6)
• George Clinton – assistant engineer (1-5, 7, 8)
• David Ahlert – assistant engineer (6)
• Denny Purcell – mastering at Woodland Mastering Faculty (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Bill Brunt – art direction, design
• Mark Tucker – photography
• June Miller – make-up
• Rique – image design, stylist
• Mary Martin Management – management

2000 Reissue credits

• Rob Santos – reissue producer
• Elliott Federman – remastering at SAJE Sound (New York, NY)
• Jeremy Holiday – production coordinator
• Arlessa Barnes – project coordinator
• Stephanie Kika – project coordinator
• Robin Manning – project coordinator
• Brooke Nochomson – project coordinator
• Larry Parra – project coordinator
• Dana Renert – project coordinator
• Bill Stafford – project coordinator
• Steve Strauss – project coordinator
• Tom Tierney – project coordinator
• Traci Werbel – project coordinator
• John Hudson – product manager, art direction
• Mandana Eidgah – art direction
• Christine Chagnon – design
• Rich Kienzie – liner notes

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	63

References

1. "The Things That Matter" . Retrieved March 5, 2025.