"When I Call Your Name" | ||||
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Single by Vince Gill | ||||
from the album When I Call Your Name | ||||
B-side | "Rita Ballou" | |||
Released | May 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Vince Gill, Tim DuBois | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
Vince Gill singles chronology | ||||
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"When I Call Your Name" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in May 1990 as the third single and title track from the album When I Call Your Name . The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] It was written by Gill and Tim DuBois. Patty Loveless performed backing vocals on the song. Session veteran Barry Beckett played piano on the track. The Common Linnets performed a cover of the song to celebrate 50 years of the CMA Awards. [2]
Country music singer Cody Johnson covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Vince Gill.
In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #91 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking. [3]
The music video was directed by Bill Pope and premiered in mid-1990. Although Patty Loveless sang the song with Gill in live performances, she did not appear in the video. Instead, country singer Matraca Berg appeared, lip-syncing to Loveless's vocals. [4]
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] | 5 |
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] | 2 |
Chart (1990) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [7] | 82 |
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 39 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [9] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |