When I Call Your Name (Vince Gill song)

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"When I Call Your Name"
Single by Vince Gill
from the album When I Call Your Name
B-side "Rita Ballou"
ReleasedMay 1990
Recorded1989
Genre Country
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Vince Gill, Tim DuBois
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Vince Gill singles chronology
"Oklahoma Swing"
(1990)
"When I Call Your Name"
(1990)
"Never Knew Lonely"
(1990)

"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]

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Cover versions

Country music singer Cody Johnson covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Vince Gill.

Critical reception

In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #91 on its 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time ranking. [3]

Music video

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 performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 5
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)Position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [7] 82
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 39

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