When I Call Your Name (album)

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When I Call Your Name
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 14, 1989 (1989-11-14)
Recorded1989
StudioEmerald Studios (Nashville, TN).
Genre Country, country pop
Length35:48
Label MCA
Producer Tony Brown
Vince Gill chronology
The Way Back Home
(1987)
When I Call Your Name
(1989)
Pocket Full of Gold
(1991)
Singles from When I Call Your Name
  1. "Never Alone"
    Released: September 1989
  2. "Oklahoma Swing"
    Released: January 20, 1990
  3. "When I Call Your Name"
    Released: May 1990
  4. "Never Knew Lonely"
    Released: September 1990
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When I Call Your Name is the third studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. His breakthrough album, it was released in 1989 by MCA Records, Gill's first for the label. It features the singles "Never Alone," "Oklahoma Swing," "When I Call Your Name" and "Never Knew Lonely."

Contents

"Ridin' the Rodeo" was later released by the band Perfect Stranger in 1994 from their debut album You Have the Right to Remain Silent.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Never Alone"
3:34
2."Sight for Sore Eyes"
3:07
3."Oh Girl (You Know Where to Find Me)"Gill3:40
4."Oklahoma Swing" (duet with Reba McEntire)3:05
5."When I Call Your Name"
  • Gill
  • DuBois
4:14
6."Ridin' the Rodeo"
2:53
7."Never Knew Lonely"Gill4:02
8."We Won't Dance" Greg Trooper 4:35
9."We Could Have Been"3:29
10."Rita Ballou"Clark3:12
Total length:35:51

Production

Personnel

Chart performance

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [7] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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