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."
"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
Production Tony Brown – producer John Guess – recording Steve Tillisch – overdub recording David Boyce – second engineer Mark J. Coddington – second engineer Julian King – second engineer Tim Kish – second engineer Marty Williams – second engineer Steve Marcantonio – mixing Milan Bogdan – digital editing Glenn Meadows – mastering Jessie Noble – project coordinator Virginia Team – art direction Jerry Joyner – design Beverly Parker – photography Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
Personnel Vince Gill – vocals, acoustic lead guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 7, 9) Pete Wasner – keyboards Barry Beckett – organ (2), acoustic piano (5) Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Paul Franklin – steel guitar Willie Weeks – bass Eddie Bayers – drums, percussion Kathie Baillie – backing vocals (2, 9) Harry Stinson – backing vocals (3, 7, 10) Billy Thomas – backing vocals (3, 7) Reba McEntire – vocals (4) Patty Loveless – backing vocals (5) Herb Pedersen – backing vocals (6) Anthony Crawford – backing vocals (8) Emmylou Harris – backing vocals (10)
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1989–1990) Peak position US Billboard 200 67 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 2
Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 28 Chart (1991) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 9 Chart (1992) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 48
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