The Way Back Home is the second studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1987 by RCA Nashville and it produced four chart singles on the Billboard country charts. In order of release, these were "Cinderella" (No. 5), "Let's Do Something (No. 16), "Everybody's Sweetheart" (No. 11) and "The Radio" (No. 39). After the final single, Gill left RCA's roster in favor of MCA Nashville, where in 1989 he released his fourth album, When I Call Your Name.
Track listing
Production Richard Landis – producer Csaba Petocz – recording Joe Bogan – additional recording John Vigran – additional recording Jeff DeMorris – recording assistant Richard McKeinon – recording assistant Dennis Ritchie – additional recording assistant Jim Dineen – overdub recording Ed Thacker – mixing Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California) Mary Hamilton – art direction John Coulter Design – design Dennis Keely – photography, hand tinting Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
Reissue Credits Mike Ragogna – producer Elliott Federman – remastering at SAJE Sound (New York, NY) Claudia Depkin, Joanne Feltman and Glenn Korman – archivists
Personnel Vince Gill – lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars, banjo, dobro, mandolin Philip Aaberg – acoustic piano Randy Kerber – acoustic piano Richard Landis – synthesizers, percussion Jim Lang – synthesizers Alan Pasqua – synthesizers George Doering – guitars Reed Nielson – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3) JayDee Maness – pedal steel guitar Leland Sklar – bass Neil Stubenhaus – bass Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass Carlos Vega – drums Leonard Arnold – percussion Byron Berline – fiddle Charlie Calello – rhythm arrangements Kristine Arnold – backing vocals Rosanne Cash – backing vocals Joe Chemay – backing vocals Rodney Crowell – backing vocals Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals Kenny Edwards – backing vocals Janis Gill – backing vocals Andrew Gold – backing vocals Jim Haas – backing vocals Emmylou Harris – backing vocals Bonnie Raitt – backing vocals Jerry Whitman – backing vocals
Chart performance Chart (1987) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 13
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