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Guitar Slinger (Vince Gill album)

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Guitar Slinger
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)
GenreCountry
Length53:57
LabelMCA Nashville
Producer
  • Vince Gill
  • John Hobbs
  • Justin Niebank
Vince Gill chronology
Icon
(2010)
Guitar Slinger
(2011)
Ballads
(2013)
Singles from Guitar Slinger
  1. "Threaten Me with Heaven"
    Released: August 29, 2011
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Country Weekly[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]
The Independent[5]
PopMatters[6]
Slant Magazine[7]
USA Today[8]

Guitar Slinger is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville.[9] A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks.[10]

Lead-off single "Threaten Me with Heaven" received a nomination on the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and also a nomination for Song of the Year on the 47th Academy of Country Music Awards.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Guitar Slinger"Vince Gill4:05
2."Tell Me Fool"Gill, Pete Wasner4:05
3."Threaten Me with Heaven"Gill, Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, Will Owsley5:31
4."When the Lady Sings the Blues"Gill, Wasner4:34
5."Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with You"Gill, Ashley Monroe4:58
6."When Lonely Comes Around"Gill, Grant, Owsley3:45
7."True Love" (featuring Amy Grant)Gill, Grant4:44
8."Bread and Water"Gill, Leslie Satcher4:44
9."Billy Paul"Gill3:52
10."The Old Lucky Diamond Motel"Gill3:39
11."If I Die"Gill, Monroe3:40
12."Buttermilk John" (with the Time Jumpers)Gill6:20
Deluxe Edition track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Guitar Slinger"Vince Gill4:05
2."All Nighter Comin'"Gill, Al Anderson, Chris Stapleton2:34
3."Tell Me Fool"Gill, Pete Wasner4:05
4."Threaten Me with Heaven"Gill, Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, Will Owsley5:31
5."When the Lady Sings the Blues"Gill, Wasner4:34
6."Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with You"Gill, Ashley Monroe4:58
7."When Lonely Comes Around"Gill, Grant, Owsley3:45
8."True Love"Gill, Grant4:44
9."Bread and Water"Gill, Leslie Satcher4:44
10."Billy Paul"Gill3:52
11."The Old Lucky Diamond Motel"Gill3:39
12."Lipstick Everywhere"Gill3:11
13."One More Thing I Wished I'd Said"Gill, Amber Digby4:05
14."If I Die"Gill, Monroe3:40
15."Buttermilk John"Gill6:20

Personnel

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Credits from European version:

Chart performance

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As of December 2015, the album had sold 102,000 copies.[11]

Album

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Country Albums 4
US Billboard 200 14

Singles

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Year Single Peak positions
US Country
2011 "Threaten Me with Heaven" 42

References

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  1. ^ "Guitar Slinger Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Guitar Slinger - Vince Gill". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  3. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (October 20, 2011). "Guitar Slinger by Vince Gill". Country Weekly. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  4. ^ Wood, Mikael (October 28, 2011). "Albums: Oct. 28, 2011 (Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger)". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  5. ^ Coleman, Nick (April 15, 2012). "Album: Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger (MCA/Decca)". The Independent. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  6. ^ Majorins, Philip (October 30, 2011). "Vince Gill: Guitar Slinger". PopMatters. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (October 24, 2011). "Vince Gill: Guitar Slinger". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Mansfield, Brian (October 24, 2011). "Vince Gill, Guitar Slinger". USA Today. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
  9. ^ Graff, Gary (September 6, 2011). "Vince Gill Didn't Have to 'Doll Up and Leave Town' to Record 'Guitar Slinger'". Billboard. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  10. ^ Rowe, Matt (October 12, 2011). "Vince Gill Returns with New Album, Guitar Slinger". The Morton Report. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
  11. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015.
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