Vince Gill - High Lonesome Sound

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Album Details

Title: High Lonesome Sound
Artist: Vince Gill
Release Date: 6/1996
Re-Released On: 7/13/2004
Label: MCA Nashville
Duration: 42:56
Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto
UPCs: 008811142223, 0008811142223, 602498627143
Genre: Country
Styles: Progressive Bluegrass, Contemporary Country, Bluegrass, New Traditionalist
Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Laid-Back/Mellow, Refined/Mannered, Bittersweet, Earnest, Gentle, Reflective, Rollicking
Total Copies: 51
Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

Track Listings

  1. One Dance with You
  2. High Lonesome Sound
  3. Pretty Little Adriana
  4. A Little More Love
  5. Down to New Orleans
  6. Tell Me Lover
  7. Given More Time
  8. You and You Alone
  9. Worlds Apart
  10. Jenny Dreamed of Trains
  11. High Lonesome Sound

Additional Releases

YearTypeLabelCatalog #
2004CDMCA Nashville000278736
1996CDMCA Nashville11422

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Album Review

Vince Gill takes off on a tour of American music on High Lonesome Sound. The title cut steps back to a time he hasn't visited in a while, drawing on his days as a bluegrass singer and guitarist to create a soaring, harmony-driven sound that applies Appalachian drive to modern country rhythms. Most of the rest of the album's journey treks in new directions. The aggressive guitar riff that opens "One Dance with You" is straight chicago blues, while the jaunty feel that enlivens "Down to New Orleans" draws on the Windy City's funky rhythms with a deft touch worthy of Little Feat -- with Lowell George, that is. "Tell Me Lover," also bearing the trace print of Little Feat, dances through a swampy groove. The arrangements by Gill and producer Tony Brown give traditional sounds a modern sheen while maintaining a distinct regional flavor. Gill gets much more room to show off his impressive guitar prowess than on his past records. A pair of small complaints are that his lyrics don't match the music (they are steeped in the modern country topical schemes) and he can overly sweeten the blues. Elsewhere, he uses the clichéd aspects of cajun music in paying homage to Louisiana's musical heritage (r&b and New Orleans second-line rhythms aren't here and should be, because he's musically sophisticated enough to pull them off). Therefore, this album works best when he's not straining for authenticity: "Worlds Apart," "Given More Time," and "Pretty Little Adriana" leaven his tried-and-true formula into arrangements that are more progressively atmospheric than his past hits. Gill owns too many strengths to need to transform himself into Lowell George or Bonnie Raitt at this point in his career; he can leave his own mark on any music he chooses to play and -- for the most part -- does so here. ~ Michael McCall & Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Credits

NameCredits
Adam SteffeyMandolin
Alison KraussVocal Harmony, Performer, Fiddle, Vocals
Barry BalesGuitar (Bass), Bass
Bekka BramlettVocals (Background), Vocal Harmony
Bill BruntArt Direction, Design
Billy Joe Walker, Jr.Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
Billy ThomasVocal Harmony, Vocals (Background)
Carlos VegaDrums
Chris RodriguezVocals (Background), Vocal Harmony
Chuck AinlayEngineer, Mixing, Audio Engineer
Dan TyminskiGuitar (Acoustic)
Denny PurcellMastering
Gina GiglioHair Stylist, Make-Up
Graham LewisSecond Engineer, Engineer
Jeff GeurnseyFiddle
Jeff GuernseyFiddle
Jeff WhiteVocal Harmony, Guitar (Acoustic)
Jerry DouglasDobro
Jessie NobleProject Coordinator, Production Coordination
John HugheyGuitar (Steel)
Kim FlemingVocals (Background), Vocal Harmony
Kim RicheyVocal Harmony, Vocals (Background)
Leland SklarBass, Guitar (Bass)
Lisa BevillVocal Harmony, Vocals (Background)
McGuirePhotography
Nicole C. MullenVocals (Background), Vocal Harmony
Patty LovelessVocal Harmony, Vocals (Background)
Pete WasnerHammond B3, Piano (Electric), Piano, Synthesizer, Organ (Hammond)
Robert AscroftArt Direction, Design
Robert BaileyVocals (Background), Vocal Harmony
Robert Bailey, Jr.Vocal Harmony
Ron BlockBanjo
Shelby LynneVocal Harmony, Vocals (Background)
Steuart SmithGuitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic)
Steve NathanOrgan (Hammond), Synthesizer, Piano, Hammond B3
Tony BrownProducer, Audio Production
Trish TownsendStylist
Vince GillGuitar (Electric), Vocal Harmony, Vocals, Soloist, Guitar (Acoustic), Gut String Guitar, Mandolin

Member Reviews

Kathleen L. (katlupe) wrote on 12/23/2006...

Great Cd!

Dawn T. wrote on 10/29/2006...

Not his traditional cd, but still good.