High Lonesome Sound

Title: High Lonesome Sound Artist: Vince Gill Release Date: 6/1996 Label: Digital Sound, MCA, MCA Nashville Duration: 42:56 Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 008811142223, 0008811142223, 602498627143 Genre: Country Styles: Progressive Bluegrass, Contemporary Country, New Traditionalist Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Laid-Back/Mellow, Refined/Mannered, Bittersweet, Earnest, Gentle, Reflective, Rollicking Total Copies: 35 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

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

Year Type Label Catalog # 2004 CD MCA Nashville 000278736 1997 CD Digital Sound 1009 1996 CD MCA 11422

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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

Name Credits Adam Steffey Mandolin Alison Krauss Harmony Vocals, Vocal Harmony, Fiddle, Performer Barry Bales Bass Bekka Bramlett Vocal Harmony, Harmony Vocals Bill Brunt Design, Art Direction Billy Joe Walker, Jr. Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) Billy Thomas Harmony Vocals, Vocal Harmony Carlos Vega Drums Chris Rodriguez Harmony Vocals, Vocal Harmony, Harmony Vocals Chuck Ainlay Engineer, Mixing Dan Tyminski Guitar (Acoustic) Denny Purcell Mastering Gina Giglio Make-Up, Hair Stylist Graham Lewis Engineer, Second Engineer Jeff Guernsey Fiddle Jeff White Harmony Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocal Harmony Jerry Douglas Dobro Jessie Noble Production Coordination, Project Coordinator John Hughey Guitar (Steel) Kim Fleming Vocal Harmony, Harmony Vocals Kim Richey Vocal Harmony, Harmony Vocals Leland Sklar Bass Lisa Bevill Harmony Vocals, Vocal Harmony McGuire Photography Nicole C. Mullen Harmony Vocals, Vocal Harmony Patty Loveless Vocal Harmony, Harmony Vocals Pete Wasner Organ (Hammond), Piano, Piano (Electric) Robert Ascroft Design, Art Direction Robert Bailey, Jr. Vocal Harmony, Harmony Vocals Ron Block Banjo Shelby Lynne Harmony Vocals, Vocal Harmony Steuart Smith Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) Steve Nathan Synthesizer, Organ (Hammond), Piano Tony Brown Producer Trish Townsend Stylist Vince Gill Gut String Guitar, Soloist, Mandolin, Harmony Vocals, Main Performer, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocal Harmony, Guitar (Electric)