2011 Vince Gill – Guitar Slinger
Guitar Slinger is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville. A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks. 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.
Tracks
1 Guitar Slinger (Vince Gill) 04:05
2 Tell Me Fool (Vince Gill; Pete Wasner) 04:05
3 Threaten Me With Heaven (Vince Gill; Amy Grant; Dillon O’Brian; Will Owsley) 05:31
4 When The Lady Sings The Blues (Vince Gill; Pete Wasner) 04:34
5 Who Wouldn’t Fall In Love With You (Vince Gill; Ashley Monroe) 04:58
6 When Lonely Comes Around (Vince Gill; Amy Grant; Will Owsley) 03:45
7 True Love (Vince Gill; Amy Grant) 04:44
8 Bread And Water (Vince Gill; Leslie Satcher) 04:44
9 Billy Paul (Vince Gill) 03:52
10 The Old Lucky Diamond Motel (Vince Gill) 03:40
11 If I Die (Vince Gill; Ashley Monroe) 03:40
12 Buttermilk John (Vince Gill) 06:20
Biography
Musicians
1 Guitar Slinger
| Bass | Glenn Worf |
| Drums | Chad Cromwell |
| Guitar | Tom Bukovac |
| Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Organ | Pete Wasner |
| Piano | John Hobbs |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Becka Bramlett |
| Background Vocals | Jenny Gill |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
2 Tell Me Fool
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Chad Cromwell |
| Guitar | Tom Britt |
| Guitar | Tom Bukovac |
| Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Guitar | Will Owsley |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Organ | John Hobbs |
| Organ | Pete Wasner |
| Piano | John Hobbs |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Becka Bramlett |
| Background Vocals | Billy Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Chris Stapleton |
| Background Vocals | Jenny Gill |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
3 Threaten Me With Heaven
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Chad Cromwell |
| Guitar | Will Owsley |
| Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Guitar | Tom Bukovac |
| Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Guitar | Will Owsley |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Organ | John Hobbs |
| Piano | Pete Wasner |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Becka Bramlett |
| Background Vocals | Gene Miller |
| Background Vocals | Jenny Gill |
| Background Vocals | Kim Keyes |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
4 When The Lady Sings The Blues
| Bass | Glenn Worf |
| Drums | Chad Cromwell |
| Guitar | Tom Bukovac |
| Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Organ | Pete Wasner |
| Organ | John Hobbs |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Billy Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Dawn Sears |
| Background Vocals | Jeff White |
| Background Vocals | Jenny Gill |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
5 Who Wouldn’t Fall In Love With You
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Chad Cromwell |
| Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Organ | John Hobbs |
| Piano | John Hobbs |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Jenny Gill |
| Background Vocals | Ashley Monroe |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
6 When Lonely Comes Around
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Chad Cromwell |
| Guitar | Will Owsley |
| Guitar | Tom Bukovac |
| Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Organ | Pete Wasner |
| Piano | John Hobbs |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Gene Miller |
| Background Vocals | Jenny Gill |
| Background Vocals | Will Owsley |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
7 True Love
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Chad Cromwell |
| Guitar | Tom Bukovac |
| Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Organ | John Hobbs |
| Piano | John Hobbs |
| Background Vocals | Sarah Chapman |
| Vocals | Amy Grant |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
8 Bread And Water
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Billy Thomas |
| Guitar | Tom Britt |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Steel Guitar | Russ Pahl |
| Organ | John Hobbs |
| Piano | Pete Wasner |
| Synthesizer | Pete Wasner |
| Background Vocals | Andrea Zonn |
| Background Vocals | Jeff White |
| Background Vocals | Jenny Gill |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
9 Billy Paul
| Bass | Glenn Worf |
| Drums | Chad Cromwell |
| Guitar | Tom Bukovac |
| Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Acoustic Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Organ | Pete Wasner |
| Piano | John Hobbs |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Corrina Gill |
| Background Vocals | Jenny Gill |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
10 The Old Lucky Diamond Motel
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Chad Cromwell |
| Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Banjo | Vince Gill |
| Mandolin | Vince Gill |
| Piano | Pete Wasner |
| Accordion | John Hobbs |
| Fiddle | Andrea Zonn |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Andrea Zonn |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
11 If I Die
| Bass | Michael Rhodes |
| Drums | Eddie Bayers |
| Guitar | Richard Bennett |
| Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Organ | John Hobbs |
| Piano | John Hobbs |
| Background Vocals | Sarah Siskund |
| Background Vocals | Sonya Isaacs |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
12 Buttermilk John
| Bass | Dennis Crouch |
| Drums | Rick Vanaugh |
| Guitar | Andy Reiss |
| Guitar | Tom Britt |
| Acoustic Guitar | Vince Gill |
| Steel Guitar | Paul Franklin |
| Organ | John Hobbs |
| Piano | John Hobbs |
| Fiddle | Aubrey Haynie |
| Fiddle | Joe Spivey |
| Fiddle | Kenny Sears |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Bekka Bramlett |
| Background Vocals | Billy Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Dawn Sears |
| Background Vocals | Jeff White |
| Vocals | Vince Gill |
Liner Notes
Edited By – Brian Willis, Jed Hackett
Mixed By – Justin Niebank
Recorded By – Drew Bollman, Neal Cappellino, Steve Marcantonio, Justin Niebank
Recorded By (Assistant) – Matt Rausch, Steve Blackmon
Art Direction, Design – Craig Allen
Cover – Kevin Winter
Photography – Jim Wright
Mastered At Yes Master
Mixed At Blackbird Studio
Recorded At The House, Nashville, TN
Phonographic Copyright MCA Nashville
Copyright MCA Nashville