| "High Lonesome Sound" | ||||
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| Single by Vince Gill | ||||
| from the album High Lonesome Sound | ||||
| B-side | "High Lonesome Sound" | |||
| Released | April 1, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | MCA 55188 | |||
| Writer(s) | Vince Gill | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown | |||
| Vince Gill singles chronology | ||||
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"High Lonesome Sound" is a single by American country music artist Vince Gill. Released in April 1996, it was the first single from his album, High Lonesome Sound. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in June 1996[1] and #1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada the following month.[2]
At the 39th Grammy Awards, "High Lonesome Sound" won the award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.[3]
An alternate version of the song was recorded in a more bluegrass orchestration and backed by Alison Krauss & Union Station.
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that the "vibrant and bluegrassy sound of the instruments combined with Gill's stellar vocals create a winning combination."[4]
"High Lonesome Sound" debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 13, 1996
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 12 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Time Marches On" by Tracy Lawrence |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single July 1, 1996 |
Succeeded by "Anita Got Married" by Duane Steele |