"Never Knew Lonely" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in September 1990 as the fourth single from the album When I Call Your Name. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

"Never Knew Lonely"
Single by Vince Gill
from the album When I Call Your Name
B-side"Riding the Rodeo"
ReleasedSeptember 1990
Recorded1989
GenreCountry
Length4:03
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Vince Gill
Producer(s)Tony Brown
Vince Gill singles chronology
"When I Call Your Name"
(1990)
"Never Knew Lonely"
(1990)
"Pocket Full of Gold"
(1991)

Music video

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The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in late 1990.

Chart performance

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Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 3

Year-end charts

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Chart (1991) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 64

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006. Second edition. Record Research. p. 135.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1415." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 19, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.