"Whenever You Come Around" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in April 1994 as the first single from the album When Love Finds You. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1] It was written by Gill and Pete Wasner. The song was covered by Willie Nelson in 2014 for his Band of Brothers album.
| "Whenever You Come Around" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Vince Gill | ||||
| from the album When Love Finds You | ||||
| B-side | "South Side of Dixie" | |||
| Released | April 11, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:19 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vince Gill, Pete Wasner | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
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Cover versions
editCountry music singer Chris Stapleton covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Vince Gill.
Critical reception
editDeborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the song is "beautifully written and impeccably performed."[2]
Commercial performance
edit"Whenever You Come Around" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 16, 1994. The song has sold 207,000 digital copies as of March 2019 since it became available for download.[3]
Personnel
editComplied from the liner notes.[4]
- Vince Gill – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, electric guitar solo
- John Barlow Jarvis – synthesizer pads
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
- Steuart Smith – electric guitar
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Pete Wasner – keyboards
- Willie Weeks – bass guitar
- Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals
Charts
edit| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 72 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8] | 42 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 12 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 135.
- ^ Billboard, April 23, 1994
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 9, 2019). "Top 30 Digital Country Tracks: March 11, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ When Love Finds You (cassette). Vince Gill. MCA Records. 1994. CMCAC 11047.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2506." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. June 20, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1994". RPM. December 12, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1994: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
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