The Way Back Home

The Way Back Home
Studio album by Vince Gill
Released	1987
Genre	Country
Length	34:19
Label	RCA
Producer	Emory Gordy, Jr., Richard Landis
Vince Gill chronology
The Things That Matter (1985) The Way Back Home (1987) When I Call Your Name (1989)

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The Way Back Home is the second studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1987 by RCA Records and it produced four chart singles on the Billboard country charts. In order of release, these were "Cinderella" (#5), "Let's Do Something (#16), "Everybody's Sweetheart" (#11) and "The Radio" (#39). After the final single, Gill left RCA's roster in favor of MCA Nashville, where in 1989 he released his fourth album, When I Call Your Name.

Track listing

1. "Everybody's Sweetheart" (Vince Gill) – 2:52
2. "The Way Back Home" (Gill) – 3:56
3. "Cinderella" (Reed Nielsen) – 3:36
4. "Let's Do Something" (Gill, Nielsen) – 3:19
5. "The Radio" (Gill, Nielsen) – 4:05
6. "Baby That's Tough" (Gill, Guy Clark) – 3:38
7. "Losing Your Love" (Gill, Hank DeVito, Rhonda Fleming) – 4:47
8. "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (Paul Anka) – 3:36
9. "Something's Missing" (Gill) – 4:30

Production

• Produced by Emory Gordy Jr. and Richard Landis
• Engineered by Joe Bogan, Jeff DeMorris, Jim Dineen, Csaba Petocz, Dennis Ritchie and John Vigran
• Mixed by Ed Thacker
• Mastered by Elliott Federman
• Archivists: Claudia Depkin, Joanne Feltman, Glenn Korman

Personnel

• Drums: Carlos Vega
• Percussion: Leonard Arnold, Richard Landis
• Bass Guitar: Neil Stubenhaus, Steve Strauss
• Upright Bass: Roy Huskey, Jr.
• Piano: Phillip Aaberg, Randy Kerber
• Synthesizer: Richard Landis, Jim Lang, Alan Pasqua
• Acoustic Guitar: Vince Gill, Reed Nielson
• Electric Guitar: George Doering, Vince Gill
• Pedal Steel Guitar: Jay Dee Maness
• Dobro: Vince Gill
• Banjo: Vince Gill
• Fiddle: Byron Berline
• Mandolin: Vince Gill
• Lead Vocals: Vince Gill
• Background Vocals: Kristine Arnold, Rosanne Cash, Joe Chemay, Rodney Crowell, Kevin Dorsey, Kenny Edwards, Janis Gill, Vince Gill, Andrew Gold, Jim Haas, Emmylou Harris, Reid Neilson, Bonnie Raitt, Jerry Whitman

Chart performance

References

• Allmusic (see infobox)

Vince Gill
Studio albums	The Things That Matter The Way Back Home When I Call Your Name Pocket Full of Gold I Still Believe in You When Love Finds You High Lonesome Sound The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Next Big Thing These Days Guitar Slinger Bakersfield Down to My Last Bad Habit
Compilation albums	The Essential Vince Gill Souvenirs Icon
Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection 'Tis the Season
Extended plays	Turn Me Loose
Notable singles	"True Love" "If It Weren't for Him" (with Rosanne Cash) "Oklahoma Borderline" "Cinderella" "Let's Do Something" "Everybody's Sweetheart" "The Radio" "Never Alone" "Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) "When I Call Your Name" "Never Knew Lonely" "Pocket Full of Gold" "Liza Jane" "Look at Us" "Take Your Memory with You" "I Still Believe in You" "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" "No Future in the Past" "One More Last Chance" "Tryin' to Get Over You" "Whenever You Come Around" "What the Cowgirls Do" "When Love Finds You" "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" "You Better Think Twice" "Go Rest High on That Mountain" "High Lonesome Sound" "Worlds Apart" "Pretty Little Adriana" "A Little More Love" "You and You Alone" "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" "Kindly Keep It Country" "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" "Feels Like Love" "Shoot Straight from Your Heart" "Next Big Thing" "Someday"
Guest singles	"The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) "House of Love" (with Amy Grant) "I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) "It's Not Over" (with Mark Chesnutt and Alison Krauss "No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) "Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) "Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) "I Just Can't Help Believing" (with B. J. Thomas) "Sober Saturday Night" (with Chris Young)
Other songs	"Here We Are" "I Can't Tell You Why"
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