Audio CD review:
Vince Gill - Platinum & Gold Collection

Vince Gill - Platinum & Gold Collection

Band: Vince Gill Title: Platinum & Gold Collection Rating: Release Date: 09 September, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Cinderella 2: Oklahoma Borderline 3: I Never Knew Lonely 4: If It Weren't For Him 5: Everybody's Sweetheart 6: Let's Do Something 7: Turn Me Loose 8: Oh Carolina 9: Victim Of Life's Circumstances 10: The Radio 11: True Love 12: Lucy Dee

Customer Reviews THE BEST LOVE IT. THIS SET FROM VINCE GILL IS SOME OF HIS BEST WORK EVER. . REGARDS. MAUREEN. Fewer Tracks Than Essential Vince Gill His recording career, however, began back in 1979; first as lead singer of the Pure Prairie League ("Let Me Love You Tonight") and then as a solo artist for RCA. Since the early '90s, Vince Gill has been one of the most popular artists in country music because of his work on the MCA label. The Platinum & Gold Collection offers 10 of the 11 singles Gill recorded while at RCA between 1983 and 1988 (missing is the top 40 "With You"). The key recording found here is "If It Weren't For Him," his top 10 duet with Roseanne Cash. It's been left off other RCA Gill retrospectives, including the strong 20 track Essential collection. Among the other gems found here are the rousing "Turn Me Loose," the heartbreaking "Oh Carolina," and the mandolin featured "Cinderella. " "Everybody's Sweetheart" was a tongue-in-cheek comment on his then-more-famous, then-wife Janis, of Sweethearts of the Rodeo, while "The Radio" presented a touching ode to his oft-touring former Sweetheart. The two non-singles found here are the original version of his 1990 hit "Never Knew Lonely" and the otherwise unavailable toetapper "Lucy Dee. " Most of these recordings hold their own with Gill's more celebrated MCA stuff. Maybe he wasn't promoted properly at RCA or the timing wasn't right for Gill back then. Whatever the reason, it is nice to have these old hits available. . You can see a complete list of all Vince Gill discography, or go back to the Vince Gill tabs