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Vince Gill - Souvenirs Audio CD

A fair review of the Vince Gill "Souvenirs" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Vince Gill reviews here, or go back to the Vince Gill tabs.

Vince Gill Band: Vince Gill
Title: Souvenirs
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Release Date: 2008-09-09
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Never Alone 2: Never Knew Lonely 3: When I Call Your Name 4: Liza Jane 5: Look at Us 6: Take Your Memory with You 7: Pocket Full of Gold 8: Heart Won't Lie - Vince Gill, Reba McEntire 9: Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away 10: I Still Believe in You 11: No Future in the Past 12: Tryin' to Get over You 13: One More Last Chance 14: I Can't Tell You Why 15: I Will Always Love You - Vince Gill, Dolly Parton

More than a pocketful of great songs
This was the case in choosing this CD. Sometimes when one picks out a record, there are one or two songs that one has in mind. My main intention was to have a copy of two songs, "Don't Let Our Love Stop Slippin' Away" and "The Heart Won't Lie. " But it ends up that I found Vince Gill's 1995 best of compilation, SOUVENIRS, more than a collection that had two of my favorite songs - upbeat and heartfelt songs that country music fans as well as any listener of great songwriting and musicianship will enjoy. All of the 14 songs on the record have a distinction all their own from classic country to popular adult contemporary, which have earned Gill award winning accolades of song of the year. Praises for this record and the songs are endless.

But there are gems on the record as well that show Gill's love for country music and the various collaborations he had taken part in during his career at the point in which this record was released. The first song, "Never Alone," was co-written with Rosanne Cash and has that particular feel quite similar to Cash's "Seven Year Ache. " Patty Loveless provides her accompanying vocals on "When I Call Your Name. " The radio hits are included, "Liza Jane," "The Heart Won't Lie," "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away," and there are also the cover versions, The Eagles' "I Can't Tell You Why" and Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You. " But three songs have a very traditional Nashville quality that pays homage to the greats, such as George Jones and the string artists from the "Pop Goes Country" era, "Look at Us," "Take Your Memory With You," and "Pocketful of Gold" with the weeping pedal steel guitar playing in the background.

This record is perfectly titled SOUVENIRS. One can say it is a scrapbook of musical memories and reminiscences of Vince Gill's musical career as displayed with the album artwork and liner notes. Although there is no lyric sheet included, listening to each song may more than enough prove that fact and listeners may share the similar sentiment.
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Purchased CD
Bought a used cd and was pleased with the speed and price of the transaction.


A+++ Highly Recomend
If you like Vince Gill then you will like this album . . .
Its Typical Vince at his Best .


Different from others
This CD with some of the greatest hits by Vince Gill
is more traditional country-like with one special feature I really
love within Country Music: the blues, that means country blues. On previous reviews I mentioned that generally I don't like 90's
Country Music since they mostly are POP orientated with a lot of
hard-rock electric guitar playing instead of the traditional pedal
or steel guitar.
There are some really great country blues tunes that became CMA
songs of the year like "When I Call Your Name", "Look At Us" and
"Not The Future In The Past". Besides these there are also a lot of
other #1 hits especially "I Still Believe In You" (another CMA song
of the year) + his biggest hit ever "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin
Away". A real great and well sought after compilation. .


The King of Countrypolitan
He never wore a hat. Vince Gill managed to carve out a long-lasting career in country by bucking the system that established so many country stars in the 90's. He rarely jumped to cliches when songwriting, and he always allowed his voice to convey the message of the song. Nowhere is that more emphasized than on "When I Call Your Name. " It invokes the sound of timeless country, yet at the same time it utilized the slick production values that was turning Country Music into the dominant force of that decade (think George Strait and Garth Brooks).

The same goes for "I Still Believe in You" and "Look At Us," two of so many heartbreak ballad classics that Gill released on his first three MCA Nashville albums. Like "When I Call Your Name," they were CMA Song of The Year winners, and epitomize the silky smooth delivery that Gill has perfected. It's also why his duets here, with Dolly Parton on "I Will Always Love You" and Reba McEntire on "The Heart Won't Lie" (originally on a McEntire album), find his voice nestling perfectly with his singing partners. He makes feeling sad feel so good.

Gill is also adept at the country shuffle, like on "Liza Jane. " Gill himself called this song his attempt at writing an Eric Clapton song ala "Lay Down Sally," and it showcases Gill's superb guitar chops. (Often overlooked next to his singing and songwriting. ) Same goes for "Take Your Memory With You. "

But the Oklahoma born Gill is still a California Country boy at heart (after all, he started his career with Pure Prairie League), and the moment that highlights that is his cover of "I Can't Tell You Why. " His contribution to the tribute album "Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles" brings the Eagles' country sensibilities to the center and surrounds it with Gill's ever-so-sensitive singing, connecting the 90's country boom to its core audience of yuppies for whom the urbanized country called to them like "Hotel California. "

Vince Gill's "Souvenirs" remains his best anthology, covering his most fertile period up to 1995. While there are a few more since then, this remains my favorite.


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