The Way Back Home is the second studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1987 by RCA Nashville and it produced four chart singles on the Billboard country charts. In order of release, these were "Cinderella" (No. 5), "Let's Do Something (No. 16), "Everybody's Sweetheart" (No. 11) and "The Radio" (No. 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
Production
Producer – Richard Landis
Recorded by Csaba Petocz
Additional recording by Joe Bogan and John Vigran
Recording Assistants – Jeff DeMorris, Richard McKeinon and Dennis Ritchie. Recorded at Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA) and The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA). Overdubbed by Jim Dineen Mixed by Ed Thacker Overdubbed and Mixed at The Grey Room (Hollywood, CA). Mastered by Wally Traugott at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA). Art Direction – Mary Hamilton Design – John Coulter Design Photography and Hand Tinting by Dennis Keely Management – Fitzgerald Hartley Co.
Reissue Credits
Producer – Mike Ragogna
Mastered by Elliott Federman
Archivists – Claudia Depkin, Joanne Feltman and Glenn Korman.
Personnel
Vince Gill – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, banjo, dobro, mandolin Philip Aaberg – pianos Randy Kerber – pianos Richard Landis – synthesizers, percussion Jim Lang – synthesizers Alan Pasqua – synthesizers George Doering – electric guitars Reed Nielson – acoustic guitar (3), backing vocals (3) JayDee Maness – pedal steel guitar Leland Sklar – bass guitar Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass Carlos Vega – drums Leonard Arnold – percussion Byron Berline – fiddle Charlie Calello – rhythm arrangements Kristine Arnold – backing vocals Rosanne Cash – backing vocals Joe Chemay – backing vocals Rodney Crowell – backing vocals Kevin Dorsey – backing vocals Kenny Edwards – backing vocals Janis Gill – backing vocals Andrew Gold – backing vocals Jim Haas – backing vocals Emmylou Harris – backing vocals Bonnie Raitt – backing vocals Jerry Whitman – backing vocals
Chart performance
References
1987 albums
Albums produced by Emory Gordy Jr. Vince Gill albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Richard Landis