The Things That Matter Explained
The Things That Matter is the debut studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1985 on RCA Nashville. Its lead-off single, "True Love", reached #32 on the Billboard country charts. This song was followed by "If It Weren't for Him" (a duet with Rosanne Cash) at #10, and "Oklahoma Borderline" at #9. The Cash duet was also Gill's first Top Ten country hit. "With You" was the final single, peaking at #33.
Track listing
All songs written by Vince Gill except where noted.
Personnel
- Vince Gill – lead and backing vocals, guitars
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards (1-5, 7, 8)
- John Hobbs – keyboards (6)
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitars (1-5, 7, 8)
- Richard Bennett – guitars (6)
- JayDee Maness – steel guitar
- Emory Gordy Jr. – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums (1-5, 7, 8)
- Larrie Londin – drums (6)
- Mike Porter – percussion (6)
- John Catchings – cello (4)
- Edgar Meyer – double bass (4), arrangement assistance (4)
- Sara Fogel – viola (4)
- Jim Grosjean – viola (4)
- Kris Wilkinson – viola (4)
- Ted Madsen – violin (4)
- Connie McCollister – violin (4), concertmistress (4)
- Laura Molyneaux – violin (4)
- Betty Small – violin (4)
- Jennifer Kimball – backing vocals (1)
- Janis Oliver – backing vocals (1, 3)
- Herb Pedersen – backing vocals (3, 8)
- Rosanne Cash – lead vocals (6)
- Rodney Crowell – backing vocals (8)
Production
- Emory Gordy Jr. – producer
- Rob Santos – reissue producer
- Jim Cotton – engineer, mixing
- Joe Scaife – engineer, mixing
- Gordon Shyrock – engineer
- David Ahlert – assistant engineer
- George W. Clinton – assistant engineer
- Elliott Federman – mastering
- Jeremy Holiday – production coordinator
- Arlessa Barnes – project coordinator
- Stephanie Kika – project coordinator
- Robin Manning – project coordinator
- Brooke Nochomson – project coordinator
- Larry Parra – project coordinator
- Dana Renert – project coordinator
- Bill Stafford – project coordinator
- Steve Strauss – project coordinator
- Tom Tierney – project coordinator
- Traci Werbel – project coordinator
- John Hudson – product manager, art direction
- Bill Brunt – art direction, design
- Mandana Eidgah – art direction
- Christine Chagnon – reissue design
- Mark Tucker – photography
- June Miller – make-up
- Rich Kienzie – liner notes
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