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#VINCE GILL GO REST HIGH ON THAT MOUNTAIN LYRICS YOUTUBE DOWNLOAD#

#VINCE GILL GO REST HIGH ON THAT MOUNTAIN LYRICS YOUTUBE DOWNLOAD#

The song has sold 857,000 digital copies as of November 2019 after it became available for download in the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 2, 1995. 'Go Rest High on That Mountain' debuted at number 70 on the U.S. Vince Gill – lead vocals, electric guitar, electric guitar solo.In a speech just prior to Gill's and Loveless' performance, Gill underlined their duet by stating that he always was aware of a 'special anointing' in his duets with Loveless, and compared them particularly to Jones' duets with singer Melba Montgomery during the 1960s. At one point during the performance, Gill became too emotional to sing some of the words, but was able to complete the song by focusing primarily on his guitar playing, with Loveless stepping up to complete the back-up vocals and harmony. On May 2, 2013, Gill performed the song with Loveless at the funeral of fellow country artist George Jones. Filmed at the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville, it features Gill performing the song (accompanied by Loveless and Skaggs on the choruses) while images of nature such as mountains, forests, and sunrises play on screens behind him. The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in mid-1995. It has sold 857,000 digital copies in the US since becoming available for download. It also received two Grammy Awards for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song in the 38th Grammy Awards. The song won the CMA's Song of the Year award in 1996 and a BMI Most-Performed Song award in 1997. 17 on its list of the 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time. But in my heart, I think this makes it better.” Critical reception ĭeborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably calling the song 'beautiful, majestic, and easily one of the best singles of Gill's already distinguished career.' She goes on to say that the composition 'boasts a touching spiritual lyric and Gill's consistently impeccable vocal delivery.' In 2019, Rolling Stone ranked 'Go Rest High on That Mountain' No.

“Yeah, ‘Leave it alone, you idiot!’ That should be my mantra. Gill added a third verse in December 2019 saying “Yeah, it doesn’t make much sense, does it?” he told People. It is composed in the key of D major with a slow tempo, largely following the chord pattern D-G-D-A-D. 'Go Rest High on That Mountain' is a tribute to Vince Gill's step brother who has died recently before the song was composed. Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless both sang background vocals on the record. Gill did not finish the song until a few years later following the death of his older brother Bob of a heart attack in 1993. Gill began writing the song following the death of country music singer Keith Whitley in 1989. It was released in August 1995 as the sixth single from his album When Love Finds You. ' Go Rest High on That Mountain' is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill.

1995 single by Vince Gill 'Go Rest High on That Mountain'

Vince gill go rest high on that mountain lyrics youtube