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The Things That Matter
The Things That Matter
Studio album by Vince Gill
Released	1985
Studio	The Music Mill (Nashville, Tennessee).
Genre	Country
Length	30:49
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Emory Gordy Jr.
Vince Gill chronology
Singles from The Things That Matter
	" True Love"; Released: March 16, 1985; " If It Weren't for Him"; Released: June 24, 1985; " Oklahoma Borderline"; Released: November 18, 1985; "With You"; Released: May 1986;

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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.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She Don't Know"		3:22
2.	"With You"		4:43
3.	"Savannah (Don't You Ever Think of Me)"		3:18
4.	"Colder Than Winter"		4:24
5.	"True Love"		4:01
6.	" If It Weren't for Him" (duet with Rosanne Cash)	Gill Cash	3:33
7.	"Ain't It Always That Way"	Dave Loggins	3:50
8.	" Oklahoma Borderline"	Gill Rodney Crowell Guy Clark	3:38
Total length:			30:49

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

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	63

References

Allmusic (see infobox)

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Studio albums	The Things That Matter The Way Back Home When I Call Your Name Pocket Full of Gold I Still Believe in You When Love Finds You High Lonesome Sound The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Next Big Thing These Days Guitar Slinger Bakersfield Down to My Last Bad Habit Okie
Compilation albums	Souvenirs Icon
Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection
Extended plays	Turn Me Loose
Notable singles	" If It Weren't for Him" (with Rosanne Cash) " Oklahoma Borderline" " Cinderella" " Let's Do Something" " Everybody's Sweetheart" " Never Alone" " Oklahoma Swing" (with Reba McEntire) " When I Call Your Name" " Never Knew Lonely" " Pocket Full of Gold" " Liza Jane" " Look at Us" " Take Your Memory with You" " I Still Believe in You" " Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" " No Future in the Past" " One More Last Chance" " Tryin' to Get Over You" " Whenever You Come Around" " What the Cowgirls Do" " When Love Finds You" " Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" " You Better Think Twice" " Go Rest High on That Mountain" " High Lonesome Sound" " Worlds Apart" " Pretty Little Adriana" " A Little More Love" " You and You Alone" " If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" " Kindly Keep It Country" " Don't Come Cryin' to Me" " My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" (with Patty Loveless) " Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" " Feels Like Love" " Next Big Thing"
Guest singles	" The Heart Won't Lie" (with Reba McEntire) " House of Love" (with Amy Grant) " I Will Always Love You" (with Dolly Parton) " It's Not Over" (with Mark Chesnutt and Alison Krauss) " If You Ever Leave Me" (with Barbra Streisand) " No Place That Far" (with Sara Evans) " Building Bridges" (with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow) " Don't Rush" (with Kelly Clarkson) " I Just Can't Help Believing" (with B. J. Thomas) " Sober Saturday Night" (with Chris Young)
Other songs	" Here We Are" " I Can't Tell You Why"
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