If You Ever Have Forever in Mind
"If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" | ||||
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Single by Vince Gill | ||||
from the album The Key | ||||
B-side | "Given More Time"[1] | |||
Released | May 25, 1998 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 4:38 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Vince Gill, Troy Seals | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
Vince Gill singles chronology | ||||
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"If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in May 1998 as the first single from the album The Key. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 1 in Canada. It also won Gill the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.[1] It was written by Gill and Troy Seals.
Critical reception
Chuck Taylor, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that "there's a classy vintage sound to this soft ballad." He goes on to say that the "delicate piano and whispery percussion underscore Gill's silky vocal performance."[2]
Music video
The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in early 1998.
Chart performance
"If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" debuted at number 61 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 30, 1998.
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 60 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 5 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1998) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 20 |
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 43 |
References
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 159–160. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Billboard, May 30, 1998
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7946." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
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