| Guitar Slinger | ||||
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| Released | October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 53:57 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Country Weekly | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
| Slant Magazine |  [7] |
| USA Today | [8] |
Guitar Slinger is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville.[9] A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks.[10]
Lead-off single "Threaten Me with Heaven" received a nomination on the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and also a nomination for Song of the Year on the 47th Academy of Country Music Awards.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Guitar Slinger" | Vince Gill | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Tell Me Fool" | Gill, Pete Wasner | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Threaten Me with Heaven" | Gill, Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, Will Owsley | 5:31 |
| 4. | "When the Lady Sings the Blues" | Gill, Wasner | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with You" | Gill, Ashley Monroe | 4:58 |
| 6. | "When Lonely Comes Around" | Gill, Grant, Owsley | 3:45 |
| 7. | "True Love" (featuring Amy Grant) | Gill, Grant | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Bread and Water" | Gill, Leslie Satcher | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Billy Paul" | Gill | 3:52 |
| 10. | "The Old Lucky Diamond Motel" | Gill | 3:39 |
| 11. | "If I Die" | Gill, Monroe | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Buttermilk John" (with the Time Jumpers) | Gill | 6:20 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Guitar Slinger" | Vince Gill | 4:05 |
| 2. | "All Nighter Comin'" | Gill, Al Anderson, Chris Stapleton | 2:34 |
| 3. | "Tell Me Fool" | Gill, Pete Wasner | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Threaten Me with Heaven" | Gill, Amy Grant, Dillon O'Brian, Will Owsley | 5:31 |
| 5. | "When the Lady Sings the Blues" | Gill, Wasner | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Who Wouldn't Fall in Love with You" | Gill, Ashley Monroe | 4:58 |
| 7. | "When Lonely Comes Around" | Gill, Grant, Owsley | 3:45 |
| 8. | "True Love" | Gill, Grant | 4:44 |
| 9. | "Bread and Water" | Gill, Leslie Satcher | 4:44 |
| 10. | "Billy Paul" | Gill | 3:52 |
| 11. | "The Old Lucky Diamond Motel" | Gill | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Lipstick Everywhere" | Gill | 3:11 |
| 13. | "One More Thing I Wished I'd Said" | Gill, Amber Digby | 4:05 |
| 14. | "If I Die" | Gill, Monroe | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Buttermilk John" | Gill | 6:20 |
Credits from European version:
As of December 2015, the album had sold 102,000 copies.[11]
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| USBillboard Top Country Albums | 4 |
| USBillboard 200 | 14 |
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| 2011 | "Threaten Me with Heaven" | 42 |
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