"When Love Finds You" is a song co-written and recorded by American
country music
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artist
Vince Gill
Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist b ...
. It was released in October 1994 as third single and title track from the album ''
When Love Finds You
''When Love Finds You'' is the sixth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1994 on Universal Music Group Nashville, MCA Nashville. It features the singles "Whenever You Come Around," "What the Cowgirls D ...
''. The song reached number 3 on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks
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chart. It was written by Gill and
Michael Omartian
Michael Omartian (born November 26, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, and music producer. He produced number-one records in three consecutive decades. He has earned 11 Grammy Awards nominations and won three. He sp ...
.
Music video
The music video was directed by
John Lloyd Miller
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Career
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and premiered in late 1994.
Personnel
Complied from the liner notes.
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Vince Gill
Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American country music singer, songwriter and musician. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman of the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s and as a solo artist b ...
– lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, electric guitar solo
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John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
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Michael Omartian
Michael Omartian (born November 26, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, and music producer. He produced number-one records in three consecutive decades. He has earned 11 Grammy Awards nominations and won three. He sp ...
–
accordion
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, piano, synthesizer
*Tom Roady – percussion
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Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
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Steuart Smith – electric guitar
*Billy Thomas – backing vocals
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Carlos Vega – drums
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Willie Weeks – bass guitar
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Jeff White – backing vocals
Chart performance
"When Love Finds You" debuted at number 58 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 15, 1994.
References
1994 singles
Vince Gill songs
Songs written by Vince Gill
Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer)
Songs written by Michael Omartian
MCA Records singles
Music videos directed by John Lloyd Miller
1994 songs
Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance winners
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