''Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye'' is the ninth studio album from American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

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 ...

. It was released in 2000 on

MCA Nashville Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, Lost Highway Records, Capitol Records Nashville and EMI Records Nash ...

. It features the singles " Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye," " Feels Like Love" and " Shoot Straight from Your Heart."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut-string guitar, banjo, mandolin *

Steve Nathan Steven Jay Nathan is an American keyboardist. He is known for his session work in Muscle Shoals and Nashville studios. Biography Nathan was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. In 1977, Nathan moved to Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After touring w ...

– keyboards, acoustic piano * Michael Omartian – keyboards, acoustic piano * George Marinelli – electric guitar, mandolin *

Brent Mason Brent Mason (born July 13, 1959) is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based recording studio guitarist and songwriter, performing primarily country music. Guitar World Magazine listed him as one of the "Top Ten Session Guitarists of All Time". ...

– acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut-string guitar *

Randy Scruggs Randy Lynn Scruggs (August 3, 1953 – April 17, 2018) was an American music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13. He won four Grammy Awards and was named Musician of the Year at the Country Music ...

– acoustic guitar, gut-string guitar *

Willie Weeks Willie Weeks (born August 5, 1947) is an American bass guitarist. He has gained fame performing with famous musicians in a wide variety of genres. He has been one of the most in-demand session musicians throughout his career. Weeks has also ...

– bass guitar * John Hammond – drums, percussion loops *

Mickey Raphael Michael Siegfried "Mickey" Raphael (born November 7, 1951) is an American harmonica player, music producer and actor best known for his work with Willie Nelson, with whom he has toured as part of The Family since 1973. He has performed or rec ...

– harmonica *

Jim Horn James Ronald Horn (born November 20, 1940) is an American saxophonist, woodwind player, and session musician. Biography Horn was born in Los Angeles, and after replacing saxophonist Steve Douglas in 1959, he toured with member Duane Eddy for f ...

– saxophones * Barry Green – trombone * Mike Haynes – trumpet *

Andrea Zonn Andrea Elizabeth Zonn (born 1969) is a singer and fiddle player who grew up in Urbana, Illinois. She grew up in an environment surrounded by music. She sings, and plays classical violin, and is fluent in numerous other musical genres. Zonn first ...

– fiddle, viola, backing vocals * Bob Bailey – backing vocals *

Bekka Bramlett Rebekka Ruth Lazone Bramlett (born April 19, 1968) is an American singer and session background singer. She is the daughter of Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett, of the music duo Delaney & Bonnie. She has been a member of Mick Fleetwood's band the Z ...

– backing vocals * Beth Nielson Chapman – backing vocals * Kim Fleming – backing vocals * Thom Flora – backing vocals * Jenny Gill – harmony vocals (11) *

Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christia ...

– lead vocals (5) * Vicki Hampton – backing vocals *

The Katinas The Katinas are a contemporary Christian music group. They are a family of five brothers. The group's members sang in Assembly of God church as children, and began playing fairs, soon moving up to nationwide slots opening for R. Kelly, Jasmine ...

– backing vocals *

Leslie Satcher Leslie Winn Satcher (born 1962) is a singer-songwriter based on Nashville, Tennessee. She has recorded two albums of her own, and has additionally co-written several singles for such artists as George Strait, Martina McBride, Pam Tillis, Gretc ...

– backing vocals * Billy Thomas – backing vocals * Jeff White – backing vocals Production * Tony Brown – producer * Steve Marcantonio – recording (1-11), overdubbing, mixing * Rob Charles – recording (12) * Drew Bollman – additional recording (1-11) * Tim Waters – recording assistant (1-11) * Chad Brown – mix assistant * Denny Purcell – mastering * Benny Garcia – guitar technician * Jessie Noble – project coordinator * Bill Tyler – cover art concept * Jerry Joyner – design * Jim McGuire – photography * Carol Maxwell – groomer * Trish Townsend – stylist ;Studios * Recorded at The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN). * Overdubbed at The Sound Kitchen and Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, TN). * Mixed at The Sound Kitchen and

Ocean Way Ocean Way Recording was a series of recording studios established by recording engineer and producer Allen Sides with locations in Los Angeles, California, Nashville, Tennessee, and Saint Barthélemy. Ocean Way Recording no longer operates record ...

(Nashville, TN) * Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).

Chart performance

{{Authority control 2000 albums Vince Gill albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Tony Brown (record producer)