"Look at Us" is a song co-written and recorded by 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 September 1991 as the third single from the album ''

Pocket Full of Gold ''Pocket Full of Gold'' is the fourth studio album from American country music artist, Vince Gill. It was released in 1991 on MCA Nashville. It features the singles "Pocket Full of Gold," "Liza Jane," "Look at Us" and "Take Your Memory with You. ...

''. The song reached number 4 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Gill wrote the song with

Max D. Barnes Max Duane Barnes (July 24, 1935 – January 11, 2004) was an American country singer and songwriter born in Hard Scratch, Iowa, United States. In 1973, Barnes moved with his family from Omaha, Nebraska to Nashville, Tennessee, where he di ...

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"Look at Us" features a pedal steel guitar intro from

John Hughey John Hughey (December 27, 1933 – November 18, 2007) was an American musician. He was known for his work as a session pedal steel guitar player for various country music acts, most notably Vince Gill and Conway Twitty. A member of the Steel Gu ...

, who was known for his "crying steel" method of playing by using the higher ranges of the instrument. Of this solo, Gill said that it "makes that song recognizable by what happens before any words even get sung."

Other versions

John Prine John Edward Prine (; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death. He ...

recorded the song as a duet with Morgane Stapleton as part of his 2016 album '' For Better, or Worse''.

Deana Carter Deana Kay Carter (born January 4, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter who broke through in 1996 with the release of her debut album '' Did I Shave My Legs for This?'', which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States ...

also performed a cover to celebrate 50 years of the

CMA Awards The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are presented to country music artists and broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry. The televised annual presentation ceremony f ...

Music video

The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in late 1991. It contains videos and photographs of several long-timed married couples, still in love. The video featured Gill's ex wife (Janis Oliver Gill) - they later divorced in 1997.

Chart performance

References

{{authority control 1991 singles Vince Gill songs John Prine songs Songs written by Vince Gill Songs written by Max D. Barnes Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) MCA Records singles Music videos directed by John Lloyd Miller 1991 songs