"Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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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 ...

. It was released in January 1995 as the fourth single from the album '' When Love Finds You''. The song reached number 4 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Gill and Bill Anderson.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of '' Billboard'' magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it a "classic slow country waltz." She goes on to say that the song "makes optimum use of those classic changes and raises the chill bumps at every turn."

Personnel

Compiled from the liner notes. * Stuart Duncan – fiddle *

– lead and backing vocals *

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– steel guitar *

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– piano *

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– acoustic guitar *

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– backing vocals *Milton Sledge – drums *Billy Thomas – backing vocals *

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– electric guitar *Pete Wasner – synthesizer *

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– bass guitar * Jeff White – backing vocals

Chart performance

"Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn) debuted at number 61 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 4, 1995.

Year-end charts

References

1995 singles Vince Gill songs Songs written by Vince Gill Songs written by Bill Anderson (singer) Song recordings produced by Tony Brown (record producer) MCA Records singles 1995 songs {{1995-country-song-stub