If You Ever Have Forever in Mind
| "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" | ||||
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| Single by Vince Gill | ||||
| from the album The Key | ||||
| B-side | "Given More Time"[1] | |||
| Released | May 25, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 4:38 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vince Gill, Troy Seals | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
| Vince Gill singles chronology | ||||
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"If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in May 1998 as the first single from the album The Key. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 1 in Canada. It also won Gill the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.[1] It was written by Gill and Troy Seals.
Critical reception
[edit]Chuck Taylor, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that "there's a classy vintage sound to this soft ballad." He goes on to say that the "delicate piano and whispery percussion underscore Gill's silky vocal performance."[2]
Music video
[edit]The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in early 1998.
Chart performance
[edit]"If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" debuted at number 61 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 30, 1998.
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 60 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 5 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 20 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 43 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 159–160. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ Billboard, May 30, 1998
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7946." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. September 14, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1998". RPM. December 14, 1998. Archived from the original on March 15, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
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