The Things That Matter
The Things That Matter is the debut studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1985 on RCA Nashville. Its lead-off single, "True Love", reached #32 on the Billboard country charts. This song was followed by "If It Weren't for Him" at #10, and "Oklahoma Borderline" at #9. The Cash duet was also Gill's first Top Ten country hit. "With You" was the final single, peaking at #33.
Track listing
All songs written by Vince Gill except where noted.Personnel
Musicians
- Vince Gill – vocals, backing vocals, guitars
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
- John Hobbs – keyboards
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – guitars
- Richard Bennett – guitars
- JayDee Maness – steel guitar
- Emory Gordy Jr. – bass, string arrangements
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Larrie Londin – drums
- Mike Porter – percussion
- John Catchings – cello
- Edgar Meyer – double bass, arrangement assistance
- Sara Fogel – viola
- Jim Grosjean – viola
- Kris Wilkinson – viola
- Ted Madsen – violin
- Connie McCollister – violin, concertmistress
- Laura Molyneaux – violin
- Betty Small – violin
- Jennifer Kimball – backing vocals
- Janis Oliver – backing vocals
- Herb Pedersen – backing vocals
- Rosanne Cash – vocals
- Rodney Crowell – backing vocals
Production
- Emory Gordy Jr. – producer
- Jim Cotton – engineer, mixing
- Joe Scaife – engineer, mixing
- Gordon Shyrock – engineer
- George Clinton – assistant engineer
- David Ahlert – assistant engineer
- Denny Purcell – mastering at Woodland Mastering Faculty
- Bill Brunt – art direction, design
- Mark Tucker – photography
- June Miller – make-up
- Rique – image design, stylist
- Mary Martin Management – management
- Rob Santos – reissue producer
- Elliott Federman – remastering at SAJE Sound
- Jeremy Holiday – production coordinator
- Arlessa Barnes – project coordinator
- Stephanie Kika – project coordinator
- Robin Manning – project coordinator
- Brooke Nochomson – project coordinator
- Larry Parra – project coordinator
- Dana Renert – project coordinator
- Bill Stafford – project coordinator
- Steve Strauss – project coordinator
- Tom Tierney – project coordinator
- Traci Werbel – project coordinator
- John Hudson – product manager, art direction
- Mandana Eidgah – art direction
- Christine Chagnon – design
- Rich Kienzie – liner notes