Down to My Last Bad Habit

Down to My Last Bad Habit is the fourteenth studio album by American country music singer Vince Gill. The album was released on February 12, 2016, by MCA Nashville.[1][2]

Down to My Last Bad Habit
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2016
Recorded2015
GenreCountry
Length45:57
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerVince Gill, Justin Niebank
Vince Gill chronology
Bakersfield
(2013)
Down to My Last Bad Habit
(2016)
Okie
(2019)
Singles from Down to My Last Bad Habit
  1. "Take Me Down"
    Released: February 1, 2016
  2. "Me and My Girl"
    Released: August 8, 2016

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
American Songwriter     [5]
Rolling Stone     [6]

Down to My Last Bad Habit received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80 based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Commercial performance edit

The album debuted at No. 4 on the Top Country Albums chart, with 17,000 copies sold in its first week. It is his 15th top 10 entry on the chart.[7] It sold a further 7,500 copies in its second week.[8] The album has sold 81,600 copies in the US as of March 2017.[9]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Reasons for the Tears I Cry"Vince Gill3:55
2."Down to My Last Bad Habit"Gill, Al Anderson4:40
3."Me and My Girl"Gill3:19
4."Like My Daddy Did"Gill3:10
5."Make You Feel Real Good"Gill4:13
6."I Can't Do This"Gill, Catt Gravitt, Brennin Hunt3:28
7."My Favorite Movie"Gill, Ashley Monroe3:56
8."One More Mistake I Made" (featuring Chris Botti)Gill, Adriana Rozario3:23
9."Take Me Down" (featuring Little Big Town)Gill, Jillian Jacqueline, Richard Marx5:02
10."I'll Be Waiting for You" (featuring Cam)Gill, Leslie Satcher3:26
11."When It's Love"Gill, Marx3:47
12."Sad One Comin' On (A Song for George Jones)"Gill3:51
Total length:45:57

Personnel edit

  • Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar
  • Chris Botti - trumpet
  • Bekka Bramlett - backing vocals
  • Tom Bukovac - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Eric Darken - percussion
  • Fred Eltringham - drums, percussion
  • Karen Fairchild - backing vocals
  • Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar
  • Corrina Gill - backing vocals
  • Vince Gill - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
  • Tony Harrell - accordion, Hammond B3, piano, Wurlitzer
  • Ellie Holcomb - backing vocals
  • Dann Huff - electric guitar
  • Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson - harmonica
  • Steve Jordan - drums, percussion
  • Charlie Judge - Hammond B3, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Kim Keyes - backing vocals
  • Alison Krauss - backing vocals
  • Dean Parks - electric guitar
  • Michael Rhodes - bass
  • Kimberly Schlapman - backing vocals
  • Phillip Sweet - backing vocals
  • Jenny Van Valkenburg - backing vocals
  • Pete Wasner - Wurlitzer
  • Willie Weeks - bass
  • Jimi Westbrook - backing vocals
  • Charlie Worsham - backing vocals
  • Reese Wynans - Hammond B3

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Down to My Last Bad Habit by Vince Gill on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  2. ^ Moss, Marissa R. (2015-11-19). "Vince Gill Readies New Album 'Down to My Last Bad Habit'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for Down to My Last Bad Habit by Vince Gill". Metacritic. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  4. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2016-02-12). "Down to My Last Bad Habit - Vince Gill | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  5. ^ Horowitz, Hal (2016-02-12). "Vince Gill: Down to My Last Bad Habit". Americansongwriter.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  6. ^ Hermes, Will (2016-02-10). "Vince Gill's New Album: Down to My Last Bad Habit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  7. ^ Jim Asker (February 23, 2016). "Joey + Rory's Bittersweet 'Hymns' Debuts at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  8. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 12, 2016). "Country Album Sales Chart: March 1, 2016". Roughstock.
  9. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 13, 2017". Roughstock.
  10. ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2016". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.