"Never Knew Lonely" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in September 1990 as the fourth single from the album When I Call Your Name. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

"Never Knew Lonely"
Single by Vince Gill
from the album When I Call Your Name
B-side"Riding the Rodeo"
ReleasedSeptember 1990
Recorded1989
GenreCountry
Length4:03
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Vince Gill
Producer(s)Tony Brown
Vince Gill singles chronology
"When I Call Your Name"
(1990)
"Never Knew Lonely"
(1990)
"Pocket Full of Gold"
(1991)

Music video edit

The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in late 1990.

Chart performance edit

Chart (1990–1991) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 3

Year-end charts edit

Chart (1991) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 64

References edit

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006. Second edition. Record Research. p. 135.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1415." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 19, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. ^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.