Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye

Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye is the ninth studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 2000 on MCA Nashville. It features the singles "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye," "Feels Like Love" and "Shoot Straight from Your Heart."

Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2000
GenreCountry
Length46:11
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerTony Brown
Vince Gill chronology
Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection
(1998)
Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
(2000)
Tis the Season
(2000)
Singles from Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye
  1. "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye"
    Released: January 29, 2000
  2. "Feels Like Love"
    Released: May 15, 2000
  3. "Shoot Straight from Your Heart"
    Released: January 20, 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com(favorable) link
AllMusic link
Chicago Tribune(mixed) link
Entertainment WeeklyC+ link
Hartford Courant(positive) link
Los Angeles Times link
People(positive) link
Q link
USA Today link

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One"Vince Gill3:47
2."Feels Like Love"Gill4:15
3."Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye"Gill4:04
4."For the Last Time"Steve Diamond, Gill3:52
5."When I Look into Your Heart" (duet with Amy Grant)Gill, Amy Grant3:07
6."Shoot Straight from Your Heart"Gill3:52
7."The Luckiest Guy in the World"Gill, Michael Omartian3:34
8."Little Things"Gill, Leslie Satcher3:44
9."Baby Please Don't Go"Gill3:36
10."Look What Love's Revealing"Gill, Grant4:37
11."That Friend of Mine"Gill, Reed Nielsen3:20
12."Hey God"Gill4:23

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Vince Gill – lead vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut-string guitar, banjo, mandolin
  • Steve Nathan – keyboards, acoustic piano
  • Michael Omartian – keyboards, acoustic piano
  • George Marinelli – electric guitar, mandolin
  • Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut-string guitar
  • Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar, gut-string guitar
  • Willie Weeks – bass guitar
  • John Hammond – drums, percussion loops
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Jim Horn – saxophones
  • Barry Green – trombone
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet
  • Andrea Zonn – fiddle, viola, backing vocals
  • Bob Bailey – backing vocals
  • Bekka Bramlett – backing vocals
  • Beth Nielson Chapman – backing vocals
  • Kim Fleming – backing vocals
  • Thom Flora – backing vocals
  • Jenny Gill – harmony vocals (11)
  • Amy Grant – lead vocals (5)
  • Vicki Hampton – backing vocals
  • The Katinas – backing vocals
  • Leslie Satcher – backing vocals
  • Billy Thomas – backing vocals
  • Jeff White – backing vocals

Production

  • Tony Brown – producer
  • Steve Marcantonio – recording (1-11), overdubbing, mixing
  • Rob Charles – recording (12)
  • Drew Bollman – additional recording (1-11)
  • Tim Waters – recording assistant (1-11)
  • Chad Brown – mix assistant
  • Denny Purcell – mastering
  • Benny Garcia – guitar technician
  • Jessie Noble – project coordinator
  • Bill Tyler – cover art concept
  • Jerry Joyner – design
  • Jim McGuire – photography
  • Carol Maxwell – groomer
  • Trish Townsend – stylist
Studios
  • Recorded at The Sound Kitchen (Franklin, TN).
  • Overdubbed at The Sound Kitchen and Emerald Sound Studios (Nashville, TN).
  • Mixed at The Sound Kitchen and Ocean Way (Nashville, TN)
  • Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, TN).

Chart performance

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 4
U.S. Billboard 200 39
Canadian RPM Country Albums 6

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "American album certifications – Vince Gill – Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye". Recording Industry Association of America.