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✓ October 27, 2006 4:22 AM
Fanning the fire ! How to Compete in the Music Business!
Number of Discs: 4
After many years of collecting music, I listened with great interest when Don Imus MSNBC discussed this 4-cd set by Vince Gill and other great artists ! I looked it up on Amazon and found it is priced at $23.00 ! The list of talent that has joined him is a who’s who’‘ of artist’s that promote good taste in Music !

Product Description
In an unmatched outpouring of virtuosity and energy, Vince Gill has created a 4-CD set of 43 new and original songs that MCA Records will release Oct. 17 under the title These Days. The collection is an artistic tour de force that displays Gill’s mastery of lyrics and musical styles, ranging from traditional country and bluegrass to jazz and rock.

“I started looking at all these songs I had,” the amiable superstar explains, “and going, ‘Shoot, I want to record that song, and I want to record that song.’ I just kept checking with the other musicians to see if they were available. I had no deadlines, no rules or anything like that. So I just kept trying songs.”

To accompany him on this ambitious undertaking, Gill turned both to artists he knew and had worked with before and to those whose music he admired at a distance. “I never try to fill up my records with famous people,” Gill says. “I try to fill them up with the most talented people I can find on the face of the earth.” By the time the project was completed, that group included Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Diana Krall, Rodney Crowell, Phil Everly, the Del McCoury Band, Emmylou Harris, John Anderson, Lee Ann Womack, Jenny Gill, Amy Grant, LeAnn Rimes, Gretchen Wilson, Guy Clark, Trisha Yearwood, Bekka Bramlett, Michael McDonald, steel-guitar master Buddy Emmons and many other musical standouts.

Initially, Gill planned to pare down the songs he’d recorded to a single album. Then, in one of the studios he used, he spotted some Beatles memorabilia and recalled that the Fab Four had routinely released multiple albums within the same year.

Gill took the idea to Luke Lewis, Universal Music Group Nashville Co-Chairman, who totally supported his notion of multiple releases. In fact, Lewis came up with an even more radical strategy: he told Vince to go and record more songs that explore his passion for acoustic sounds and release a 4-CD set. And that’s exactly what happened.

Gill co-produced These Days with famed keyboardist John Hobbs and sound engineering whiz Justin Niebank.
Reviewer: C. Gehret “bestamaw” (TX) - See all my reviews
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A true treasure! The first single, “The Reason Why” from Vince Gill’s new 4-CD boxed set is a taste of what is to follow for future singles of his work. Absolutely great!! There’s only one word to describe Vince’s 4-CD collection - “UNBELIEVABLE”. After the many years of Number One recordings, numerous awards year after year, and the joy Vince’s music has brought, it’s hard to believe he had enough talent in him to write 43 NEW songs to release in a set! WOW - the lyrics and music and talent all in one place from one artist - not just ANY artist - but the best artist - Vince Gill is such a treat for anyone! This is a must have for everyone! In the set, there’s something for all music lovers!
Vince Gill These Days