Gill was born in Norman, Oklahoma, the home of the University of Oklahoma Sooners and learned to play several instruments, including banjo and guitar before he started high school at Oklahoma City's Northwest Classen High School. After he graduated, he played in a number of bluegrass bands. He debuted on the national scene with the country-rock band Pure Prairie League in 1979, appearing on that band's album Can't Hold Back. Gill is the lead singer on their hit song, "Let Me Love You Tonight" (1980), which he was still performing in concert years later - thus, he said, confusing many fans who knew him only from his subsequent solo work. Gill appeared on two subsequent albums along with his then-wife Janis Oliver.
Departing Pure Prairie League in 1981, Gill joined Rodney Crowell’s backing band The Notorious Cherry Bombs, where he met and worked with Tony Brown and Emory Gordy Jr., both of whom would later produce many of his future solo albums.
Signing as a solo artist with RCA Records in 1983, he first charted while on that label. In 1989 he switched to MCA Records where he recorded his breakthrough hit "When I Call Your Name." His 1998 album The Key received great critical acclaim. His other albums include Next Big Thing (2003) and Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye (2000). The Guitar Slinger Songfacts says that Gill released his twelfth studio album, Guitar Slinger, on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville. It was his manager, Larry Fitzgerald, who came up with the title, as he felt there was something different the way Gill was playing the guitar on the record.
Gill hosted the CMA Awards every year from 1992 to 2003. In 2004 he received a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. In 1997, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He married country singer Janis Oliver (of Sweethearts of the Rodeo fame) in 1980. The couple have one daughter, Jennifer Jerene Gill, born 5 May 1982. Vince and Janis separated in the mid-1990s and eventually divorced in June 1998. Vince later began dating and eventually married Christian/pop singer Amy Grant in March of 2000. They have one daughter, Corrina Grant Gill born 12 March 2001.
Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler was a fan of Gill's, and had asked Gill to join the band full time. Gill turned down the invitation but did sing backup on one song ("The Bug") from Dire Straits' album On Every Street.
Gill has also sung duets with numerous artists, including Dolly Parton ("I Will Always Love You"), Reba McEntire ("Oklahoma Swing," "The Heart Won't Lie," "It Just Has to Be That Way"), Amy Grant ("House of Love"), and Barbra Streisand ("If You Ever Leave Me"); his other credits as a backup vocalist have included "Girls With Guitars" by Wynonna Judd (written by Mary-Chapin Carpenter, who, coincidentally, had a country hit with her cover of "The Bug") and "Nothing Left Behind Us" by Richard Marx.
A Little More Love
Vince Gill Lyrics
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We both did each other wrong
Don't think it's too late baby
Don't think that all hope is gone
[Chorus]
We need a little more love
To get us through the night
And we'll be all right
It'd be easy to say it doesn't matter
To walk away and wish you the best
But I know we'd feel a whole lot better
If we tried a little tenderness
Let's put our differences aside
We can make it baby you and I
Let's give it just one more try
We can't let this thing die
Vince Gill's "A Little More Love" tells the story of a couple who have both made mistakes and hurt each other, but there's still a glimmer of hope left in their relationship. The song is about not giving up on love and making one more effort to save their relationship by showing a little more love and tenderness.
In the first verse, Gill acknowledges that they both went a little crazy and did wrong to each other, but he believes it's not too late to fix things. In the chorus, he says they need a little more love to get them through the night and make things right. He acknowledges that it would be easy to walk away, but that they'd feel better if they tried to work things out.
In the second verse, Gill suggests putting their differences aside and making one more effort to save their relationship. He believes they can make it if they show a little tenderness and give it just one more try. He ends the song with the idea that they can't let their relationship die and need to give it another chance.
Overall, "A Little More Love" is a heartfelt plea for a second chance at love. It's a relatable song for anyone who has been in a relationship that's gone astray but still believes in the power of love to heal and bring people back together.
Line by Line Meaning
We both went a little crazy
Both of us acted irrationally
We both did each other wrong
We made mistakes that hurt each other
Don't think it's too late baby
It's not too late to fix things, my love
Don't think that all hope is gone
We can still make things right if we try
We need a little more love
The solution to our problems is love
To get us through the night
Love will help us endure the difficult times
Just a little more love
We don't need a lot, just a little more love
And we'll be all right
Love will fix everything and we'll be okay
It'd be easy to say it doesn't matter
It's tempting to give up and say it's not important
To walk away and wish you the best
It's easy to leave and hope things turn out well for you
But I know we'd feel a whole lot better
We would be much happier
If we tried a little tenderness
If we showed each other some gentleness and care
Let's put our differences aside
We need to forget our disagreements
We can make it baby you and I
You and I can fix this together
Let's give it just one more try
Let's make one last effort to make things work
We can't let this thing die
We can't give up on our relationship
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Vincent Grant Gill
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We both went a little crazy
We both did each other wrong
Don't think it's too late baby
Don't think that all hope is gone
We need a little more love
To get us through the night
Just a little more love
And we'll be all right
It'd be easy to say it doesn't matter
To walk away and wish you the best
But I know we'd feel a whole lot better
If we tried a little tenderness
Let's put our differences aside
We can make it baby you and I
Let's give it just one more try
We can't let this thing die
@shawnduncan5779
This song still sounds as good as it did when I first heard it back in 1997. It never lost its touch. Vince Gill is really great
@timothysanders7708
Vince what a talent great job.
@shawnduncan5779
I still can't believe that it's been 25 years since this song first came out. It is really great
@jerrydmassingill4144
I love this song
@shawnduncan5779
This song is really great. It's so full of life and energy. It reminds a little of keep on rockin me baby by the Steve Miller band
@DaveWollenberg
Almost forgot this 1! Vince hit #2 in Billboard, 6-21-97. God bless! Thanx for postin' it!
@rubysal2000
wow haven't heard this song in years! love Vince Gill!
@shawnduncan5779
This song came out around 1997
@draghitatismanaru837
Great song, great singer
@mariasanchez-jt7bo
I’m new to country music and heard this song on Prime country radio , now I can’t stop listening to it. Also tryin’ to get over you.
He’s amazing! Where was I ?...love your voice Vince!