You Better Think Twice
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| "You Better Think Twice" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Vince Gill | ||||
| from the album When Love Finds You | ||||
| B-side | "A Real Lady's Man" | |||
| Released | May 8, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vince Gill, Reed Nielsen | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
| Vince Gill singles chronology | ||||
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"You Better Think Twice" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in May 1995 as the fifth single from the album When Love Finds You. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, behind Shania Twain's "Any Man of Mine".[1] It was written by Gill and Reed Nielsen.
Critical reception[edit]
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that Gill continues to "pump out solid, if somewhat predictable, material like this guitar fueled country-rocker."[2]
Personnel[edit]
Compiled from the liner notes.[3]
- Barry Beckett – piano additions
- Vince Gill – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, electric guitar solo
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano
- Jonell Mosser – backing vocals
- Steve Nathan – Hammond B-3 organ, synthesizer
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
- Steuart Smith – electric guitar
- Billy Thomas – backing vocals
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Pete Wasner – keyboards
Chart performance[edit]
"You Better Think Twice" debuted at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of May 13, 1995.
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 2 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[6] | 17 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] | 8 |
References[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 136.
- ^ Billboard, October 6, 2001
- ^ When Love Finds You (CD). Vince Gill. MCA Records. 1994. MCD 11078.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8495." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 7, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995". RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
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