Vince Gill And Alison Krauss Sing âWhenever You Come Around”

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Alison Krauss and Vince Gill deliver stirring performance of “Whenever You Come Around.”
Alison Krauss and Vince Gillâs voices blend perfectly. While this is not the only duet these two have done, this one might be our favorite. Vince Gill is shown playing a flawless intro on his guitar before Alison briefly takes the spotlight to sing the first verse of Gillâs original love ballad. Vince then joins her on the chorus to add beautiful harmony to complete the sound.
Vince Gill shares some backstory on how the song originated.
Vince Gill originally released âWhenever You Come Aroundâ back in 1994. The song was written for a special lady, Amy Grant, who eventually became Vinceâs wife. Gill revealed the inspiration behind the song when he emceed and performed at the Novo Theater in LA for the ninth annual âAll for the Hallâ benefit concert.
âWhen I met [Amy] years ago, I was just completely taken with her smile. We were doing a TV show together, and she walked in and smiled at me. I havenât been the same since,â Vince recalled.
Vince wanted to write the song, but wanted some help so he reached out to his writing buddy, Pete Wasner. They got together and wrote what Vince describes as the most beautiful thing heâd ever seen in his whole life. Before they penned the lyrics, Gill says he told his friend, âI want to write a song about Amy Grantâs smile.â Pete reacted with, âDo you even know her?â
Although the two were barely just acquaintances at the time, the song became a hit and climbed all the way to the No. 2 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Vince later shared that he did some songwriting with Amy right after he finished writing âWhenever You Come Around.â
âShe asked me to play her something that I was working on for my new record. So. I played her this song that I had written about her, and didnât tell her,â the singer shared.âShe listened to it and said, âOh thatâs nice. Thatâs really beautiful.â Years and years and years later she said, âI remembered listening to that song for the first time and all I could think of was, âWho is the lucky girl that that song was written for?ââ
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This song has been covered by numerous well-known artists such as Chris Stapleton and Willie Nelson, but it is hard to beat this Alison Krauss and Vince Gill duo. Watch the performance in the video below.