"My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" is a song written by and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill, who recorded it as a duet with ex-labelmate Patty Loveless. It was released in May 1999 as the fourth single from Gill's album The Key and the second single from Loveless' compilation album Classics.[1]
| "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" | ||||
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| Single by Vince Gill and Patty Loveless | ||||
| from the album The Key and Classics | ||||
| B-side | "All Those Years" (Vince Gill) | |||
| Released | May 24, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Vince Gill | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Brown | |||
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| Patty Loveless singles chronology | ||||
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After the release of Loveless' studio album Long Stretch of Lonesome in late 1997, she collaborated with Gill in a series of recording sessions which were produced by Gill and Tony Brown. Two of the recordings were eventually released, "My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man" along with "Wine, Women And Song". Gill and Loveless debuted the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno upon its release in 1999.[2]
The song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching #27 during the week of July 31, 1999. It also reached #16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" won the Country Music Association's 1999 award for Vocal Event of the Year.[3]
Chart positions
edit| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 22 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5] | 16 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 27 |
References
edit- ^ "Patty Loveless Breaks Out The 'Classics'" (PDF). Billboard. January 30, 1999.
- ^ "Gill & Loveless Together Again". CMT. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 8364." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. August 16, 1999. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Vince Gill Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
