Vince Gill

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These Days Vince Gill is Branching Out

When Vince Gill stepped into the recording studio two summers ago, his intention was to put out a standard country album.

It would be something similar to the 20-plus albums he has released since 1982, with a dozen or so carefully crafted country tunes. But instead of stopping at 12, he just kept playing. And instead of sticking to country, he went all over the musical map.

A year later, the now-50-year-old superstar emerged from the studio with his latest release "These Days," a four-disc, 43-song, genre-crossing project. Released in October, the album is split into four parts: "Some Things Never Get Old -- The Country & Western Record," "Little Brother -- The Acoustic Record," "The Reason Why -- The Groovin' Record" and "Workin' on a Big Chill -- The Rockin' Record."

The album includes guest appearances from Gill's wife, Amy Grant, as well as fellow musicians Sheryl Crow, Diana Krall, Bonnie Raitt, Gretchen Wilson, Lee Ann Womack, Trisha Yearwood and Emmylou Harris, among others. The ambitious endeavor has earned rave reviews from the New York Times, People, USA Today, NPR's "Day to Day" and more.

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