Guitar Slinger is the twelfth studio album by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released on October 25, 2011 via MCA Nashville. A deluxe edition was also released with three bonus tracks. Lead-off single "Threaten Me with Heaven" received a nomination on the 54th Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and also a nomination for Song of the Year on the 47th Academy of Country Music Awards. Track listing Personnel Credits from European version: Vince Gill – lead vocals, electric guitar (1-8, 10, 11, 12, 14), acoustic guitar (2, 3, 4, 6-15), backing vocals (6, 8, 10), banjo (11), mandolin (11) John Hobbs – acoustic piano (1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14), keyboards (2), Hammond B3 organ (3-6, 8, 9, 13, 14), accordion (11) Pete Wasner – synthesizers, Hammond B3 organ (1, 7), Wurlitzer electric piano (3, 5, 8) acoustic piano (4, 9, 11), Rhodes (4), Wurlitzer organ (10) Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (1, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13), electric guitar (4, 14) Tom Bukovac – electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10) Al Anderson – electric guitar (2) Tom Britt – electric guitar (3, 9, 15) Will Owsley – electric guitar (4, 7) Andy Riess – electric guitar (15) Paul Franklin – steel guitar (1, 2, 10, 12-15), dobro (5) Russ Pahl – steel guitar (9) Glenn Worf – bass guitar (1, 5, 10) Michael Rhodes – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11-14) David Hungate – bass guitar (8, 9) Dennis Crouch – upright bass (15) Chad Cromwell – drums (1, 3-8, 10, 11) Eddie Bayers – drums (2, 12, 13, 14) Rick Vanaugh – drums (15) Eric Darken – percussion Larry Franklin – fiddle (12, 13) Aubrey Haynie – fiddle (15) Kenny Sears – fiddle (15) Joe Spivey – fiddle (15) Bekka Bramlett – backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 15) Jenny Gill – backing vocals (1-7, 9, 10) Chris Stapleton – backing vocals (2, 3, 4) Billy Thomas – backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 5, 15), drums (9) Amy Grant – backing vocals (4, 8), lead vocals (8) Kim Keyes – backing vocals (4) Gene Miller – backing vocals (4, 7) Dawn Sears – backing vocals (5, 13) Jeff White – backing vocals (5, 9, 11, 15) Ashley Monroe – backing vocals (6) Sarah Chapman – backing vocals (8) Andrea Zonn – backing vocals (9, 11), fiddle (11)