who wrote go rest high on that mountain
Vince Gill
title: Go Rest High on That Mountain text: Go Rest High on That Mountain "Go Rest High on That Mountain" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in August 1995 as the sixth single from his album "When Love Finds You". It is a eulogic ballad. Gill began writing the song following the death of country music superstar Keith Whitley, who died in 1989. Gill did not finish the song until a few years later following the death of his older brother Bob of a heart attack in 1993. Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless both sang background vocals on title: Go Rest High on That Mountain text: spiritual lyric and Gill's consistently impeccable vocal delivery." The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in mid-1995. "Go Rest High on That Mountain" debuted at number 70 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of September 2, 1995. The song has sold 777,000 digital copies as of December 2017 after it became available for download in the U.S. Go Rest High on That Mountain "Go Rest High on That Mountain" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in August 1995 as the title: Go Rest High on That Mountain text: the record. The song won the CMA's Song of the Year award in 1996 and a BMI Most-Performed Song award in 1997. It also received two Grammy Awards for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song in the 38th Grammy Awards. The single reached No. 14 on the Country Singles chart in 1995. It has sold 648,000 digital copies in the US since becoming available for download. On May 2, 2013, Gill performed the song with Loveless at the funeral of fellow country artist George Jones. At one point during the performance, Gill became too emotional to sing title: Patty Loveless text: Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. In 1995 Lovelesss sang background vocals on the Vince Gill recording Go Rest High On That Mountain. The song won the CMA's Song of the Year award in 1996 and a BMI Most-Performed Song award in 1997. It also received two Grammy Awards for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song in the 38th Grammy Awards. The single reached No. 14 on the Country Singles chart in 1995. It has sold 648,000 digital copies in the US since becoming available for download. On May 2, 2013, Loveless performed the title: Go Rest High on That Mountain text: some of the words, but was able to complete the song by focusing primarily on his guitar playing. In a speech just prior to Gill's and Loveless' performance, Gill underlined their duet by stating that he always was aware of a "special anointing" in his duets with Loveless, and compared them particularly to Jones' duets with singer Melba Montgomery during the 1960s. Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song favorably calling the song "beautiful, majestic, and easily one of the best singles of Gill's already distinguished career." She goes on to say that the composition "boasts a touching