Whenever You Come Around

"Whenever You Come Around" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in April 1994 as the first single from the album When Love Finds You. The song reached number 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.^[1] It was written by Gill and Pete Wasner. The song was covered by Willie Nelson in 2014 for his Band of Brothers album.

"Whenever You Come Around"
Single by Vince Gill
from the album When Love Finds You
B-side	"South Side of Dixie"
Released	April 11, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	Country
Length	4:19
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Vince Gill, Pete Wasner
Producer(s)	Tony Brown
Vince Gill singles chronology
"Tryin' to Get Over You" (1994) "Whenever You Come Around" (1994) "What the Cowgirls Do" (1994)

Cover versions

Country music singer Chris Stapleton covered the song from the television special CMT Giants: Vince Gill.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that the song is "beautifully written and impeccably performed."^[2]

Commercial performance

"Whenever You Come Around" debuted at number 60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of April 16, 1994. The song has sold 207,000 digital copies as of March 2019 since it became available for download.^[3]

Personnel

Complied from the liner notes.^[4]

• Vince Gill – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, electric guitar solo
• John Barlow Jarvis – synthesizer pads
• Tom Roady – percussion
• Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
• Steuart Smith – electric guitar
• Carlos Vega – drums
• Pete Wasner – keyboards
• Willie Weeks – bass guitar
• Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	72
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8]	42
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9]	12