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, in 1993, of a heart attack. Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless sang background vocals on the record. The song won the CMAs 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 #14 on the Country Singles chart in 1995. Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably calling the song beautiful, majestic, and easily one of the best singles of Gills already distinguished career.She goes on to say that the composition boasts a touching spiritual lyric and Gills consistently impeccable vocal delivery.
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