Building Bridges (song) - Misplaced Pages

"Building Bridges" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Larry Willoughby, co-written with Hank DeVito. Willoughby's version peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1984.

Chart performance

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	55

Nicolette Larson version

"Building Bridges"

Single by Nicolette Larson

from the album ...Say When

Released

1985

Genre

Country

Length

3:48

Label

MCA

Songwriter(s)

Hank DeVito, Larry Willoughby

Producer(s)

Tony Brown, Emory Gordy, Jr.

Nicolette Larson singles chronology

"When You Get a Little Lonely"
(1985)

"Building Bridges"
(1985)

"Let Me Be the First"
(1986)

A year later, Nicolette Larson - the ex-wife of Hank DeVito - recorded the song on her album ...Say When. Her version went to #72 on the same chart.

Chart performance

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	72

Brooks & Dunn/Sheryl Crow/Vince Gill version

"Building Bridges"

Single by Brooks & Dunn featuring Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill

from the album Hillbilly Deluxe

Released

June 5, 2006

Genre

Country

Length

4:23 (album version)

Label

Arista Nashville

Songwriter(s)

Hank DeVito
Larry Willoughby

Producer(s)

Kix Brooks
Tony Brown
Ronnie Dunn

Brooks & Dunn singles chronology

"Believe"
(2005)

"Building Bridges"
(2006)

"Hillbilly Deluxe"
(2006)

Sheryl Crow singles chronology

"Always on Your Side"
(2006)

"Building Bridges"
(2006)

"Real Gone"
(2006)

Vince Gill singles chronology

"The Reason Why"
(2006)

"Building Bridges"
(2006)

"What You Give Away"
(2007)

Music video

"Building Bridges ((Guest Vocals by Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill) Single Edit)" on YouTube

"Building Bridges" was covered by country music duo Brooks & Dunn and released as the third single released from their 2005 album Hillbilly Deluxe. It features Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill on background vocals. The song peaked at number four on the country music charts and was nominated for the Country Music Association Award for Musical Event of the Year.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of Billboard described the single favorably, saying that Dunn's "lead vocal is as compelling as always." She also thought that Gill's and Crow's voices made the song "distinctive".

Music video

The music video takes place in the desert with the band and the duo singing in front of big screens at dusk. The music video was directed by Shaun Silva.

Chart performance

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Canada Country (Billboard)	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)	4
US Billboard Hot 100	66

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)	29

Other versions

The song was sung by Steve Sanders as a member of The Mighty Oaks Band (the stage band for The Oak Ridge Boys) as a band feature from 1982-1986. The Mighty Oaks Band also recorded the song, but the recording was never commercially released. Their rendition can be heard on various live concert radio broadcasts from that time period.

References

"Crow, Gill to Harmonize With Brooks & Dunn". CMT. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
"Larry Willoughby Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Say When chart positions". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
"Nicolette Larson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Brooks & Dunn Are "Building Bridges" with Sheryl Crow & Vince Gill for Next CD - AngryCountry.com". magazine.angrycountry.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2005-09-03. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
"Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
"Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Brooks & Dunn Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Best of 2006: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2006. Retrieved 2012-07-10.

v t e Nicolette Larson
Studio albums	Nicolette (1978) In the Nick of Time (1979) Radioland (1981) All Dressed Up and No Place to Go (1982) ...Say When (1985) Rose of My Heart (1986) Shadows of Love (1988)
Singles	"Lotta Love" "I Only Want to Be with You" "Building Bridges" "That's How You Know When Love's Right"

Brooks & Dunn

Kix Brooks
Ronnie Dunn

Studio albums

Compilations

Singles

1990s

"Brand New Man"
"My Next Broken Heart"
"Neon Moon"
"Boot Scootin' Boogie"
"Lost and Found"
"Hard Workin' Man"
"We'll Burn That Bridge"
"She Used to Be Mine"
"Rock My World (Little Country Girl)"
"That Ain't No Way to Go"
"She's Not the Cheatin' Kind"
"I'll Never Forgive My Heart"
"Little Miss Honky Tonk"
"You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"
"Whiskey Under the Bridge"
"My Maria"
"I Am That Man"
"Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing"
"A Man This Lonely"
"Why Would I Say Goodbye"
"Honky Tonk Truth"
"He's Got You"
"If You See Him/If You See Her" (with Reba McEntire)
"How Long Gone"
"Husbands and Wives"
"I Can't Get Over You"
"Missing You"
"Beer Thirty"

2000s

"You'll Always Be Loved by Me"
"Ain't Nothing 'bout You"
"Only in America"
"The Long Goodbye"
"My Heart Is Lost to You"
"Every River"
"Red Dirt Road"
"You Can't Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl"
"That's What She Gets for Loving Me"
"That's What It's All About"
"It's Getting Better All the Time"
"Play Something Country"
"Believe"
"Building Bridges" (with Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill)
"Hillbilly Deluxe"
"Proud of the House We Built"
"God Must Be Busy"
"Put a Girl in It"
"Cowgirls Don't Cry" (with Reba McEntire)
"Indian Summer"
"Honky Tonk Stomp" (with Billy Gibbons)

Other songs

v t e Sheryl Crow
Studio albums	Tuesday Night Music Club Sheryl Crow The Globe Sessions C'mon, C'mon Wildflower Detours Home for Christmas 100 Miles from Memphis Feels like Home Be Myself Threads Evolution
Compilation albums	The Very Best of Sheryl Crow Hits & Rarities Icon Sheryl: Music from the Feature Documentary
Live albums	Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park
Singles	"Run Baby Run" "What I Can Do for You" "Leaving Las Vegas" "All I Wanna Do" "Strong Enough" "Can't Cry Anymore" "If It Makes You Happy" "Everyday Is a Winding Road" "Hard to Make a Stand" "A Change Would Do You Good" "Home" "Tomorrow Never Dies" "My Favorite Mistake" "There Goes the Neighborhood" "Anything but Down" "Sweet Child o' Mine" "Soak Up the Sun" "Steve McQueen" "The First Cut Is the Deepest" "Light in Your Eyes" "Good Is Good" "Always on Your Side" "Real Gone" "Not Fade Away" "Shine over Babylon" "Love Is Free" "Now That You're Gone" "Summer Day" "Sign Your Name" "Easy" "Callin' Me When I'm Lonely" "Shotgun"
Guest singles	"Sorcerer" "American Girls" "Picture" "Building Bridges" "Just Stand Up!" "Coal Miner's Daughter"
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Charles A. Crow
Category

v t e Vince Gill
Studio albums	The Things That Matter The Way Back Home When I Call Your Name Pocket Full of Gold I Still Believe in You When Love Finds You High Lonesome Sound The Key Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye Next Big Thing These Days Guitar Slinger Bakersfield Down to My Last Bad Habit Okie
Compilation albums	Souvenirs Icon
Christmas albums	Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection
Extended plays	Turn Me Loose
Notable singles	"If It Weren't for Him" "Oklahoma Borderline" "Cinderella" "Let's Do Something" "Everybody's Sweetheart" "Never Alone" "Oklahoma Swing" "When I Call Your Name" "Never Knew Lonely" "Pocket Full of Gold" "Liza Jane" "Look at Us" "Take Your Memory with You" "I Still Believe in You" "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" "No Future in the Past" "One More Last Chance" "Tryin' to Get Over You" "Whenever You Come Around" "What the Cowgirls Do" "When Love Finds You" "Which Bridge to Cross (Which Bridge to Burn)" "You Better Think Twice" "Go Rest High on That Mountain" "High Lonesome Sound" "Worlds Apart" "Pretty Little Adriana" "A Little More Love" "You and You Alone" "If You Ever Have Forever in Mind" "Don't Come Cryin' to Me" "My Kind of Woman/My Kind of Man" "Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye" "Feels Like Love" "Next Big Thing"
Guest singles	"The Heart Won't Lie" "House of Love" "I Will Always Love You" "It's Not Over" "If You Ever Leave Me" "Building Bridges" "Don't Rush" "I Just Can't Help Believing" "Sober Saturday Night" "Dear Hate" "Heaven by Then"
Other songs	"Here We Are" "I Can't Tell You Why"
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Here Today Eagles Pure Prairie League The Time Jumpers The Notorious Cherry Bombs The Notorious Cherry Bombs

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