Go Rest High on that Mountain - Wikipedia Go Rest High on that Mountain `` Go Rest High on That Mountain '' Single by Vince Gill from the album When Love Finds You B - side `` Maybe Tonight '' Released August 28, 1995 Format CD single, cassette single Recorded Genre Country Length 5 : 15 ( Album version ) 4 : 27 ( Radio edit ) Label MCA Nashville Songwriter ( s ) Vince Gill Producer ( s ) Tony Brown Vince Gill singles chronology `` You Better Think Twice '' ( 1995 ) `` Go Rest High on That Mountain '' ( 1995 ) `` High Lonesome Sound '' ( 1996 ) `` You Better Think Twice '' ( 1995 ) `` Go Rest High on That Mountain '' ( 1995 ) `` High Lonesome Sound '' ( 1996 ) `` 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 both sang background vocals on 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 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. Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 3.1 Year - end charts 4 See also 5 Notes Critical reception 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 spiritual lyric and Gill 's consistently impeccable vocal delivery. '' Music video The music video was directed by John Lloyd Miller and premiered in mid-1995. Chart performance `` 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. Chart ( 1995 ) Peak position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 7 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) 14 Year - end charts Chart ( 1995 ) Position Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) 74 See also Vince Gill discography Notes Jump up ^ Cash, Rosanne ; Rudder, Randy ( 2006 ). Country Music Reader. Country Music Books. p. 103. ISBN 0 - 9769745 - 1 - 7. Jump up ^ Carlin, Richard ( 2003 ). Country Music : A Biographical Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. p. 150. ISBN 0 - 415 - 93802 - 3. Jump up ^ `` Past winners search ''. Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 2007 - 04 - 13. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Vince Gill > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 14. Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( December 7, 2015 ). `` Top 30 Digital Country Singles : December 7, 2015 ''. RoughStock. Jump up ^ YouTube. Grand Ole Opry. Vince Gill and Patty Loveless - `` Go Rest High On That Mountain '' at George Jones ' Funeral Opry. 2013 Possum Tracks Touring Co. Retrieved January 7, 2015. YouTube Jump up ^ Billboard, September 2, 1995 Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( December 19, 2017 ). `` Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart : December 26, 2017 ''. Roughstock. Retrieved December 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Country Tracks : Issue 2841. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Vince Gill Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1995 ''. RPM. December 18, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013. Awards and achievements Preceded by `` Independence Day '' performed by Martina McBride CMA Award for Song of the Year - `` Go Rest High on That Mountain '' by Vince Gill Succeeded by Matraca Berg & Gary Harrison -- `` Strawberry Wine '' 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 Compilation albums The Essential Vince Gill Souvenirs Icon Christmas albums Let There Be Peace on Earth Breath of Heaven : A Christmas Collection ' Tis the Season Extended plays Turn Me Loose Notable singles `` True Love '' `` If It Were n't for Him '' ( with Rosanne Cash ) `` Oklahoma Borderline '' `` Cinderella '' `` Let 's Do Something '' `` Everybody 's Sweetheart '' `` The Radio '' `` Never Alone '' `` Oklahoma Swing '' ( with Reba McEntire ) `` 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 '' `` Do n'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 '' `` Kindly Keep It Country '' `` Do n't Come Cryin ' to Me '' `` My Kind of Woman / My Kind of Man '' ( with Patty Loveless ) `` Let 's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye '' `` Feels Like Love '' `` Shoot Straight from Your Heart '' `` Next Big Thing '' `` Someday '' Guest singles `` The Heart Wo n't Lie '' ( with Reba McEntire ) `` House of Love '' ( with Amy Grant ) `` I Will Always Love You '' ( with Dolly Parton ) `` It 's Not Over '' ( with Mark Chesnutt and Alison Krauss `` No Place That Far '' ( with Sara Evans ) `` Building Bridges '' ( with Brooks & Dunn and Sheryl Crow ) `` Do n't Rush '' ( with Kelly Clarkson ) `` I Just Ca n't Help Believing '' ( with B.J. Thomas ) `` Sober Saturday Night '' ( with Chris Young ) Other songs `` Here We Are '' `` I Ca n't Tell You Why '' Related articles Discography Pure Prairie League The Notorious Cherry Bombs The Notorious Cherry Bombs Book : Vince Gill This 1990s country song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: go rest high on that mountain who wrote it
Answer: Vince Gill