# Never Knew Lonely guitar solo > The guitar solo on Never Knew Lonely by Vince Gill (1989) starts at about 2:20. From the album When I Call Your Name. A country classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Vince Gill, 1989, from *When I Call Your Name*. Solo by *Vince Gill*. A lyrical, singing lead that highlights Gill's melodic taste on slow songs. Never Knew Lonely by Vince Gill is #8 in our ranking of the best Vince Gill guitar solos. The solo is played by Vince Gill and the song was released in 1989. ## In our lists - [The Best Vince Gill Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/vince-gill-guitar-solos/) — #8 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Never Knew Lonely? Vince Gill played the solo on Vince Gill's Never Knew Lonely (1989). --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)