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==Release history==
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:44, 22 July 2023

This article is about the country album. For other uses, see White Shoes (disambiguation).
White Shoes
Studio album by
Emmylou Harris
ReleasedOctober 1983
GenreCountry
Length34:47
LabelWarner Bros.[1]
ProducerBrian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Last Date
(1982) 		White Shoes
(1983) 		The Ballad of Sally Rose
(1985)
Singles from White Shoes
  1. "In My Dreams"
    Released: March 24, 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

White Shoes is a studio album by Emmylou Harris, released in 1983.[5][6] The album includes a rockish version of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", a country remake of the Donna Summer hit "On the Radio", and a version of Sandy Denny's "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz". Both "In My Dreams" and "Pledging My Love" hit the #9 position on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1984.

Production

White Shoes was produced by Brian Ahern, and was the final album that Harris would record with him.[3]

Critical reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that "there's a hoarse, quavery quality in Harris' voice that's a welcome relief from the crisp, crystalline warbling that's long been her trademark."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Drivin' Wheel"T-Bone Burnett, Billy Swan3:10
2."Pledging My Love"Don Robey, Fats Washington3:00
3."In My Dreams"Paul Kennerley3:15
4."White Shoes"Jack Tempchin3:30
5."On the Radio"Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer5:11
6."It's Only Rock 'n' Roll"Rodney Crowell2:55
7."Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"Leo Robin, Jule Styne3:39
8."Good News"Shirley Eikhard3:52
9."Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down"Crowell3:04
10."Like an Old Fashioned Waltz"Sandy Denny3:11

Personnel

  • Emmylou Harris – vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Ahern – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, 6-string bass, percussion, tambourine
  • Barbara Bennett – backing vocals
  • Mike Bowden – bass
  • Bonnie Bramlett – backing vocals
  • Tony Brown – piano, electric piano
  • T Bone Burnett – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, backing vocals
  • Rodney Crowell – acoustic guitar
  • Hank DeVito – steel guitar
  • Shirley Eikhard – backing vocals
  • Steve Fishell – steel guitar, Melobar
  • Wayne Goodwin – baritone saxophone
  • Glen D. Hardin – electric piano, string arrangements
  • Don Heffington – drums
  • Jim Horn – recorders
  • Don Johnson – piano, electric piano, backing vocals
  • Keith Knudsen – drums
  • John McFee – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Bill Payne – piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizer
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica
  • Frank Reckard – electric guitar
  • Barry Tashian – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
  • John Ware – drums

Technical personnel

  • Brian Ahern – producer, engineer
  • Donivan Cowart – engineer
  • Stuart Taylor – engineer
  • Alan Vachon – engineer

Charts

Release history

Release history and formats for White Shoes
Region Date Format Label Ref.
North America October 1983
  • LP
  • cassette
 Warner Bros. Records [11]

References

  1. ^ a b MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 350.
  2. ^ Ankeny, Jason. White Shoes at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. pp. 149–150.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 307–308.
  5. ^ "Emmylou Harris | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides. May 3, 2003 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Rea, Steven X. (13 Nov 1983). "EMMYLOU HARRIS' LATEST". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H5.
  8. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  9. ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  11. ^ Harris, Emmylou (October 1982). "White Shoes (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. 1-23961 (LP); W4-23961 (Cassette).



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