White Shoes

This article is about the 1983 album. For the Indonesian band, see White Shoes & The Couples Company.

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White Shoes is a 1983 Emmylou Harris album, composed of an eclectic collection of material. 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" were all included. Both "In My Dreams" and "Pledging My Love" hit the #9 position on the Billboard Magazine country music singles chart in 1984.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Drivin' Wheel"	T-Bone Burnett, Billy Swan	3:10
2.	"Pledging My Love"	Don Robey, Fats Washington	3:00
3.	"In My Dreams"	Paul Kennerley	3:15
4.	"White Shoes"	Jack Tempchin	3:30
5.	"On the Radio"	Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer	5:11
6.	"It's Only Rock 'n' Roll"	Rodney Crowell	2:55
7.	"Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"	Leo Robin, Jule Styne	3:39
8.	"Good News"	Shirley Eikhard	3:52
9.	"Baby, Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down"	Rodney Crowell	3:04
10.	"Like an Old Fashioned Waltz"	Sandy Denny	3:11

Personnel

• 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
• Emmylou Harris - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
• 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

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	22
U.S. Billboard 200	116

References

Emmylou Harris White Shoes liner notes