White Shoes is the tenth 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.
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| Released | October 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:47 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros.[1] | |||
| Producer | Brian Ahern | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
"In My Dreams" won for Emmylou Harris her third Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards. The song was written by Paul Kennerley, who would become Emmylou Harris' third husband in 1985.
Production
editWhite Shoes was produced by Brian Ahern, and would be the last album that Harris would record with him until her Grammy-nominated album All I Intended to Be in 2008.[3] They would divorce the year after this album was released.
Critical reception
editThe 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
edit| 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" | Crowell | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz" | Sandy Denny | 3:11 |
Personnel
edit- 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
edit- Brian Ahern – producer, engineer
- Donivan Cowart – engineer
- Stuart Taylor – engineer
- Alan Vachon – engineer
Charts
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| North America | October 1983 |
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Warner Bros. Records | [11] |
References
edit- ^ a b MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 350.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. White Shoes at AllMusic
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. pp. 149–150.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 307–308.
- ^ "Emmylou Harris | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides. May 3, 2003 – via Google Books.
- ^ Rea, Steven X. (13 Nov 1983). "EMMYLOU HARRIS' LATEST". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. H5.
- ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Emmylou Harris Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Harris, Emmylou (October 1982). "White Shoes (Liner Notes)". Warner Bros. Records. 1-23961 (LP); W4-23961 (Cassette).
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