Don't Fence Me In (Lari White album)
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| Released | February 16, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:06 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
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| Lari White chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Don't Fence Me In | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
Don't Fence Me In is the third studio album by the American country music artist Lari White, released on February 16, 1996; it was her final album released for RCA Nashville Records, after which the label would drop her. Two singles were released from the album, "Ready, Willing and Able" and "Wild at Heart", the former hitting number 20 while the latter became her first single since 1993 to miss the top forty.
Content
[edit]"Ready, Willing, and Able" was previously cut by Daron Norwood on his 1995 album of the same name.
The "Wild at Heart" music video was controversial. Said video was withdrawn from CMT and The Nashville Network after only a month due to protests from mental health organizations. The video featured White as a patient in a psychiatric hospital, encouraging the other patients to dance.[5][6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Fence Me In" (featuring Shelby Lynne and Trisha Yearwood) |
| 0:33 |
| 2. | "Wild at Heart" |
| 2:23 |
| 3. | "Ready, Willing and Able" |
| 3:10 |
| 4. | "Ghost of a Chance" |
| 4:02 |
| 5. | "The Test" | 3:28 | |
| 6. | "Ain't Gonna Worry About Love No More" | Michael Noble | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Next to Love" |
| 3:51 |
| 8. | "Something Blue" |
| 3:22 |
| 9. | "Do It Again" |
| 3:25 |
| 10. | "I've Been Waiting for Your Love" |
| 4:32 |
| 11. | "Soul Searchin' Blues" | White | 0:42 |
| 12. | "Woman of the World" |
| 3:36 |
| 13. | "Don't Fence Me In" (Reprise) |
| 3:34 |
| 14. | "Soul Searchin' Blues" (Reprise) | White | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 39:06 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Compiled from liner notes.[7]
- Musicians
- Al Anderson — electric guitar
- Bill Cuomo — keyboards
- Dan Dugmore — steel guitar, Dobro
- Glen Duncan — fiddle, mandolin
- Sonny Garrish — steel guitar
- Steve Gibson — banjo
- Rob Hajacos — fiddle
- Mike Henderson — National slide guitar
- John Hobbs — keyboards
- Dann Huff — electric guitar
- Josh Leo — electric guitar
- Carl Marsh — keyboards, strings
- Gary Morse — steel guitar
- Steve Nathan — keyboards
- Don Potter — acoustic guitar
- Harry Stinson — drums, percussion
- Steuart Smith — electric guitar
- Biff Watson — acoustic guitar
- Willie Weeks — bass guitar
- Lari White — lead vocals
- Lonnie Wilson — drums, percussion
- Glenn Worf — bass guitar
- Reese Wynans — keyboards
- Backing vocalists
- Max Carl
- Vince Gill
- Kim Keyes
- Mark Luna
- Shelby Lynne on "Don't Fence Me In"
- Stephony Smith
- Harry Stinson
- Trisha Yearwood on "Don't Fence Me In"
- Lari White
- Technical
- Josh Leo — producer
- Steve Marcantonio — recording, mixing
- Denny Purcell — mastering
- Lari White — producer
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] | 53 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 30 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Country Highlights: New Releases". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 3, no. 49. December 1, 1995. p. 1.
- ^ "Country Highlights: New Releases". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 4, no. 19. May 3, 1996. p. 1.
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ "Don't Fence Me In - Lari White | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ Dave Scheiber (November 21, 1996). "Lari White jumps a fence, gallops to hometown show". Tampa Bay Times. p. 2B. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ "Change of 'Heart'". New Country: 9. July 1996.
- ^ Don't Fence Me In (CD insert). Lari White. RCA Records. 1996. 66742.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Lari White Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
- ^ "Lari White Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
