| Don't Fence Me In | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 16, 1996 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:06 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Josh Leo and Lari White | |||
| Lari White chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Don't Fence Me In is the third studio album by the American country music artist Lari White, released in 1996. The album produced two chart singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "Ready, Willing, and Able", which peaked at #20, and "Wild at Heart", which peaked at #56.
Content
"Ready, Willing, and Able" was previously cut by Daron Norwood on his 1995 album of the same name.
"Wild at Heart" subject to controversy due to its music video. Said video was withdrawn from CMT and The Nashville Network after only a month due to protests from mental health organizations.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 start dancing.[3][4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Fence Me In" (featuring Shelby Lynne and Trisha Yearwood) | Robert Fletcher, Cole Porter | 0:33 |
| 2. | "Wild at Heart" | Lari White, Al Anderson | 2:23 |
| 3. | "Ready, Willing and Able" | Jess Leary, Jody Alan Sweet | 3:10 |
| 4. | "Ghost of a Chance" | White, Chuck Jones | 4:02 |
| 5. | "The Test" | Don Schlitz, Billy Livsey | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Ain't Gonna Worry About Love No More" | Michael Noble | 3:07 |
| 7. | "Next to Love" | White, Chuck Cannon | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Something Blue" | White, Cannon | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Do It Again" | White, Cannon | 3:25 |
| 10. | "I've Been Waiting for Your Love" | Terry Burns, Stephony Smith | 4:32 |
| 11. | "Soul Searchin' Blues" | White | 0:42 |
| 12. | "Woman of the World" | White, Jones | 3:36 |
| 13. | "Don't Fence Me In" (Reprise) | Fletcher, Porter | 3:34 |
| 14. | "Soul Searchin' Blues" (Reprise) | White | 2:40 |
Personnel
Compiled from liner notes.[5]
- 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
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 53 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 30 |
References
- ↑ "Don't Fence Me In - Lari White | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly review
- ↑ 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.
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