White Shoes

This article is about the 1983 album. For the Indonesian band, see White Shoes & The Couples Company.
White Shoes
Studio album by Emmylou Harris
Released October 1983
Genre Country
Length 34:47
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology

Last Date
(1982)		 White Shoes
(1983)		 The Ballad of Sally Rose
(1985)
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Allmusic [1]

White Shoes was 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

  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

Technical Personnel

Chart performance

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

References

  1. ↑ Ankeny, Jason. White Shoes at AllMusic

Emmylou Harris White Shoes liner notes