White Shoes
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.
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| Released | October 1983 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:47 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Brian Ahern | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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
- 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
- Brian Ahern – producer, engineer
- Donivan Cowart – engineer
- Stuart Taylor – engineer
- Alan Vachon – engineer
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 22 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 116 |
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