White Shoes

This article is about the country album. For other uses, see White Shoes (disambiguation).

White Shoes
Studio album by Emmylou Harris
Released	October 1983
Genre	Country
Length	34:47
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Brian Ahern
Emmylou Harris chronology
Last Date (1982) White Shoes (1983) The Ballad of Sally Rose (1985)
Singles from White Shoes
"In My Dreams" Released: March 24, 1984

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic

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.

Track listing

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

• 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983–1984)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	116
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	22

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	42