Don't Fence Me In (Lari White album)

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Don't Fence Me In
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 16, 1996 (1996-02-16)
Genre Country
Length39:06
Label RCA Nashville
Producer
Lari White chronology
Wishes
(1994)
Don't Fence Me In
(1996)
Best of Lari White
(1997)
Singles from Don't Fence Me In
  1. "Ready, Willing and Able"
    Released: December 4, 1995 [1]
  2. "Wild at Heart"
    Released: May 6, 1996 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]

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 she would get dropped by the label. 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.

Contents

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 Said video was withdrawn from CMT and The Nashville Network after only a month due to protests from mental health organizations.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. [5] [6]

Track listing

Don't Fence Me In track listing
No.TitleWriter(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"
  • Jess Leary
  • Jody Alan Sweet
3:10
4."Ghost of a Chance"
  • White
  • Chuck Jones
4:02
5."The Test"3:28
6."Ain't Gonna Worry About Love No More"Michael Noble3:07
7."Next to Love"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"White0:42
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)White2:40
Total length:39:06

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. [7]

Musicians
Backing vocalists
Technical

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8] 53
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9] 30

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