Green Eyed Soul (Lari White album)

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Green Eyed Soul
LariWhite GreenEyedSoul US.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 2004 (2004-05-10)
Genre Rock, pop rock, blues, country
Length55:00
Label Skinny White Girl Records, Mesmerizing Records (U.K.)
Producer Lari White
Lari White chronology
Stepping Stone
(1998)
Green Eyed Soul
(2004)
My First Affair
(2007)
Professional ratings
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Green Eyed Soul is the fifth studio album to be released by Lari White, and the first to be released on her own Skinny White Girl label. White began working on the songs for "Green Eyed Soul" while still signed as a country artist on Lyric Street Records. The soul and gospel flavored material [2] was a departure from her country label origins, and she decided to release the album independently.

Contents

The album was originally released in Europe on May 10, 2004 by Mesmerizing Records. The U.S. release followed on July 26, 2005 on White's Skinny White Girl label in partnership with Emergent Music Marketing and RED Distribution. [3]

Track listing

  1. "Nothing But Love" (Lari White, Kimmie Rhodes, Kevin Savigar) – 4:06
  2. "Let's Keep It Together" (White, Rick Neigher) – 5:08
  3. "Right Here Right Now" (White, Gary Nicholson) – 5:05
  4. "Eden Before the Fall" (White, Nicholson) – 4:27
  5. "Because I'm A Woman" (White) – 4:49
  6. "Groove w/ Me Baby" (White, Chuck Cannon, Jeffrey Steele) – 8:21
  7. "We Got It Goin' On" (White, Savigar) – 4:35
  8. "One More Time" (White, Travon Potts) – 4:21
  9. "Loved Right" (White, Cannon) – 5:13
  10. "High" (White, Paul Thorn, Billy Maddox) – 5:53
  11. "Bare" (White) – 3:00

Personnel

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References

  1. Thom Jurek. "Green Eyed Soul". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 Adam Sweeting (December 10, 2004). "CD: Lari White, Green Eyed Soul". the Guardian.
  3. Stark, Phyllis (September 17, 2005). "White Finds Her 'Soul'". Billboard . p. 37. ISSN   0006-2510.