Wishes (Lari White album)

Wishes is the second studio album by American country music artist Lari White, released on June 14, 1994 via RCA Nashville Records. It contains three singles: "That's My Baby", "Now I Know", and "That's How You Know (When You're in Love)", all of which were Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Content

White wrote "That's My Baby" with her husband, songwriter Chuck Cannon. According to her, the song was climbing the charts when the two were on honeymoon. The album itself received RIAA gold certification in the United States.

Critical reception

In a review for AllMusic, Johnny Loftus wrote that "Wishes was Lari White's breakthrough release, and it's easy to hear why.", singling out several tracks that "showcase [her] torchy vocal". Commenting on the album's musicians, Loftus described them as "[giving] each track a ground-level feel that's often missing from top-line Nashville releases." He concluded the review by saying that "Wishes is a solid home run of an album with much more to offer than simply its singles.

Track listing

Note

• Track 9 omitted from cassette version.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

• Lari White – lead vocals (all tracks), harmony vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
• Richard Bennett – acoustic guitar (track 4), requinto (track 5)
• Chuck Cannon – harmony vocals (tracks 4, 7)
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle (tracks 3, 5, 8, 9), mandolin (track 5)
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar (tracks 1–5, 7, 8, 10), pedabro (tracks 1, 4, 8)
• Garth Fundis – producer (all tracks), harmony vocals (tracks 1, 2)
• John Gardner – drums (tracks 2, 4–7, 10)
• John Hobbs – piano (tracks 6, 10)
• Hal Ketchum – harmony vocals (track 6)
• Larry Knechtel – piano (tracks 2, 7)
• Chris Leuzinger – electric guitar (track 2)
• Mark Luna – harmony vocals (tracks 1, 8)
• Brent Mason – electric guitar (tracks 1, 3–6, 8–10)
• Steve Nathan – piano (tracks 1, 3–5), keyboards (tracks 1, 4, 8), organ (track 9)
• Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar (all tracks)
• Dean Rose – electric guitar (track 8)
• Vince Santoro – drums (tracks 1, 3, 8, 9)
• Stephony Smith – harmony vocals (tracks 1, 4, 8)
• Verlon Thompson – acoustic guitar (track 5), harmony vocals (track 5)
• Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 6, 7, 10), gut string guitar (track 10)
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 8, 9)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References