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"Don't Fence Me In" Entertainment Weekly review

Album: 
Don't Fence Me In
Post Date: 
February 16, 1996 (All day)

If Lari White's 1993 debut album, Lead Me Not, displayed her wide-ranging country-pop talent, and her second, Wishes, took the commercial route, her third, Don't Fence Me In, now attempts to marry artistic vision and mainstream success with a collection of spunky songs that send a message: Go for broke, especially in love. Stylistically she's all over the place, but convincingly, borrowing equally from Tammy Wynette, Pam Tillis, and even a bit from Michelle Shocked. B+

All Music Review of "Lead Me Not"

Album: 
Lead Me Not
Post Date: 
April 1, 1995 (All day)

4/5 STARS
White's ambitious debut covered a lot of musical territory, from straight country ("Where the Lights Are Low") to torch ballad ("Just Thinking"), from Latin-flavored pop ("Made to Be Broken") to fervid gospel ("Good Good Love"). The breadth of her talent turned out to be something of a problem. Since nobody could get a handle on her, none of the album's three singles ("What a Woman Wants," "Lead Me Not," and "Lay Around and Love on You") broke the Top 40.

All Music Review of "Wishes"

Album: 
Wishes
Post Date: 
June 6, 1994 (All day)

Wishes is a solid home run of an album with much more to offer than simply its singles. Wishes was Lari White's breakthrough release, and it's easy to hear why. Besides the infectious, small-town summer crush feel of lead single "That's My Baby," there's the spectacular chorus harmonies of "That's How You Know (When You're in Love)" (featuring Hal Ketchum), the gospel-tinged "When It Rains," and the brassy "Go On," which could almost be the fiery heart of a feisty insurgent country artist's next project for Bloodshot. Tracks like this showcase White's torchy vocal, which is a combination of Trisha Yearwood's brassiness with a bit of Patsy Cline.

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