Wishes (Lari White album)
| Wishes | ||||
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| Released | June 14, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 36:26 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Garth Fundis | |||
| Lari White chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Wishes | ||||
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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.[3] The album itself received RIAA gold certification in the United States.[4]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[6] |
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.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "That's My Baby" |
| 3:27 |
| 2. | "Somebody's Fool" | 3:21 | |
| 3. | "Wishes" |
| 3:03 |
| 4. | "Now I Know" |
| 4:31 |
| 5. | "If I'm Not Already Crazy" | 4:45 | |
| 6. | "That's How You Know (When You're in Love)" |
| 3:39 |
| 7. | "When It Rains" | White | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Go On" |
| 3:39 |
| 9. | "It's Love" |
| 3:18 |
| 10. | "If You Only Knew" |
| 2:58 |
| Total length: | 36:26 | ||
Note
- Track 9 omitted from cassette version.
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
- 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
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "New & Active: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1036. March 25, 1994. p. 41.
- ^ "Country Highlights: New Releases". Country Monitor. Vol. 3, no. 3. January 13, 1995. p. 1.
- ^ "Chuck Cannon and Lari White: The Love Behind Their Love Songs". Sports and Entertainment Nashville. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "RIAA search results for Lari White". RIAA. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ a b "Wishes - Lari White | Album | AllMusic". Retrieved December 22, 2025 – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Wishes (Music - Lari White) | Music Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- ^ Wishes (liner notes). Lari White. RCA Nashville. 1994.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Lari White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "Lari White Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "Lari White Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Lari White – Wishes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 1, 2025.