Wishes

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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)