''Don't Fence Me In'' is the third studio album by the American

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artist Lari White, released in 1996. The album produced two chart singles on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

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) charts: "Ready, Willing, and Able", which peaked at #20, and "Wild at Heart", which peaked at #56.

Content

"Ready, Willing, and Able" was previously cut by

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on his 1995 album of the same name. "Wild at Heart" subject to controversy due to its

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. Said video was withdrawn from CMT and The Nashville Network after only a month due to protests from mental health organizations. The video featured White as a patient in a

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, encouraging the other patients to start dancing.

Track listing

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes. ;Musicians * Al Anderson — electric guitar * Bill Cuomo — keyboards * Dan Dugmore — steel guitar,

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* Glen Duncan — fiddle,

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* Sonny Garrish — steel guitar * Steve Gibson — banjo * Rob Hajacos — fiddle * Mike Henderson — National slide guitar * John Hobbs — keyboards * Dann Huff — electric guitar * Josh Leo — electric guitar * Carl Marsh — keyboards, strings * Gary Morse —

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* Steve Nathan — keyboards * Don Potter — acoustic guitar *

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— drums, percussion * Steuart Smith — electric guitar * Biff Watson — acoustic guitar * Willie Weeks — bass guitar * Lari White — lead vocals * Lonnie Wilson — drums, percussion *

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— bass guitar *

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— keyboards ;Backing vocalists *

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*Kim Keyes *Mark Luna * Shelby Lynne on "Don't Fence Me In" *Stephony Smith *

* Trisha Yearwood on "Don't Fence Me In" *Lari White ;Technical * Josh Leo — producer *Steve Marcantonio — recording, mixing *Denny Purcell — mastering *Lari White — producer

Chart performance

References

{{Authority control 1996 albums RCA Records albums Lari White albums Albums produced by Josh Leo Albums produced by Lari White