Laid Back – White Horse

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Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Disco
Year:	1983

Tracklist

		White Horse (US Edit)	3:49
		Don't Be Mean	3:20

Credits (2)

Laid Back
Producer
The Dwarfs
Producer

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	White Horse 12"	Polydor – 821 322-1	Europe	1983	Europe — 1983	Recently Edited
	White Horse 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Medley Records – MDS 272	Denmark	1983	Denmark — 1983	Recently Edited
	White Horse 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single	CBS – CBS A 12.4324	Spain	1983	Spain — 1983
	White Horse 12", 45 RPM	Polydor – 821 332-1	Australia	1983	Australia — 1983	Recently Edited
	White Horse 7"	Polydor – 821 332-7	Australia	1983	Australia — 1983	Recently Edited
	White Horse 12", 45 RPM	Medley Records – MdX 272	Denmark	1983	Denmark — 1983	Recently Edited
	White Horse 7", 45 RPM, Single	Polydor – 821 332-7		1983	— 1983	New Submission
	White Horse 12", Single, 45 RPM	Sire – 020178	New Zealand	1983	New Zealand — 1983
	White Horse 7", 45 RPM	CBS – A 4324	Portugal	1983	Portugal — 1983	New Submission
	White Horse 7", 45 RPM, Single	Creole Records – CR 63	UK	1983	UK — 1983	New Submission
	White Horse 12", 45 RPM, EP, Maxi-Single, Stereo	CNR – 151.148	Netherlands	1984	Netherlands — 1984	Recently Edited
	White Horse 12", 45 RPM, Single	Creole Records – CRT 63	UK	1984	UK — 1984
	White Horse 7", 45 RPM, Single	CNR – 145.097	Netherlands	1984	Netherlands — 1984	Recently Edited
	White Horse 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Metronome – 821 236-7 ME		1984	— 1984	Recently Edited
	White Horse 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo	Metronome – 821 236-1		1984	— 1984	Recently Edited
	White Horse 7", 45 RPM, Single	CBS – CBS A-4324	Spain	1984	Spain — 1984	Recently Edited
	White Horse 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM	Polydor – 821 332-1		1984	— 1984
	White Horse 12"	Jive Wire – SV 0076	South Africa	1984	South Africa — 1984	Recently Edited
	White Horse 12", 45 RPM, Promo	CBS – CBS A 12.4324	Spain	1984	Spain — 1984	Recently Edited
	White Horse / White Horse (Megamix) Single, 7"	Creole Records – CR 63	UK	1984	UK — 1984	New Submission
	White Horse 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label	Creole Records – SAM 222	UK	1984	UK — 1984
	White Horse 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Metronome – 821 236-7		1984	— 1984	New Submission
	White Horse / Fly Away / Walking In The Sunshine 7", Single	Jive Wire – WIRE 5	South Africa	1984	South Africa — 1984	New Submission
	White Horse 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo	Metronome – 821 236-1		1984	— 1984	New Submission
	White Horse '89 12", Promo	Sire – SAM 564	UK	1989	UK — 1989
	White Horse '89 12", 45 RPM, Single	Sire – 921273-0	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	White Horse '89 12", Maxi-Single, Limited Edition	Warner Bros. Records – DS-251 (9 21273-0)	Philippines	1989	Philippines — 1989	Recently Edited
	White Horse '89 12", 45 RPM	Medley Records – MDX 343	Denmark	1989	Denmark — 1989	Recently Edited
	White Horse '89 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo	Medley Records – MdS 343	Denmark	1989	Denmark — 1989	New Submission
	White Horse '89 7", 45 RPM, Single	Sire – W 2836	UK	1989	UK — 1989	Recently Edited
	White Horse '89 12", 45 RPM, Misprint	Medley Records – MDX 343	Denmark	1989	Denmark — 1989	New Submission
	White Horse '89 12", 45 RPM, Single	Sire – W 2836 (T)	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	White Horse '89 12", 45 RPM, Single	Sire – 921273-0	UK	1989	UK — 1989	New Submission
	White Horse (Funkerman Remix) 3×File, Single, MP3, 320 kbps	Lifted House – 888002934161		2013	2013	New Submission
	White Horse (Funkerman Remix) 3×File, Single, AAC, 256 kbps	Lifted House – none	Scandinavia	2013	Scandinavia — 2013	New Submission
	White Horse (Funkerman Remix) 3×File, WAV	Lifted House – 888002934161	Denmark	2013	Denmark — 2013	New Submission
	White Horse (Krystal Remixes) 12", White Label	FX Records (3) – KRY-VV 8	Denmark		Denmark	Recently Edited
	White Horse (Remixes) CDr, Promo	Flex Records (2) – none	Denmark		Denmark	Recently Edited
	White Horse 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo	CBS – CBS A-4324	Spain		Spain	Recently Edited

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Reviews

MasSuave Apr 17, 2024
referencing White Horse '89 (12", 45 RPM, Single) W 2836T

Stick with the original mix. This is crap! No wonder it sold poorly.
hooptedoodlekid Feb 23, 2023
Edited 2 years ago

referencing White Horse (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) 821 236-7

This is the censored version with 'Bitch' removed. US edit?
DJFUNK2DJPHUNK Nov 29, 2022
referencing White Horse (12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM) 821 332-1

Pure classique house old school

Amazing tracks deep and strong 💪
maurorizla Feb 18, 2021
referencing White Horse (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo) MDS 272

I have a White label 12" - sticker WHITEHORSE1 I can see a print YEEEHAAA! only one sided track, can someone help me to find catalog?
Rargh Sep 4, 2013
referencing White Horse (Funkerman Remix) (3×File, Single, AAC, 256 kbps) none

Complete desecration.
MegaCC Nov 19, 2006
Edited 18 years ago

referencing White Horse (12", 45 RPM, Single) CRT 63

This has to be one of the best-ever B sides of any 7" single. The A side was "Sunshine Reggae", a monster hit in Europe, but...

Seymour Stein of Sire Rec's liked it but soon found out that his crew liked the B side - "White Horse". Thus, the A side became "White Horse" in the US! Besides having been used as a sample countless times by now by other artists, "White Horse" is a textbook example of less-is-more when using synths - and, synth guitar (the very first Roland ones)!

This was done way before the introduction of sequencers, MIDI, etc.

Tech buffs note: TR-808, Rolands & Prophet V synths, GR synth and a lot of knob-twiddling, done live while recording but also in the mix.

The fact that "White Horse" became a US hit didn't reflect back on Europe, though. Only hardcore Laid Back buffs in Europe are aware of this track while "Sunshine Reggae" routinely gets compilation requests whenever a Summer songs multi-artist CD release is due.

But let's get to the climax of this: Laid Back were signed to Medley Records in Denmark, had the usual A&R clashes about "what to release" and there had to be a compromise. Thus 2 "hated tracks" were sent off on a first single to the tune of "after those have flopped, we'll be calling the shots from then on"!