Laredo is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Steve Wariner. His last release for MCA Records, it produced three chart singles on the Billboard country charts: "The Domino Theory" at #7, "Precious Thing" at #8, and "There for Awhile" at #17. After the final single charted, Wariner was dropped from MCA's roster. He later signed to Arista Records in 1991 for the release of his next album, 1991's I Am Ready.
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| Released | February 28, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown, Garth Fundis, Randy Scruggs | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Tracks 1, 6, 8, and 9 were produced by Randy Scruggs, tracks 2, 3, and 7 by Tony Brown, and tracks 4, 5, and 10 by Garth Fundis.[2]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Can See Arkansas" | Wood Newton, James Nihan | 3:00 |
| 2. | "Precious Thing" | Steve Wariner, Mac McAnally | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Where Fools Are Kings" | Jeffrey Steele | 4:02 |
| 4. | "L-O-V-E, Love" | Wariner, Lisa Silver | 2:51 |
| 5. | "She's in Love"" | Mike Reid, Rory Bourke | 3:09 |
| 6. | "The Domino Theory" | Bill LaBounty, Beckie Foster | 3:36 |
| 7. | "There for Awhile" | Curtis Wright, Anna Lisa Graham | 4:18 |
| 8. | "I Wanna Go Back" | Wariner | 3:40 |
| 9. | "While I'm Holding You Tonight" | Wariner, Roger Murrah | 3:13 |
| 10. | "When Times Were Hard" | Wariner, Don Schlitz | 3:39 |
Personnel
edit- Eddie Bayers - drums
- David Briggs - keyboards
- Sam Bush - mandolin
- Bruce Dees - backing vocals
- Jerry Douglas - dobro
- Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Garth Fundis - backing vocals
- Steve Gibson - electric guitar
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- David Hungate - bass guitar
- John Jarvis - keyboards
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Mark O'Connor - fiddle, mandolin
- Charlie McCoy - harmonica
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Dave Pomeroy - bass guitar
- Mike Reid - backing vocals
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Matt Rollings - keyboards
- Randy Scruggs - acoustic guitar
- Harry Stinson - backing vocals
- Wendy Waldman - backing vocals
- Reggie Young - electric guitar
- Steve Wariner - lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ Mansfield, Brian. "Laredo review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
- ^ Laredo (CD insert and CD label). Steve Wariner. MCA Records. 1990. MCAD-42335.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Steve Wariner Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2020.