Laredo (album)
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| Released | February 28, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:38 | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
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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.
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
| 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
- Steve Wariner – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- David Briggs – keyboards
- John Jarvis – keyboards
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Matt Rollings – keyboards
- Steve Gibson – electric guitar
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Mac McAnally – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Randy Scruggs – acoustic guitar
- Reggie Young – electric guitar
- Jerry Douglas – dobro
- Paul Franklin –steel guitar, lap steel guitar, pedabro
- Sam Bush – mandolin
- Mark O'Connor – mandolin, fiddle
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Charlie McCoy – harmonica
- Bruce Dees – backing vocals
- Garth Fundis – backing vocals
- Mike Reid – backing vocals
- Harry Stinson – backing vocals
- Wendy Waldman – backing vocals
Production
- Randy Scruggs – producer (1, 6, 8, 9)
- Tony Brown – producer (2, 3, 7)
- Garth Fundis – producer (4, 5, 10), recording (4, 5, 10), mixing (4, 5, 10)
- Ron Reynolds – recording (1, 6, 8, 9), mixing (1, 6, 8, 9)
- Chuck Ainlay – recording (2, 3, 7), mixing (2, 3, 7)
- Gary Laney – recording (4, 5, 10), mixing (4, 5, 10)
- Clay Meyers – second engineer (1, 6, 8, 9)
- Russ Martin – second engineer (2, 3, 7)
- Keith Odle – second engineer (4, 5, 10)
- Milan Bogdan – digital editing
- Glenn Meadows – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Jerry Joyner – design
- Mark Tucker – photography
- Vector Management – management
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ 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.