Laredo (album)

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.

Track listing

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

Year-end charts

References