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.
Contents
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