Laredo is the title of the ninth studio album released by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Steve Wariner

Steve Wariner

Steven Noel "Steve" Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. He has released eighteen studio albums, including six on MCA Records, and three each on RCA Records, Arista Records and Capitol Records...

. His last release for MCA Records

MCA Records

MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...

, it produced three chart singles on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...

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 Nashville

Arista Nashville

Arista Nashville is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, operated under the Sony Music Nashville division. Founded in 1989, the label specializes in country music artists, including Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood...

 in 1991 for the release of his next album, 1991's I Am Ready

I Am Ready

I Am Ready is American country music artist Steve Wariner's tenth full-length album. It was released in 1991 on Arista Records as his first for the label, following his departure from MCA Records...

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Tracks 1, 6, 8, and 9 were produced by Randy Scruggs

Randy Scruggs

Randy Scruggs is a music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13...

, tracks 2, 3, and 7 by Tony Brown

Tony Brown (record producer)

Tony Brown is an American country music record producer.He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina.Brown played piano for Elvis Presley. He toured with the TCB Band for much of Presley's final two years and was a part of the 1976 "Jungle Room" recording sessions at Graceland...

, and tracks 4, 5, and 10 by Garth Fundis

Garth Fundis

Garth Fundis is an American country music record producer. Active since the 1970s, Fundis has produced albums for several country artists, including Alabama, Don Williams, Trisha Yearwood, Sugarland, and Keith Whitley. Fundis has also served as a judge on the Colgate Country Showdown.-References:...

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Track listing

1. "I Can See Arkansas" (Wood Newton
   Wood Newton
   Wood Newton is an American songwriter and musician based in Nashville, Tennessee. Newton was born in Hampton, Arkansas, and graduated from Hampton High School in Hampton, Arkansas in 1964...
   
   , James Nihan) – 3:00
2. "Precious Thing
   Precious Thing
   "Precious Thing" is a single by American country music artist Steve Wariner. Released in 1990, it was the second single from the album Laredo. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Steve Wariner, Mac McAnally
   Mac McAnally
   Lyman Corbitt "Mac" McAnally, Jr. is an American country music singer-songwriter, session musician and record producer. In his career, he has recorded ten studio albums and eight singles. Two of his singles were hits on the Billboard Hot 100, and six more on the Hot Country Songs charts...
   
   ) – 2:46
3. "Where Fools Are Kings" (Jeffrey Steele
   Jeffrey Steele
   Jeffrey LeVasseur is an American country music singer and songwriter, more commonly known by the name Jeffrey Steele...
   
   ) – 4:02
4. "L-O-V-E, Love" (Wariner, Lisa Silver) – 2:51
5. "She's in Love" (Mike Reid, Rory Michael Bourke
   Rory Michael Bourke
   Rory Michael Bourke is a country music songwriter born July 14, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio.Bourke moved to Nashville in 1964 and worked for a period in the promotional department of Mercury Records....
   
   ) – 3:09
6. "The Domino Theory
   The Domino Theory
   "The Domino Theory" is a single by American country music artist Steve Wariner. Released in 1990, it was the first single from the album Laredo. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.-Chart performance:...
   
   " (Bill LaBounty
   Bill LaBounty
   Bill LaBounty is an American musician. He was initially a singer-songwriter in the soft rock genre, first as a member of the band Fat Chance, and later as a solo artist. As a solo artist, LaBounty recorded six studio albums, including four on Curb Records/Warner Bros. Records...
   
   , Beckie Foster) – 3:36
7. "There for Awhile" (Curtis Wright
   Curtis Wright
   Curtis Blaine Wright is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1989 with the single "She's Got a Man on her Mind" on a branch of MCA Records, before recording a solo album in 1992 on Liberty Records...
   
   , Anna Lisa Graham) – 4:18
8. "I Wanna Go Back" (Wariner) – 3:40
9. "While I'm Holding You Tonight" (Wariner, Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
   
   ) – 3:13
10. "When Times Were Hard" (Wariner, Don Schlitz
    Don Schlitz
    Donald Alan "Don" Schlitz, Jr. is a country music songwriter. For his songwriting efforts, Schlitz has earned two Grammys, as well as four ASCAP Country Songwriter of the Year awards...
    
    ) – 3:39

Chart performance

Chart (1990)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	20