Leading Off

Leading Off
Studio album by Chris Thile
Released	September 25, 1994
Genre	Progressive Bluegrass
Label	Sugar Hill
Producer	Peter Wernick
Chris Thile chronology
Leading Off (1994) Stealing Second (1997)Stealing Second1997

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Leading Off is the debut solo album by American newgrass mandolinist Chris Thile, released on September 25, 1994 by Sugar Hill Records.

Track listing

1. "Shadow Ridge" (Thile) - 2:43
2. "Slime Rock" (Thile) - 4:54
3. "Holdin' Down The Fort" (Thile) - 3:00
4. "Faith River" (Thile) - 3:23
5. "Panhandle Rag" (Traditional) - 3:16
6. "For All It's Worth" (Thile, Watkins) - 2:01
7. "Shipwrecked" (Thile) - 2:34
8. "Trail's End" (Thile) - 3:35
9. "Salt Creek" (Traditional) - 2:49
10. "Old Dangerfield" (Monroe) - 3:40
11. "Old Favorites Medley" (Traditional) - 4:19
12. "Chris Cross" (Thile) - 3:29
13. "How Great Thou Art" (Hine) - 3:17

Personnel

Musical

• Chris Thile - Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin, Arranger
• Scott Thile - Bass, Engineer, Facility Consultant
• Sean Watkins - Mandolin
• Byron Berline - Fiddle
• Dennis "Cannonball" Caplinger - Banjo
• Stuart Duncan - Fiddle
• John Moore - Guitar, Mandolin
• Scott Nygaard - Guitar
• Peter Wernick - Banjo, Producer

Technical

• Kurt Storey - Engineer
• David Glasser - Mastering
• Kevin Clock - Mixing
• Bob Murray - Design