Stealing Second Explained

Stealing Second
Type:	Album
Artist:	Chris Thile
Cover:	Stealingsecond.jpg
Released:	March 18, 1997
Genre:	Bluegrass
Label:	Sugar Hill
Producer:	Sam Bush
Prev Title:	Leading Off
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Next Year:	2001

Stealing Second is the second solo album by American newgrass mandolinist Chris Thile, released in 1997 on Sugar Hill. All of the songs on Stealing Second were written by Thile. The title track of the album reached number 12 on the bluegrass charts in the U.S in 1997.

Track listing

1. "Ah Spring" - 1:44
2. "Stealing Second" - 3:14
3. "Kneel Before Him" - 4:41
4. "Bittersweet Reel" - 5:04
5. "Alderaanian Melody" - 2:50
6. "Hyperdrive" - 3:38
7. "Leaves Fall" - 4:20
8. "A Night In Mos Eisley" - 2:50
9. "Hop The Fence" - 2:57
10. "The Game Is Afoot" - 6:38
11. "Clear The Tracks" - 3:02
12. "Golden Pond" - 3:11
13. "Road To Wrigley" - 3:22
14. "Ryno's Lament" - 2:25

Personnel

Musical

• Chris Thile - bouzouki, mandolin
• Russ Barenberg - guitar
• Alison Brown - banjo
• Sam Bush - fiddle, guitar, producer
• Jerry Douglas - dobro
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle
• David Grier - guitar
• Scott Thile - bass
• Scott Vestal - banjo

Technical

• Bradley Hartman - Engineer
• Randy LeRoy - Mastering
• Sue Meyer - Design