Precious Thing

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"Precious Thing"
Single by Steve Wariner
from the album Laredo
B-side "She's in Love"
ReleasedJuly 21, 1990
Format 7" single
Genre Country
Length2:48
Label MCA
Songwriter(s) Steve Wariner, Mac McAnally
Producer(s) Tony Brown
Steve Wariner singles chronology
"The Domino Theory"
(1990)
"Precious Thing"
(1990)
"There for Awhile"
(1990)

"Precious Thing" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Wariner. It was released in July 1990 as the second single from the album Laredo . The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] Wariner wrote the song with Mac McAnally.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as American folk music and blues.

Steve Wariner American country music singer

Steven Noel Wariner is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Initially a backing musician for Dottie West, Bob Luman, and Chet Atkins, he began recording as a solo artist in the late 1970s. He has released eighteen studio albums for multiple labels, including the Nashville divisions of RCA, MCA, Arista, and Capitol Records, along with his own SelecTone label. He has also charted more than fifty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which ten reached number one: "All Roads Lead to You", "Some Fools Never Learn", "You Can Dream of Me", "Life's Highway", "Small Town Girl", "The Weekend", "Lynda", "Where Did I Go Wrong", "I Got Dreams", and "What If I Said", a duet with Anita Cochran. Three of his studio albums have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipping 500,000 copies in the United States.

<i>Laredo</i> (album) 1990 studio album by Steve Wariner

Laredo is the ninth studio album released 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.

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [2] 13
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 8

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 372.
  2. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1359." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. October 27, 1990. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  3. "Steve Wariner Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.