Stealing Second

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Stealing Second
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Studio album by
Chris Thile
ReleasedMarch 18, 1997
Genre Bluegrass
Label Sugar Hill
Producer Sam Bush
Chris Thile chronology
Leading Off
(1993)
Stealing Second
(1997)
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
(2001)
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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.

Contents

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

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