Leading Off is the debut solo album by American newgrass mandolinist Chris Thile, released on September 25, 1994 by Sugar Hill Records. Thile was 13 years old at the time of its release.

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

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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" (Leon McAuliffe) – 3:16
6. "For All It's Worth" (Thile, Sean Watkins) – 2:01
7. "Shipwrecked" (Thile) – 2:34
8. "Trail's End" (Thile) – 3:35
9. "Salt Creek" (Traditional) – 2:49
10. "Old Dangerfield" (Bill Monroe) – 3:40
11. "Old Favorites Medley" (Traditional) – 4:19
12. "Chris Cross" (Thile) – 3:29
13. "How Great Thou Art" (Stuart Hine) – 3:17

Personnel

Musical

• Chris Thile – fiddle, guitar, mandolin, arranger
• Scott Thile – bass, engineer, facility consultant
• Sean Watkins – mandolin
• Byron Berline – fiddle
• Dennis Caplinger – banjo
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• John Moore – guitar, mandolin
• Scott Nygaard – guitar
• Pete Wernick – Banjo, producer

Technical

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