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.
Track listing "Shadow Ridge" (Thile) – 2:43 "Slime Rock" (Thile) – 4:54 "Holdin' Down The Fort" (Thile) – 3:00 "Faith River" (Thile) – 3:23 "Panhandle Rag" (Leon McAuliffe) – 3:16 "For All It's Worth" (Thile, Sean Watkins) – 2:01 "Shipwrecked" (Thile) – 2:34 "Trail's End" (Thile) – 3:35 "Salt Creek" (Traditional) – 2:49 "Old Dangerfield" (Bill Monroe) – 3:40 "Old Favorites Medley" (Traditional) – 4:19 "Chris Cross" (Thile) – 3:29 "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