Laredo (Chris Cagle song)
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| "Laredo" | ||||
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| Single by Chris Cagle | ||||
| from the album Play It Loud | ||||
| B-side | "Lovin' You Lovin' Me"[1] | |||
| Released | February 12, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Virgin Nashville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Cagle | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert Wright | |||
| Chris Cagle singles chronology | ||||
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"Laredo" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Chris Cagle. It was released in February 2001 as the second single from his debut album Play It Loud. It peaked at #8 on the Hot Country Songs chart.[2]
The song is a recollection of a lost lover that the narrator has had in the city of Laredo, Texas. It is composed in the key of F major. Cagle said that the idea came to him one morning when he was listening to his radio and driving on Interstate 40. He heard "Galveston" by Glen Campbell on the radio and began thinking of other songs about cities in Texas. He decided to pick Laredo, Texas, because it was one of the few cities for which he could not think of an existing song. After seeing a billboard that said "invest in your city's future", he came up with the concept of "a city being treated like an individual" and "pleading with the city to not let her leave."[3]
