Gene Watson Discography
'Gene Watson: Best of The
Best - 25 Greatest Hits'
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About 'Gene Watson: 'Best of The Best - 25
Greatest Hits'
Note from Gene Watson
'Making this
album has been like writing my autobiography. Old memories flooded
back. Sometimes I’d remember the exact day I was in the studio
recording the original or where I was when I first heard the song.
Other times I’d recall hearing a guitar riff as we laid down the original.
All of that was with me as I recorded these key pieces of my life. I
hope the love I feel for these songs, the words and the music shines
through.
I owe a huge thank you to my producer,
Dirk Johnson,
for the many hours in the studio spent putting his magic touch on every
song.
To all of the great musicians and background vocalists on this collection,
you deserve a standing ovation for re-creating the magic from another era.
To my fans, thank you for believing in me. These songs are for you.
Thanks to Sean Brady at
www.gene-watson.com, to my Farewell
Party Band, to my booking agent, Carrie Moore-Reed, to CCB, to Dave Lindsey
for his publishing expertise and to Sarah Brosmer, Hannah Sanford, Denise
Roberts and Chaise Crosslin at Lytle Management for their enthusiasm and
hard work.
Most of all I want to thank my manager, John Lytle, who believed in this
project, urged me to do it and has been a huge supporter throughout
the entire process'.
'Gene Watson: Best of The
Best - 25 Greatest Hits'
Fourteen Carat Music
FCM0001 (2012)
1 'Fourteen carat mind'
Written by
Dallas Frazier & Larry Lee
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion: Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Gail Rudisill-Johnson
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitar: Kelly Back
Gene Watson recorded the original version of 'Fourteen carat mind'
& included the track on 'Old Loves Never Die' (MCA Records,
1981)
Gene Watson re-recorded 'Fourteen carat mind'
& included the track on 'A Way to Survive'
(Step One Records, 1997)
2 'Paper Rosie'
Written by Dallas Harms
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano, Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Mike Johnson
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Lead Acoustic, Gut String & Fretted Dobro Guitar:
Gregg Galbraith
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitar: Kelly Back
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the original version of 'Paper
Rosie' & included the track on 'Paper Rosie'
(Capitol Records, 1977)
3 'Nothing
sure looked good on you'
Written by Jim Rushing
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitars:
Gregg Galbraith & Kelly Back
Gene Watson recorded the original version of 'Nothing
sure looked good on you' & included the
track on 'Should I Come Home'
(Capitol Records, 1979)
4 'You’re out doing what I’m
here doing without'
Written by Bo Roberts & Allen Frizzell
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitar: Kelly Back
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original version of 'You’re
out doing what I’m here doing without' & included
the track on
'Sometimes I Get Lucky' (MCA Records, 1983)
'You’re out doing what I’m
here doing without'
was also included on 'Greatest Hits' (MCA Records, 1985)
& 'Ultimate Collection' (Universal/Hip-O
Records, 2001)
5 'Bedroom ballad'
Written by Joe Allen
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitar:
Gregg Galbraith
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman and Gene Watson
Gene Watson
recorded the original version of
'Bedroom
ballad' &
included the track on 'Should I Come Home' (Capitol Records, 1979)
'Bedroom
ballad' was also
included on 'The Best of Gene Watson, Volume
2' (Capitol Records, 1980),
'Gene Watson's Greatest Hits'
(Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982), 'Eighteen Greatest Hits' (Tee Vee
Records, 1999), 'Reflections & Should I
Come Home' (Hux Records, 2009)
& 'Gene Watson: 40 Greatest Hits'
(IMG/Gusto Records, 2010)
6 'Farewell party'
Written by Lawton Williams
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Mike Johnson
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Lead Acoustic, Gut String & Fretted Dobro Guitars:
Gregg Galbraith
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitar: Kelly Back
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original version of 'Farewell
party' & included
the track on 'Reflections' (Capitol
Records, 1978)
'Farewell party'
was also included on
'The Best of Gene Watson, Volume 2' (Capitol
Records, 1980),
'Gene Watson's Greatest Hits'
(Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982),
'Gene Watson: Greatest Hits' (Curb
Records, 1990),
'Eighteen Greatest Hits' (Tee Vee
Records, 1999),
'Reflections & Should I Come Home' (Hux Records, 2009)
&
'Gene Watson: 40 Greatest Hits'
(IMG/Gusto Records, 2010)
7 'Got no reason now for going
home'
Written by Johnny Russell
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion: Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Gail Rudisill-Johnson
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitar: Kelly Back
Harmony Vocals: Gene Watson
Gene Watson recorded the original
version of 'Got no reason now
for going home' & included
the track on 'Heartaches, Love &
Stuff' (MCA
Records, 1984)
'Got
no reason now for going home' was
also included
on 'Texas Saturday Night' (MCA/Curb
Records, 1985), 'Gene Watson: Greatest Hits' (Curb
Records, 1990), 'Best of Gene Watson' (Curb Records, 1996)
& 'Ultimate Collection' (Universal/Hip-O
Records, 2001)
8 'One sided conversation'
Written by Joe Allen
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion: Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Violas, Violins and Cellos: Gail Rudisill-Johnson
Acoustic Guitars: Bruce Watkins,
Gregg Galbraith &
Jimmy Capps
Gene Watson recorded the
original version of 'One sided
conversation'
& included the track
on 'Reflections' (Capitol
Records, 1978)
'One sided conversation'
was also included on 'Gene Watson's Greatest Hits'
(Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982), 'Gene Watson: Greatest Hits' (Curb
Records, 1990), 'Eighteen Greatest Hits' (Tee
Vee
Records, 1999), 'Reflections & Should I Come Home' (Hux Records, 2009)
& 'Gene Watson: 40 Greatest Hits'
(IMG/Gusto Records, 2010)
9 'Carmen'
Written by Steve Spurgin
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: James Gordon Freeze
Drums: Aaron Minick
Steel Guitar: Mike Johnson
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Lead Acoustic, Gut String & Fretted Dobro Guitars:
Gregg Galbraith
Acoustic Guitars: Joel Key
Gene Watson recorded the
original version of 'Carmen'
& included the
track on 'Memories to Burn'
(Epic Records, 1985)
'Memories to Burn'
(Epic Records, 1985) & 'Starting New
Memories' (Epic Records, 1986) were issued by
Hux Records as 'Memories to Burn/Starting New Memories'
(Hux Records, 2011)
10 'Speak softly (you’re
talking to my heart)'
Written by Steve Spurgin & J.D. Mendenhall
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Lead Acoustic, Gut String & Fretted Dobro Guitars:
Joel Key
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitar:
Gregg Galbraith
Gene Watson recorded the
original version of 'Speak
softly (you’re talking to my heart)' & included
the track on
'Old Loves Never Die' (MCA Records,
1981)
'Speak
softly (you’re talking to my heart)'
was also included
on 'Greatest Hits' (MCA Records, 1985),
'The Good Ole Days' (Step One Records, 1996),
'Ultimate Collection' (Universal/Hip-O
Records, 2001),
'Gene Watson: 22 Golden Country Greats'
(Tee Vee Records, 2009),
'Gene Watson: 16 Super Hits' (Gusto Records,
2009) &
'Gene Watson: 40 Greatest Hits'
(IMG/Gusto Records, 2010)
11 'Don’t waste it on
the blues'
Written by Sandy Ramos & Jerry Vandiver
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Gail Rudisill-Johnson
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitars:
Gregg Galbraith
Gene Watson recorded the
original version of
'Don’t waste it on the
blues' & included
the track on
'Back in the Fire' (Warner
Bros. Capitol Records, 1988)
'Don’t
waste it on the blues' was also included
on
'Ultimate Collection' (Universal/Hip-O
Records, 2001)
12 'Love in the hot afternoon'
Written by Kent Westberry & Vince Matthews
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Gail Rudisill-Johnson
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitar: Kelly Back
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original version of
'Love in the hot afternoon'
& included
the track on
'Love in the Hot Afternoon'
(Capitol Records, 1975)
'Love
in the hot afternoon' was also included on
'The Best of Gene Watson'
(Capitol Records, 1978), 'Gene Watson's
Greatest Hits' (Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982),
'Greatest Hits'
(Curb Records, 1990),
'The Good Ole Days'
(Step One Records, 1996),
'Eighteen Greatest Hits'
(Tee Vee Records, 1999),
'Ultimate Collection'
(Universal/Hip-O Records, 2001),
'Love in the Hot Afternoon & Paper Rosie'
(Hux Records, 2002),
'Love in the Hot Afternoon' (compilation)
(Gusto Records, 2005),
'Gene Watson: 16 Super Hits' (Gusto Records,
2009) &
'Gene Watson: 40 Greatest Hits'
(IMG/Gusto Records, 2010)
13 'The old man and his horn'
Written by Dallas Harms
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion: Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Violas, Violins and Cellos: Gail Rudisill-Johnson
Lead Acoustic, Gut String & Fretted Dobro Guitars: Ben Hall
Acoustic Guitars: Bruce Watkins, Jimmy Capps & Ben Hall
Electric Guitar:
Gregg Galbraith
Horns: Mike Haynes
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'The old man and his
horn' & included
the track on
'Beautiful Country' (Capitol
Records, 1977)
'The
old man and his horn' was also included
on 'Gene Watson's Greatest Hits'
(Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982),
'Gene Watson: Greatest Hits' (Curb
Records, 1990),
'Eighteen Greatest Hits' (Tee Vee
Records, 1999),
'Because You Believed in Me & Beautiful
Country' (Hux Records, 2005)
&
'Gene Watson: 40 Greatest Hits'
(IMG/Gusto Records, 2010)
14 'I don’t need a thing
at all'
Written by Joe Allen
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion: Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Gail Rudisill-Johnson
Acoustic Guitars: Bruce Watkins & Joel Key
Electric Guitar: Kelly Back
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'I don’t need
a thing at all'
& included
the track on 'Beautiful Country' (Capitol
Records, 1977)
'I don’t need a thing
at all'
was also included on
'Gene Watson's Greatest Hits'
(Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982), 'Gene Watson: Greatest Hits' (Curb
Records, 1990),
'The Good Ole Days' (Step One Records, 1997),
'Eighteen Greatest Hits' (Tee Vee
Records, 1999), 'Because You Believed in Me & Beautiful
Country' (Hux Records, 2005),
'Love in the Hot Afternoon' (compilation)
(Gusto Records, 2005), '16 Super Hits' (Gusto Records, 2009)
& 'Gene Watson: 40 Greatest Hits'
(IMG/Gusto Records, 2010)
15 'Should I come home (or should I
go crazy)'
Written by Joe Allen
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitar:
Gregg Galbraith
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'Should I come home (or should I
go crazy)' &
included the track on 'Should I Come Home' (Capitol
Records, 1979)
'Should I
come home (or should I go crazy)' was also
included on
'The Best of Gene Watson, Volume 2' (Capitol Records, 1980),
'Gene Watson's Greatest Hits'
(Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982), 'Gene Watson: Greatest Hits' (Curb
Records, 1990), 'Eighteen Greatest Hits' (Tee Vee
Records, 1999), 'Reflections & Should I Come Home' (Hux Records, 2009)
& 'Gene Watson: 40 Greatest Hits'
(IMG/Gusto Records, 2010)
16 'What she don’t know
won’t hurt her'
Written by Dave Lindsey & Ernie Rowell
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitar: Bruce Watkins
Electric Guitar:
Gregg Galbraith
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'What she don’t
know won’t hurt her' & included
the track on
'This Dream's on Me' (MCA Records, 1982)
'What
she don’t know won’t hurt her' & included
the track on
'Gene Watson: Greatest
Hits' (MCA Records, 1985),
'Ultimate Collection' (Universal/Hip-O
Records, 2001) & 'Matters of the Heart'
(Hump Head Country, 2007)
17 'Because you believed
in me'
Written by Shorty Hall, Gene Vowell &Doodle Owens
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitars: Bruce Watkins & Jimmy Capps
Electric Guitar:
Gregg Galbraith
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'Because you
believed in me' & included
the track on
'Because You
Believed in Me' (Capitol Records, 1976)
'Because
you believed in me' &
was also included
on
'The Best of Gene Watson' (Capitol Records, 1978),
'Gene Watson's Greatest Hits'
(Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982), 'Eighteen Greatest Hits' (Tee
Vee
Records, 1999) & 'Because You Believed in Me & Beautiful
Country' (Hux Records, 2005)
18 'Cowboys don’t get lucky
all the time'
Written by Dallas Harms
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Mike Johnson
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitar: Kelly Back
Electric Guitars:
Gregg Galbraith
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'Cowboys don’t
get lucky all the time' &
included the track
on 'Beautiful Country' (Capitol
Records, 1977)
'Cowboys
don’t get lucky all the time' was also
included on
'Convoy'
(soundtrack)
(United Artists Records,
1978),
'The Best of Gene Watson, Volume 2' (Capitol
Records, 1980),
'Gene Watson's Greatest Hits'
(Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982),
'Eighteen Greatest Hits' (Tee Vee
Records, 1999),
'Because You Believed in Me & Beautiful
Country' (Hux Records, 2005)
&
'Gene Watson: 40 Greatest Hits'
(IMG/Gusto Records, 2010)
19 'This dream’s on me'
Written by Fred Koller
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitars: Bruce Watkins,
Gregg Galbraith &
Jimmy Capps
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'This dream’s on
me' &
included the track
on 'This Dream's on Me' (MCA Records, 1982)
'This
dream’s on me' was also
included on
'Gene Watson: Greatest
Hits' (MCA Records, 1985),
'Ultimate Collection' (Universal/Hip-O
Records, 2001) &
'Matters of the Heart' (Hump Head
Country, 2008)
20 'Memories to burn'
Written by Dave Kirby & Warren Robb
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitars: Bruce Watkins & Ben Hall
Electric Guitar: Kelly Back
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'Memories to
burn' & included
the track on
'Memories to Burn' (Epic Records, 1985)
'Memories
to burn' was also included on
'Ultimate Collection' (Universal/Hip-O
Records, 2001)
21 'Sometimes I
get lucky and forget'
Written by Bob House & Ernie Rowell
Music Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Robb Tripp
Steel Guitar: Mike Johnson
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitar:
Gregg Galbraith
Electric Guitar: James Mitchell
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'Sometimes I
get lucky and forget' &
included the track on
'Sometimes I Get Lucky' (MCA Records, 1983)
'Sometimes I
get lucky and forget' was also
included on
'Greatest Hits' (MCA Records, 1985),
'Ultimate Collection' (Universal/Hip-O
Records, 2001) & 'Gene Watson: Then & Now' (Koch Records
Nashville, 2005)
22 'Between this time and the
next time'
Written by Ray Griff
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitars: Bruce Watkins &
Gregg Galbraith
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original version of 'Between this
time and the next time' & included
the track on 'Between This Time & the Next Time' (MCA
Records, 1981)
'Between
this time and the next time' was also included
on 'Greatest Hits' (MCA Records, 1985)
&
'Ultimate Collection' (Hip-O
Records/Universal, 2001)
23 'Pick the Wildwood Flower'
Written by Joe Allen
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion:
Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Mike Johnson
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Lead Acoustic, Gut String & Fretted Dobro Guitars:
Gregg Galbraith
Acoustic Guitars: Bruce Watkins & Kelly Back
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'Pick the Wildwood Flower'
& included
the track on
'Reflections' (Capitol
Records, 1978)
'Pick
the Wildwood Flower' was also included
on 'The Best of Gene Watson, Volume 2' (Capitol
Records, 1980), 'Gene Watson's Greatest Hits'
(Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982), 'Gene Watson: Greatest Hits' (Curb
Records, 1990), 'Eighteen Greatest Hits' (Tee Vee
Records, 1999), 'Ultimate Collection' (Universal/Hip-O
Records, 2001) & 'Reflections & Should I Come Home' (Hux Records, 2009)
24 'Where love begins'
Written by Ray Griff
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion: Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Violas, Violins and Cellos: Gail Rudisill-Johnson
Acoustic Guitars: Bruce Watkins & Jimmy Capps
Electric Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'Where
love begins' & included
the track on
'Love in the Hot Afternoon'
(Capitol Records, 1975)
'Where
love begins' was also included
on 'The Best of Gene Watson'
(Capitol Records, 1978),
'Gene Watson's
Greatest Hits' (Gusto Records/Capitol Records, 1982),
'Greatest Hits'
(Curb Records, 1990),
'Eighteen Greatest Hits'
(Tee Vee Records, 1999),
'Ultimate Collection'
(Universal/Hip-O Records, 2001),
'Love in the Hot Afternoon & Paper Rosie'
(Hux Records, 2002)
& 'Gene Watson: 40 Greatest Hits'
(IMG/Gusto Records, 2010)
25 'Drinkin’ my way back
home'
Written by Don Scaife, Ronnie Scaife & Phil Thomas
Musician Credits
Session Leader, String Arrangements, Piano,
Keyboards, Flute & Percussion: Dirk Johnson
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Drums: Eddy Anderson
Steel Guitar: Sonny Garrish
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie
Acoustic Guitars: Bruce Watkins, Jimmy Capps &
Ben Hall
Electric Guitars: Gregg Galbraith
Harmony Vocals: Cindy Richardson-Walker &
John Wesley Ryles with
Judy Rodman
Gene Watson recorded the
original
version of 'Drinkin’ my
way back home' & included
the track on
'Little by Little' (MCA
Records, 1984)
'Drinkin’
my way back home' was also included
on 'Texas Saturday Night' (MCA/Curb
Records, 1984)
'Gene Watson: Best of The
Best - 25 Greatest Hits'
Fourteen
Carat Music FCM0001 (2012)
Produced by Dirk Johnson for DirkWorks
Productions
Executive Producer: Gene Watson
Tracks recorded at SoundShop, Ronnie’s Place, Hilltop & DirkWorks Recording
Vocals & Overdubs recorded at DirkWorks & Hilltop Recording
Mixed at DirkWorks Recording & Mastermine by
Dirk
Johnson & Anthony Johnson Recorded by Anthony Johnson, Joe Carrell,
Steve Chandler
&
Dirk Johnson
Second Engineers: Steve Allen,
John Nicholson
& David Biondolillo
Mastered by Anthony Johnson at Mastermine, Hendersonville, TN
A&R Coordinator: CCB
Production Assistant: Ben Hall
Production Coordinator: Sarah Brosmer
Photography: Stephen Shepherd
Historical Photography: HEE HAW photograph courtesy of Gaylord Program
Services, Inc., Les Leverett, Grand Ole Opry Archives
Graphic Design: Luellyn Latocki (art direction) & Maggie Berry (graphic
design) for Latocki Team Creative
Gene Watson Fan Club, Music and Merchandise at
Gene Watson Official Site
Gene Watson on
Facebook,
YouTube &
Twitter
Management: Lytle Management Group
Please address all management queries to or
telephone 615.770.2688
Booking:
Third Coast Talent
Please address all booking queries to or
telephone 615.685.3331
You can read a CMP review of Gene Watson's 'Best of the Best: 25
Greatest Hits' here. The review,
which was written by Duncan Warwick, was published in the February 2012
issue of the United Kingdom monthly publication
Country Music People.
