Gene Watson Discography
'The Best of Gene Watson'
Capitol Records ST11782 (1978)
Capitol Records CDP 7916412 (1989)
'The Best of Gene Watson' (compilation) album was released on the Capitol
Records label in 1978. This best of (collection) was subsequently released
on CD in 1989.
'The Best of Gene Watson' discography information is presented on this
site for educational purposes only & no infringement of copyright is
intended.
About 'The Best of Gene Watson'...
Overview
Gene Watson was very much a major league artist in the world of country
music when this compilation album of (Capitol Records)
material was released in the United States of America in May 1978.
'The Best of Gene Watson' compilation album includes tracks from the albums
'Gene Watson' (Wide
World Records, 1969 / Stoneway Records, 1973), 'Love
in the Hot Afternoon' (Capitol Records, 1975), 'Because
You Believed in Me' (Capitol Records, 1976) & 'Paper Rosie'
(Capitol Records, 1977).
'The Best of Gene Watson' compilation album also includes two tracks
('Shadows on the wall' & 'John's back in town'), both of which were
previously released as 45rpm vinyl singles
only. The latter track ('John's back in town') was co-written by
Bill Mack &
Waylon Jennings.
'The
Best of Gene Watson' album achieved a chart position of
No.29 on the Billboard Top Country Album Chart in 1978.
'The Best of Gene Watson'
Capitol Records ST11782 (1978)
Capitol Records CDP 7916412 (1989)
Track Listing
1 'Love in the hot afternoon'
•
Written by Kent Westberry & Vince Matthews (RIP)
Published by Jack Music Inc. / BMI
2 'You could know as much about a stranger'
•
†
Written by Nadine Bryant
Published by Hotel Publishing Company Ltd / ASCAP
3 'Because you believed in me'
••
Written by Owens, Hall and Vowell
Published by Unichappell Music, Inc. / BMI / Belida Music
4 'Bad water' •
Written by Jackie DeShannon, Holiday & Myers
Published by Unart Music Corporation / BMI
5 'Shadows on the wall' **
Written by Thomas Becket
Published by Ricci Mareno / SESAC
6 'Paper Rosie' *
Written by Dallas Harms
Published by Doubleplay Music / Quality Music Publishing Ltd / BMI
7 'Where love begins' •
Written by Ray Griff
Published by Blue Echo Music / Chappell & Company / ASCAP
8 'If I'm a fool for leaving'
•••
Written by Skip Graves & Little Jimmy Dickens
Published by Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc. / BMI
9 'John's back in town' **
¹
Written by Bill Mack & Waylon Jennings
(RIP)
Published by Glad Music Company / BMI
10 'Her body couldn't keep you (off my mind)'
••
Written by Ray Griff
Published by Blue Echo Music / ASCAP
'Love in the hot afternoon', 'You could know as much about a stranger', 'Bad
Water' & 'Where love begins' (tracks indicated thus
•) were originally included on
'Love in the Hot Afternoon' (Capitol
Records, 1975).
'Because you believed in me' & 'Her body couldn't keep you (off my mind)'
(tracks indicated thus ••) were
originally included on 'Because You Believed
in Me' (Capitol Records, 1976).
'If I'm a fool for leaving' (track indicated thus
•••) was originally included on 'Gene
Watson' (Wide World Records, 1969 & Stoneway Records, 1973) and 'Because
You Believed in Me' (Capitol Records, 1976).
'Paper Rosie' (track indicated thus *)
was originally included on 'Paper Rosie'
(Capitol Records, 1977).
'Shadows on the wall' & 'John's back in town' (tracks indicated thus
**)
appear on LP for the first time (these tracks were originally released as
45rpm vinyl singles).
'John's back in town' (track indicated thus
¹)
was originally recorded by Waylon Jennings (he co-wrote the song with
Bill Mack) & included on 'One & Only'
(RCA Camden, 1967).
On Tuesday 3 December 2002, 'Paper Rosie'
(Capitol Records, 1977) was released by Hux Records (London, England) as a
special 2-on-1 CD, along with 'Love in the Hot
Afternoon' (Capitol Records, 1975).
In October/November 2005, 'Because
You Believed in Me' (Capitol Records, 1976) & 'Beautiful Country'
(Capitol Records, 1977) were released by Hux Records (London, England) as a
special 2-on-1 CD.
A re-recorded version of 'If I'm a fool for leaving' (track indicated thus
•••) was included on 'Gene
Watson: Then & Now' (Koch Records Nashville, 2005).
A re-recorded version of 'You could know as much about a stranger' (track
indicated thus †) was included
on 'Gene
Watson: Then & Now' (Koch Records Nashville, 2005).
'The Best of Gene Watson'
Capitol Records ST11782 (1978)
Capitol Records CDP 7916412 (1989)