Gene Watson Discography
'Best of Gene Watson'
Curb Records D2-77836 (1996)
'Best of Gene Watson' was released on the Curb Records label (a subsidiary
company of MCA Records) in 1996.
'Best of Gene Watson' discography information is presented on this site for
educational purposes only & no infringement of copyright is intended.
About 'Best of Gene Watson'...
Overview
At the time that the 'Best of Gene Watson'
was released, Gene had
been a recording artist with the independent record label Step One Records
for three years, his first album release for the label having been 'Uncharted
Mind' in 1993.
Gene Watson's days as an artist on a major record label had come to an end
with the release of 'At Last'
(Warner
Bros. Records, 1991).
Gene Watson's major label career had involved stints with Capitol
Records (1975-1980), MCA Records (1981-1984), Epic Records (1985-1987) &
Warner Bros. Records (1988-1991).
During his tenure at MCA Records, Gene Watson had
seen the release of a total of seven albums for the label; 'Between
This Time & the Next Time' (1981), 'Old Loves
Never Die' (1981), 'This Dream's on Me'
(1982), 'Sometimes I Get Lucky' (1983), 'Heartaches,
Love & Stuff' (1984), 'Little by Little' (1984
& 1990) & 'Texas Saturday Night'
(1985), although this latter album is a compilation release.
'Best of Gene Watson' includes tracks from three of the above mentioned MCA
album releases, namely 'Sometimes I Get Lucky'
(1983), 'Heartaches, Love & Stuff'
(1984) & 'Little by Little' (1984 & 1990) and, in
its own unique way, helps to celebrate Gene Watson's time at the label.
'Best of Gene Watson'
Curb Records D2-77836 (1996)
Track Listing
1 'Got no reason now for going home'
•
Written by Johnny Russell
Published by Songs of Polygram International Inc. /
Sunflower Country Songs (BMI)
2 'One hell of a heartache' •
Written by Keith Palmer & Janet White Demmans
Published by Dixie Stars Music (ASCAP)
3 'Texas Saturday night' •
Written by Warren Robb & Dave Kirby
Published by Sony / ATV Songs LLC dba Tree Publishing Company (BMI / Sony /
ATV Tunes LLC dba Cross Keys Publishing Company (ASCAP)
4 'I guess you had to be there'
•
Written by Dave Lindsey, M. Lindsey & Ernie Rowell
Published by Polygram International Publishing Inc. / Little Will Music /
Kit Music (ASCAP)
5 'You waltzed yourself right into my life'
••
Written by Ron Moore
Published by Lowball Music (ASCAP)
6 'My memories of you' •••
Written by Daniel T. Rainwater & Larry Booth
Published by Songs of Polygram International Inc. /
Booth and Watson Music (BMI)
7 'If I were you, I’d fall in love with me'
••
†
Written by David Kirby & Warren Robb
Published by Almarie Music / Millstone Music (ASCAP)
8 'Sailing home to me' •
Written by David Kirby & D. Morrison
Published by Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation (BMI) /
Sony / ATV Tunes LLC dba Cross Keys Publishing Company (ASCAP)
9 'A memory away' •
Written by Warren Robb & David Kirby
Published by Sony / ATV Songs LLC dba Tree Publishing Company (BMI)/ Sony /
ATV Tunes LLC dba Cross Keys Publishing Company (ASCAP)
10 'Independence day' •
Written by Dave Lindsey & Ernie Rowell
Published by Polygram International Publishing Inc. /
Little Will Music / Kit Music (ASCAP
'Got no reason now for going home', 'One hell of a heartache', 'Texas
Saturday night', 'I guess you had to be there', 'Sailing home to me', 'A
memory away' & 'Independence day' (tracks indicated thus
•) were originally included on 'Heartaches, Love & Stuff'
(MCA
Records, 1984).
These seven (7) featured tracks on 'Best of Gene Watson' (tracks indicated thus
•) were originally included on 'Heartaches, Love & Stuff' (MCA Records, 1984), almost giving this
album a full release on CD.
'You waltzed yourself into my life' & 'If I were you, I'd fall in love with
me' (tracks indicated thus ••)
were originally included on 'Sometimes I
Get Lucky' (MCA Records, 1983).
'My memories of you' (track indicated thus
•••) was originally included on 'Little by Little'
(MCA
Records, 1984 - LP - & MCA Records, 1990 - CD).
A re-recorded version of 'If I were you, I’d fall in love with me' (track
indicated thus †) can be found
on 'Gene Watson: Then & Now' (Koch Records Nashville, 2005).
'Best of Gene Watson'
Curb Records D2-77836 (1996)