Overview
Having enjoyed a very successful
five-year (1975-1980) career at Capitol Records, Gene Watson joined the
roster at MCA Records,
but he did not rest on his laurels.
Gene Watson's run of hit singles in the USA also continued with the
release of the 'Between This Time & the Next Time' album; the album
yielded two hit singles on the country music charts in the USA in 1981;
the title track reached No. 18, whilst 'Maybe I should have been
listening' climbed to No. 23.
Gene Watson's first album for MCA Records showcased his fine talent for
selecting just the perfect song to record. The album also demonstrates
Gene Watson's respect for his fellow country music peers with the inclusion of
cuts by Ray Griff,
Dave Kirby (RIP), Tom T. Hall & Wynn Stewart (RIP).
The
'Between This Time & the Next Time' album was produced by Russ Reeder
& Gene Watson for G-J Productions.
The 'Between This Time & the Next Time' album was recorded at the Sound
Emporium Studios, Nashville, Tennessee where the Recording & Mixing Engineer was Jim Williamson.
The 'Between This Time &
the Next Time' album achieved a chart position of
Number 38 on the Billboard Top Country Album Chart in 1981.
'Between This Time & the Next Time'
MCA Records MCA5170 (1981)
Track Listing
1 'Between this time & the next time'
Written by
Ray
Griff
Published by
Blue Echo Music (ASCAP)
2
'I'm telling me a lie'
Written by
Joe Eddie Gough &
Rick Winston
Published by
Little Ann Music (BMI)
3
'Maybe I should have been listening'
• *
Written by
Buzz Rabin
Published by
Screen Gems-EMI
Music Inc. (BMI)
4
'Come back home'
Written by Joe Allen & Dave Kirby (RIP)
Published by
Joe Allen Music Inc. (BMI)
5
'Three'
Written by
Tom T. Hall
Published by
Newkeys Music Inc. (BMI)
6
'Down here on my knees'
Written
by Joe Allen & Dave Kirby (RIP)
Published by
Joe Allen Music Inc. (BMI)
7
'Even at it's worst, it's still the best'
Written by
Buzz Rabin
Published by
Screen Gems-EMI
Music Inc. (BMI)
8
'We got a bad thing going'
Written by Wayne Carson & Donn Tankersly
Published by
Screen Gems-EMI
Music Inc. (BMI)
9 'The look in baby's eyes'
Written by Ann J. Morton
Published by
Wiljex Publishing
Company (ASCAP)
10
'I'm gonna kill you'
Written by Wynn Stewart
(RIP) &
Jimmy Velvet
Published by
Sound Barrier Music /
After Dark Music Inc. (BMI)
Musician Credits
Acoustic & Electric Guitar:
Harold Bradley
Bass: Joe Allen
Acoustic & Electric Guitar:
Dave Kirby (RIP)
Fiddle:
Lisa Silver-Reynolds
Fiddle & Viola: Buddy
Spicher
Steel Guitar:
Sonny Garrish
Acoustic & Electric Piano: Hargus 'Pig' Robbins
Drums:
Buddy Harman
Harmonica, Vibes & Rhythm Guitar:
Charlie McCoy
'Maybe
I should have been listening' (track indicated thus
•)
was also recorded by Clinton Gregory. The track was
included on Clinton's 'If It Weren't for Country Music, I'd Go Crazy' album, which was released on Step One Records (SOR
0064) in 1991.
The
'If It Weren't for Country Music, I'd Go Crazy' album from Clinton Gregory also included his rendition of
'Uncharted Mind', a track which became the title track of Gene
Watson's debut album for Step One Records in 1993.
'Maybe I should have been listening' (track indicated
thus *)
had originally been recorded by Jessi Colter as 'Maybe
you should've been listening' in 1978 and was one of 6
country chart hits that she enjoyed between 1975 & 1978.
The track was originally included on Jessi's 'That's the
Way a Cowboy Rock & Rolls' album, which was released on
Capitol Records (ST11863) in 1978.
'Maybe you should've been listening' was later included on the Liberty Records 'Collection'
album, which was released in 1995 (CDP 8 32071).
Gene
Watson recorded Jessi Colter's composition 'For the
first time' & included the track on his 'Love
in the Hot Afternoon' (debut) album for Capitol Records in 1975.
'For the first time' had originally been included on Jessi Colter's debut album ('I'm Jessi Colter'), which was
released on Capitol Records (ST11363) in 1975.
'Between
This Time & the Next Time'