Gene Watson Discography
'Gene Watson'
Wide World Records WWS2002 (1969)
Stoneway Records STY2002 (1973)
Gene Watson's self-titled debut album was released on the Houston, Texas
based Wide World Records label in 1969. The album was subsequently
re-released on the Stoneway Records label in 1973.
Of the two versions of 'Gene Watson' released, the Wide World Records
edition is considered to be the more collectable of the two.
'Gene Watson' discography information is presented on this site for
educational purposes only & no infringement of copyright is intended.
About 'Gene Watson'...
Album Sleeve Notes
'Here is Gene Watson's first album and I'm sure it will not be his last
because he is certain to became a tremendous success in the very near
future. Having heard Gene Watson compared to so many singers by so many
people, I found myself following the 'comparison' route, but concluding that
he really shouldn't be compared to anyone because Gene's greatest asset is
that he is just great being Gene Watson.
He is 'original'. Gene's performances are professional, relaxed and
confident. He sings well under any circumstances, but he can really turn on
the feeling and 'put it on the tape' when he is in the recording studio. I
have never heard Gene sing any song of any kind, poorly. This album was
recorded in the best studios in the nation with the finest musicians from
Nashville and Houston and you will find Roy Stone's arrangements and
production as versatile and refreshing as Gene's singing.
If you try it, you'll like it'.
Sincerely yours,
Russ Reeder
Record Service Company
The 'Gene Watson' album was produced by Roy M Stone.
'Gene Watson'
Wide World Records WWS1002 (1969)
Stoneway Records STY2002 (1973)
Track Listing
1 'If I'm a fool for leaving' ●
Written by Skip Graves & Little Jimmy Dickens
Published by Cedarwood / BMI
2 'It's just a matter of time'
Written by Brook Benton, Belford
Hendricks & Clyde Otis
Published by Eden Music / BMI
3 'I'll feel fine'
Written by Moore / Davenport
Published by Stoneway / BMI
4 'Walking back to Birmingham'
Written by Ashley / Singleton
Published by Gallico / BMI
5 'I feel a sin coming on'
Written by Eddie McDuff & Orville Couch
Published by Painted Desert / BMI
6 'Listen, they're playing my song'
●●
Written by Williams / Garrison
Published by Central Songs / BMI
7 'This song is just for you'
Written by Cecil R. Harris & Perk Williams (19 November 1926 - 3 January 1994)
Published by Central Songs / BMI
8 'When my daddy danced'
Written by Eddie Noack RIP (29 April 1930 - 5 February 1978)
Published by Raydee / SESAC
9 'I'm not strong enough'
Written by John Pickering
Published by Stoneway / BMI
10 'Two right people'
Written by David Ingles
Published by David Ingles Music / SESAC
11 'My eyes are jealous' ●●●
Written by Jimmy Day RIP (9 January 1934 - 22 January 1999)
Published by Window Music / BMI
12 'Eli Funkelby' ●●●●
Written by Robert ('Bozo') Darnell RIP (1927 - 1997)
Published by Glad Music / BMI
'If I'm a fool for leaving' (track indicated
thus ●) was originally
included on 'Because You Believed in Me' (Capitol Records, 1976).
A re-recording of 'If I'm a fool for leaving'
(track indicated thus ●)
was included on 'Gene Watson...Then & Now' (Koch Records Nashville, 2005).
'If I'm a fool for leaving' (track
indicated thus ●) was
co-written by
Skip Graves & Little Jimmy Dickens;
Skip Graves graciously
submitted a quote for the 'Peers' section of
the Gene Watson Fan Site on Saturday 3 March 2007 & you can read Skip's words about
Gene Watson here.
'Listen, they're playing my song' (track indicated thus ●●)
was originally recorded by Waylon Jennings & included on 'One & Only'
(RCA Camden, 1967).
'My eyes are jealous' (track indicated thus
●●●) was recorded
originally by Little Jimmy Dickens & included on 'May The Bird of Paradise
Fly Up Your Nose' (Columbia Records, 1965).
Robert ('Bozo') Darnell (RIP) wrote 'Eli Funkelby' (track
indicated thus ●●●●) & his son Reuben Darnell
graciously submitted a quote for the 'Peers' section
of the Gene Watson Fan Site on Tuesday 13 March 2007 & you can read Reuben's words
about Gene Watson here.
Please visit Reuben Darnell's
Official Site where you can read a
Memorial to Robert
('Bozo') Darnell (1927 - 1997).
Randy Travis recorded 'It's just a matter of time'
& included the track on 'No Holdin' Back' (Warner Bros. Records, 1989).