Gene Watson Discography
'The Good Ole Days'
Step One Records SOR 0104 (1996)
'The Good Ole Days' was released on the Step One Records label in 1996.
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About 'The Good Ole Days'...
Overview
'The Good Ole Days' is an album of exquisite Texas swing & tasteful balladry
and includes a track which ultimately put the Gene Watson name firmly
back on the American country music singles charts after an absence of some
four years.
The song in question, 'Change her mind', entered the Billboard American
country music singles chart on Saturday 25 January 1997. By the following
March, the single had reached No.44, thanks in no small part by the hard
work carried out by an excellent promotion team at Step One Records.
One of the reasons for the revival in Gene Watson’s career at this time can
be attributed to the fact that many of the people programming the song for
American country music radio did not know who Gene Watson was & thought that
he was a new, young artist.
Most listeners to American country music radio thought the same thing. The
follow-up single, 'No goodbyes', didn’t achieve as high a chart position,
only reaching the Top 70.
The release of 'The Good Ole Days' album also afforded Gene the opportunity
to re-record three of his hit songs for a new generation of fans, namely
'Love in the hot afternoon', 'Speak softly (you're talking to my heart)' &
'I don't need a thing at all'.
'The Good Ole Days' was produced by Ray Pennington
(Recording Engineer:
Kevin McManus).
A&R: Todd Mooring
'The Good Ole Days' was recorded at the Oak Valley Sound Studio,
Nashville.
Mastering: John Eberle, NRP
'The Good Ole Days'
Step One Records SOR 0104 (1996)
Track Listing
1 'The good ole days are right now'
Written by Ray Pennington
Published by Almarie Music, BMI
2 'No goodbyes'
Written by Ray Pennington
Published by Almarie Music, BMI
3 'You pushed me to the limit'
Written by Ray Pennington
Published by Almarie Music, BMI
4 'Change her mind' *
Written by Danny Mayo, Paul Nelson & Larry Boone
Published by Hamstein Cumberland Music, BMI,
Larry Boone Publishing Designee
5 'The man that broke your heart'
Written by Billy Joe Foster, Tommy Collins RIP and Gene Pistilli
Published by Golden Hook Music / Little Ann Music, BMI,
Hi Falutin Music ASCAP
6 'I don’t need a thing at all'
••
Written by
Joe Allen
Published by Joe Allen Music, BMI
7 'Speak softly
(you're talking to my heart)'
•••
Written by
Steve Spurgin
& J.D. Mendenhall
Published by Booth & Watson Music / BMI
8 'Somewhere beyond nowhere'
Written by Mel Holt
Published by Lyn Pen Publishing, BMI
9 'Love in the hot afternoon'
•
Written by
Kent Westberry
& Vince Matthews
Published by Songs of Polygram International, Inc.
10 'Getting over you again'
¹
Written by David Kirby & Warren Robb
Published by Millstone Music Company ASCAP, Screen Gems EMI Music Inc
obo Baray Music Inc, BMI
11 'Where I’m concerned'
Written by Ray Pennington
Published by Almarie Music, BMI
'Love in the hot afternoon' (track indicated thus
•) is a re-recording; the original version can be
found on 'Love in the Hot Afternoon'
(Capitol Records, 1975).
'I don't need a thing at all' (track indicated thus
••) is a re-recording; the original version can be
found on 'Beautiful Country' (Capitol
Records, 1977).
'Speak
softly (you're talking to my heart)' (track indicated thus
•••) is a re-recording; the
original version can be found on 'Old Loves Never
Die' (MCA Records, 1981).
'Change her mind' (track indicated thus
*) was recorded by Tony Toliver & included on 'Half Saint, Half Sinner'
(Rising Tide Records, 1996).
'Getting over you again' (track indicated thus
¹) was recorded by Ray Price & included on 'Town
& Country' (Dimension Records, 1981).
You can read a CMP review of Gene Watson's 'The Good Ole Days'
here. The
review, which was written by Craig Baguley, was published in the January
1997 issue of the United Kingdom monthly publication
Country Music People.
'The Good Ole Days'
Step One Records SOR 0104 (1996)
Musician Credits
Lead Guitar: Kelly Back
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All
Piano and Keyboards: Dirk Johnson
Steel Guitar: Buddy Emmons
Bass Guitar: David Smith
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie, Rob Hajacos & Hoot Hester
Mandolin: Hoot Hester
Drums: Jerry Kroon
Brass and Horns: Steve W. Maudlin Horns
Strings: Kris Wilkinson Strings
Harmony Vocals: John Wesley Ryles & the Margie Cates Trio