Gene Watson Discography
'Heartaches, Love &
Stuff'
MCA Records
MCA5520 & MCA27138 (1984)
'Heartaches, Love & Stuff' was released on the MCA Records label in 1984.
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About 'Heartaches, Love & Stuff'...
Overview
'Heartaches, Love & Stuff' describes accurately the various themes that run
through the songs contained on this album. The album spawned two Top 10 hits
on the Billboard country music singles chart in 1985; 'Got no reason now for
going home' reached No.7, while 'One hell of a heartache' reached No.10.
'Heartaches, Love & Stuff' doesn't just have the distinction of including
two of Gene's biggest hit songs; the album also
has the distinction of being the second Gene Watson release to feature
members of his acclaimed Farewell Party Band on record, thus affording
listeners the opportunity to hear this authentic group of musicians - in a
studio setting - recreating a concert sound.
'Heartaches, Love & stuff' was produced by Russ Reeder & Gene Watson
for G-J Productions, Inc.
'Heartaches, Love & Stuff' was recorded at the Sound Emporium, Studio A,
Nashville (Recording & Mixing Engineer:
Jim Williamson).
'Heartaches, Love & Stuff' achieved a chart position of
No.21 on the Billboard Top Country Album Chart in 1984.
'Heartaches, Love &
Stuff'
MCA Records
MCA5520 & MCA27138 (1984)
Track Listing
1 'I guess you had to be there'
•
Written by Dave Lindsey, Matt Lindsey & Ernie Rowell
Published by ASCAP
2 'One hell of a heartache' •
#
Written by Keith Palmer & J. White
Published by ASCAP
3 'Got no reason now for going home'
• *
Written by Johnny Russell
Published by BMI
4 'Wino's prayer'
Written by Dave Kirby & L. Kirby
Published by BMI / ASCAP
5 'Texas Saturday night' •
•
Written by Warren Robb & Dave Kirby RIP
Published by BMI / ASCAP
6 'A memory away' •
Written by Warren Robb & Dave Kirby RIP
Published by BMI / ASCAP
7 'Independence day' •
Written by Dave Lindsey & Ernie Rowell
Published by ASCAP
8 'Sailing home to me' •
Written by Dave Kirby & D. Morrison
Published by BMI / ASCAP
9 'I must be somebody else'
¤
Written by Merle Haggard
Published by BMI
10 'That's when you know it's over'
Written by Bob O'Donnell & Billy Troy
Published by BMI/ 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 included on 'Best of
Gene Watson' (Curb Records, 1996).
'Texas Saturday night' (track indicated thus
•)
was recorded by Moe Bandy & included on 'Motel Matches' (Columbia Records, 1984).
'One hell of a heartache' (track indicated thus
#) was written by
Keith Palmer (RIP) &
Janet White Demmans.
Keith Palmer also recorded 'I picked a San Antonio rose'
(written by James Dean Hicks) & included the
track on 'Keith Palmer' (Epic Records, 1991).
Gene Watson also recorded 'I picked a San Antone rose' (written by
James Dean Hicks); it was included as
the 'b' side of his 'Don't waste it on the blues' 45rpm vinyl single, which
was released on Warner Bros. Records (27692) in 1989.
Gene Watson's recording of 'I picked a San Antone rose' (written
by James Dean Hicks) was not
included on 'Back in the Fire' (Warner Bros. Records, 1988).
Sadly, Keith Palmer passed away on 13 June 1992
- he was 38.
Please check out Marlene Slater's website -
MKOC (My Kind of Country) -
where she has an online celebration of
Keith Palmer.
Marlene Slater's MKOC
website also includes a celebration of Gene Watson
here &
here.
Keith Palmer
(23 June 1957 - 13 June 1996)
'Got no reason now for going home' (track indicated thus
*) was written by
Johnny Russell and was
included on 'Actin' Naturally' (OMS Records, 2000).
Johnny Russell (23 January 1940 -
3 July 2001)
'I must be somebody else' (track indicated thus
¤) was written by
Merle Haggard
& was originally included on 'Swinging Doors & The Bottle Let Me
Down' (Capitol Records, 1966).
Gene Watson also recorded
Merle Haggard's 'Today I started loving you again'
(featuring vocal harmonies from Lee Ann Womack) & included the track on 'In a
Perfect World' (Shanachie Records, 2008).
Merle Haggard
originally recorded 'Today I started loving you again' &
included the track on 'The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde' (Capitol Records,
1968).
'Heartaches, Love &
Stuff'
MCA Records
MCA5520 & MCA27138 (1984)
Musician Credits
Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band
Bass: Larry Booth (Tony Booth's younger
brother)
Tic Tac Bass: Tony Booth
Steel Guitar: Chris 'Tiny'
Olson & Daniel T. Rainwater
Acoustic & Rhythm Guitar: Norm Kastner
Drums: Doug Boggs
Piano-Organ: Joe Eddie Gough
Other Musicians
Fiddle: Buddy Spicher & Lisa Silver
Background Vocals: The Tennessee Express
(Al Henson, Beckie Foster, Joy Gardner & Ronnie Drake)