Overview
The 'Little by Little' album garnered three Top 10 hits for Gene Watson
on the Billboard country music singles chart in the United States of America in 1984; 'Drinkin'
my way back home', 'Forever again' & 'Little by little' all sat
comfortably at No.10.
The 'Little by Little' album doesn't just have the distinction of
including three of Gene's biggest hit songs. The album also has the
distinction of being the third 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 for the third
time, in a studio setting, recreating a concert sound.
The 'Little by Little' album was produced by Russ Reeder & Gene Watson
for G-J Productions.
The
'Little by Little' album was recorded at Pete's Place, Nashville,
Tennessee where the Recording & Mixing Engineer was Al Pachucci.
The 'Little by Little'
album achieved a chart position of No.35 on the Billboard Top Country Album Chart in 1984.
'Little by Little'
MCA Records MCA5440 (1984) LP
MCA Records MCAD22009 (1990) CD
Track Listing
1 'Little by
little'
Written by
Danny Morrison &
Larry Keith
Published by
BMI
2
'My memories of you' •
Written by
Daniel T. Rainwater &
Larry Booth
Published by
BMI
3
'The Chesapeake bay'
Written by
Ronny Scaife & Jerry Hays
Published by
BMI
4
'Leavin's been comin' for a long, long time'
Written by Joe Allen, Dave Kirby (RIP)
&
Sonny Throckmorton
Published by
ASCAP
5
'The ballad of Richard Lindsey'
Written by Billy Troy & Bob O'Donnell
Published by
BMI
6
'Forever again'
Written by
Warren Robb and
Dave Kirby (RIP)
Published by
BMI / ASCAP
7
'With any luck at all'
Written by
Dave Lindsey
Published by
BMI
8
'Growing apart'
Written by
Warren Robb &
Dave Kirby (RIP)
Published by
BMI / ASCAP
9
'She has no memory of me'
Written by Billy Troy & Randy Scruggs
Published by
BMI
10
'Drinkin' my way back home' •
Written by
Don Scaife, Ronny Scaife &
Phil Thomas
Published by
BMI
Musician Credits
Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band
Bass:
Larry Booth
Piano:
Joe Eddie Gough
Drums:
Doug Boggs
Guitar:
Daniel T. Rainwater & Norm Kastner
Steel Guitar: Chris
'Tiny' Olson
Tic Tac Bass: Tony Booth
Additional Musicians
Fiddle: Buddy Spicher & Lisa Silver
Background Vocals:
The Tennessee Express
(Al Henson, Beckie Foster, Joy Gardner &
Ronnie Drake)
'My
memories of you' & 'Drinkin' my way back home' (tracks indicated thus
•)
were included on the 'Texas Saturday Night'
compilation album, which was
released on MCA/Curb Records
(MCA/Curb 5670)
in 1985.
You
can read a review of Gene Watson's Little by Little'
album
here. The review, which was written by
Bob Powell, was published in the March 1984 issue of the
United Kingdom monthly publication
Country Music People.
