Gene Watson Discography
'Little by Little'
MCA Records
MCA5440 (1984) LP
MCAD22009 (1990) CD
'Little by Little' album was released on the MCA Records label in 1984.
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About 'Little by Little'...
Overview
'Little by Little' 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.
'Little by Little' 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.
'Little by Little' was produced by Russ Reeder & Gene Watson for G-J
Productions.
'Little by Little' was recorded at Pete's Place, Nashville
(Recording & Mixing Engineer: Al Pachucci).
'Little by Little' achieved a chart position of No.35 on the Billboard Top
Country Album Chart in 1984.
'Little by Little'
MCA Records
MCA5440 (1984) LP
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 (Tony Booth's
younger brother)
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 & 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
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
'My memories of you' & 'Drinkin' my way back home' (tracks indicated thus
•) were included on 'Texas
Saturday Night' (MCA/Curb Records, 1985).
'Leavin's been comin' for a long, long time' (track indicated thus
••) was also recorded by George
Strait & included on 'Beyond The Blue Neon' (MCA Records, 1989).
You can read a CMP review of Gene Watson's 'Little by Little'
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.
'Little by Little'
MCA Records
MCA5440 (1984) LP
MCAD22009 (1990) CD
Musician Credits
Gene Watson's Farewell Party Band
Bass: Larry Booth (Tony Booth's
younger brother)
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)