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Archived News with regard to Gene Watson, his music &
his career from July 2007...
July 2007:
Saturday 28
It
is with deep sadness that
the Gene Watson Fan Site reports the passing of
legendary country music songwriter Lawton
Williams.
Lawton, writer of 'Farewell party', passed away
at The Harris Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas at
2.00pm Central Time on Thursday 26 July 2007.
A native of Troy, Tennessee Lawton was stationed
in Houston, Texas during World War II. It
was there that he learned how to write songs
from Floyd Tillman.
A number of country music artists have recorded
Lawton's songs; Bobby Helms ('Fraulein', No.1 in
1957), Hank Locklin ('Geisha girl', No.4 in
1958), Bobby Bare ('Shame on me', No.18 in
1963) & Jim Reeves ('Senor Santa Claus', album
track in 1963).

However, the song that Lawton Williams will be
remembered most for is the exquisite 'Farewell
party', a highly emotional suicide saga of
unrequited love. Little Jimmy Dickens was
the first artist to record the track - it was
the 'B' side of his 'Talking to the wall' single
on Columbia Records in May 1961 (catalogue
number: 4-42013), with Walter Haynes on steel
guitar.

Johnny Bush was the next artist to record
'Farewell party' - he included the track on his
'Sound of a Heartache' album for Stop Records in
1967.

Waylon Jennings also recorded 'Farewell party' -
he included the track on his 'Just to Satisfy
You' album for RCA Victor Records in 1969.

Gene Watson was the fourth artist to record
'Farewell party' - he included the track on his
'Reflections'
album on Capitol Records in 1978 and, when
released as a single, the song reached No.5 on
Billboard in 1979.
'Farewell party' would go on to become Gene
Watson's signature tune & the name of his
acclaimed touring band.
Gene Watson's version of 'Farewell party' is
considered by many to be the definitive version
of the song, with
Lloyd Green playing the legendary steel
guitar part - 'Farewell party' was the last
track that Lloyd played steel guitar on for
Gene, having played on his most of his Capitol
recordings. 'Farewell party' should have
been the foundation on which the recording
session was based, but the track was apparently
a last minute addition to the recording session.
Gene Watson also recorded 'Farewell party' in
one take.

Fellow country stars Alan Jackson &
Joe Nichols (both admirers of Gene Watson) have both honoured Gene with their tasteful renditions of
'Farewell party': Alan Jackson recorded the song (with Paul Franklin on steel) for his
tribute album 'Under the Influence' on Arista Records in 1999, while
Joe Nichols
included the track on his ‘Revelation’ album for Universal
South Records in 2004.
Lawton Williams' last recording was on the Heart
of Texas Records tribute to Floyd Tillman called
'The Influence' in 2004 - Lawton recorded his
own song 'It just tears me up' with Floyd.
Lawton Williams' funeral service will take place
on Monday 30 July 2007 at 2.00pm Central Time.
Visitation takes place on Sunday 29 July 2007
between 5.00pm & 7.00pm in the Lourel Land
Funeral Chapel, 7100 Crowley Road, Fort Worth in
Texas.
July 2007:
Friday 27
Today,
the Gene Watson Site can exclusively reveal that
Gene Watson's new single 'I buried our love'
will ship to radio on Monday 20 August 2007.
Besides regular mailings, the single will also
be included on the CDX Compilation which is
received by many radio presenters around the
world.
'I buried our love' is the featured promotional
single from Gene Watson's new album - 'In a
Perfect World' will be officially released by
Shanachie Records
on Tuesday 25 September 2007.
You can listen to 'I buried our love' here,
courtesy of
Shanachie Records:
'I buried our love'
July 2007:
Thursday 26
Today,
Gene Watson took part in an interview with Mr.
Jim Quinton, Music Director at radio station
WPPL FM in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
Gene Watson & his Farewell Party Band (Joe Eddie
Gough, Staley Rogers, Corky Owens, Steve
Anderson & Todd Hines) play
The Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee,
Georgia this Friday 27 July 2007 when new member
Clinton Gregory makes his debut on fiddle,
acoustic guitar & background vocals.
July 2007:
Thursday 26
Today,
new Farewell Party Band member
Clinton Gregory
arrived in Texas to begin rehearsals with Gene
Watson & the band. Clinton will undertake
fiddle, acoustic guitar & background vocal
duties with the Farewell Party Band.
Clinton Gregory's first gig with Gene Watson's
Farewell Party Band will be this Friday 27 July
2007 at The Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee,
GA - you can
visit their website here - Clinton will grace the
stage with current Farewell Party Band members
Joe Eddie Gough (piano), Staley Rogers (bass
guitar), Corky Owens (steel guitar), Steve
Anderson (guitar) & Todd Hines
(drums).
July 2007:
Thursday 26
Today,
the Gene Watson Site has been granted permission
to preview two (2) of the tracks on 'In
a Perfect World', Gene Watson's new album on
Shanachie Records,
which will be officially released on Tuesday 25
September 2007.
'Don't you ever get tired of hurting me'
'I buried our love'
Enjoy!
July 2007:
Tuesday 24
Today,
the Gene Watson Site can exclusively reveal that
Gene Watson has hired a new band member -
Clinton Gregory will commence fiddle, acoustic guitar
& background vocal duties with the Farewell Party
Band this weekend.
Clinton is not replacing anyone - he is simply
becoming the latest member of Gene Watson's
acclaimed touring group. You can check out
Clinton Gregory's website
here.
Clinton Gregory's first gig with Gene Watson's
Farewell Party Band will be this Friday 27 July
2007 at The Georgia Mountain Fair in Hiawassee,
GA - you can
visit their website here - he will grace the
stage with current Farewell Party Band members
Joe Eddie Gough (piano), Staley Rogers (bass
guitar), Corky Owens (steel guitar), Steve
Anderson (guitar) & Todd Hines
(drums).
July 2007:
Sunday 22
Today,
the Gene Watson Site can exclusively reveal the full track listing & full musician credits for
'In a Perfect World', Gene Watson's new Shanachie Records album.


Full Track
Listing
1 'Don't
you ever get tired of hurting me'
Written by Hank Cochran
Publisher: To be confirmed
2
'Let me be the first to go' (with Vince Gill)
Writer: To be confirmed
Publisher: To be confirmed
3
'What was I thinking'
Writer: To be confirmed
Publisher: To be confirmed
4 'Today I started loving you again'
(with Lee Ann Womack)
Written by Merle Haggard & Bonnie Owens
Publisher: To be confirmed
5 'In a
perfect world' (with Joe Nichols)
Written by Harley Allen & Tim Mensy
Publisher: To be confirmed
6
'She's already gone'
Writer: To be confirmed
Publisher: To be confirmed
7
'I buried our love'
Writer: To be confirmed
Publisher: To be confirmed
8
'Together again' (with
Rhonda Vincent)
Written by Buck Owens
Publisher: To be confirmed
9
'This side of the door' (with
Mark Chesnutt)
Written by Tim Mensy & Shawn Camp
Publisher: To be confirmed
10
'A good place to turn around' (with
Connie
Smith)
Writer: To be confirmed
Publisher: To be confirmed
11
'Like I wasn't there'
Writer: To be confirmed
Publisher: To be confirmed
Musician Credits
Acoustic Guitar: Bobby All & Brent Rowan
Drums: Shannon Forrest & John Gardner
Lead Guitar: Gregg Galbraith
Steel Guitar:
Sonny Garrish
Piano:
Hargus 'Pig' Robbins
Fiddle & Mandolin:
Aubrey
Haynie
Bass:
David Smith
Harmony Vocals: Mark Chesnutt,
Rhonda Vincent, Vince Gill,
Lee
Ann Womack & Connie Smith
'In a Perfect World' will be officially released
by
Shanachie Records on Tuesday 25 September
2007.
Source
Monifa Brown, Shanachie Records, Newton,
New Jersey
July 2007:
Saturday 21
Shanachie
Records Press Release
Everybody's Favourite
Country Singer Delivers
'In a Perfect World'
Gene Watson's New CD featuring guest
vocals from fans
Vince Gill,
Lee Ann Womack,
Joe
Nichols, Mark Chesnutt,
Connie Smith &
Rhonda
Vincent
Ask any number of country artists (or any
fan of real country music) who their favourite
country singer is and there's a good chance they
will name Gene Watson, arguably the greatest
country singer of his generation.
Having scored a string of over 48 chart singles
with 21 Top Ten hits & 5 No.1 hits since his
mid-seventies chart debut, Gene Watson's name is
synonymous with real country music. His
deeply-felt, expressive singing is akin to that
of the great soul singers; it just so happens
that his medium of expression is country music.
Gene's new CD, 'In a Perfect World', is destined
to be one of the country music events of the
year, as an impressive list of major talents who
happened to be Gene Watson admirers stepped
forward to take part in the recording: Vince
Gill, Lee Ann Womack, Joe Nichols, Mark Chesnutt,
Connie Smith and Rhonda Vincent.
Producer/musician extraordinaire Brent Rowan
took on the role of producer on 'In a Perfect
World', as a labor of love. 'As plans for
the album progressed', relates Gene, 'my manager
John Lytle played some stuff for Brent Rowan and
Brent said he wanted to produce it, which I
never would have dreamed of.
Word started getting out about the recording and
pretty soon we had a bunch of artists inquiring
how they could be a part of it, first off Mark
Chesnutt, who is my friend, Connie Smith, who
has always been one of my favourite female
artists and Vince Gill, 'what can you about
Vince Gill?'
The caliber of people like Vince, Lee Ann
Womack, Joe Nichols and Rhonda Vincent is just
tremendous. My manager and Brent said it
was because they admired me as an artist.
What a great feeling it is to hear that! I
can't even express it!'
'In a Perfect World' features a mix of new
material and classic country songs, with the
emphasis on new material in the classic country
tradition. Gene explains, 'I contacted
some of the best writers in the business and we
started to get some premium songs. Tim
Mensy, just about everyone in the traditional
country field knows him; plus he's one of the
finest singers and musicians around. Skip
Ewing, he's just fantastic. I talked to
Skip personally and Tim too about the songs'.
Gene Watson played a major role in selecting the
material on the CD and all of the cover songs
were hand-picked by him. He reflects,
''Today I started loving you again' is a song
that's been in my show for quite awhile.
I'm a huge Merle Haggard fan and I usually do
one of his songs in my shows and people have
always responded to 'Today I started loving you
again''.
Other standouts on the album include 'This side
of the door' which Gene performs with Mark
Chesnutt and that was co-written by Tim Mensy &
Shawn Camp. Mark Chesnutt originally
recorded the song in 1994 on his album 'What a
Way to Live'. Chesnutt shares the
following, 'I have been a Gene Watson fan all my
life He is truly one of country music's
best voices'.
Gene Watson also performs 'Together again', the
Buck Owens song which was a hit for him in 1964
as well as for Emmylou Harris in 1976.
Gene is joined on this gem by Rhonda Vincent who
shares, 'This is one of the greatest duets of my
career. His voice is awesome and
exquisite!'. Gene adds, 'Anybody who is
anybody in the country field has performed it or
recorded it. The only thing I knew to do
was to forget about all the great versions of
the song I had heard and to just sing it the way
I felt it'.
Gene's formula proves to be a success as
throughout 'In a Perfect World' he renders
heartfelt, personal and poignant versions that
drive home his ability to bring out the best in
any song. 'I was just blown away by the
sounds we were getting in the studio', Gene says
of his new CD, which was recorded live in the
studio in order to capture the spontaneous magic
of Gene's expressiveness as he worked with an
A-list of Nashville session men.
He adds, 'Recording the old way is the only way
I know. The best way for me to capture the
song is for me to be in the studio with the
musicians and I inspire them and they inspire
me. I have always thrived using this means
of recording'.
It is difficult to imagine the world of country
music without the vast contribution that Gene
Watson has made to it. Between his major
label debut on Capitol Records in 1975 and the
present day, Gene has excelled with his
traditional slant within country music.
Born one of seven children in Palestine, Texas
on October 11 1943, Gene Watson has been singing
virtually all his life. However, working
early on in the auto industry, which left Gene
with a lifetime affinity for automobiles, Gene
did not really consider a career in music for
some time.
In the mid-7os, while on Capitol (who Gene
recorded with until 1980), he enjoyed success
with a string of national hits, 'Where love
begins', 'Paper Rosie', 'Farewell party',
'Should I come home (or should I go crazy)' and
'Nothing sure looked good on you'.
Before signing with MCA in the '80s, Gene's
single 'Any way you want me', from the
soundtrack of the Clint Eastwood movie 'Any
Which Way You Can', reached the Top 40 on the
country charts. Somewhere along the way,
Clint Eastwood had heard the song as a demo
recording by its writer L. Ofman, but he
insisted that Gene should record the song.
Shortly after moving to MCA, Watson recorded
'Fourteen carat mind' which hit No.1. A
parade of Top Ten hits followed during the early
'80s including 'Speak softly (you're talking to
my heart)', 'You're out doing what I'm here
doing without', 'Sometimes I get lucky', 'Drinkin'
my way back home', 'Forever again' and 'Little
by little'.
In 1985, Gene moved to Epic Records and returned
to the Top 5 with the western swing-influenced
'Memories to
Burn', which was also the title of
his first album on the label. Subsequent
albums with Epic included 'Starting New
Memories' in 1986 and 'Honky Tonk Crazy' in
1987.
The following year, Gene Watson made his Warner
Bros. debut with 'Back in the Fire' which was
followed by 'At Last'. Leaving the label
in 1991, Gene recorded the album 'In Other
Words' which was initially released only in
Canada on Gary Buck's label, Broadland
International Records. It was later
released in the US in 1993.
The same year, Gene made his debut album for
Step One Records, 'Uncharted Mind' and followed
it with the albums 'The Good Ole Days', 'Jesus
is All I Need' and 'A Way to Survive'. A
brief stint with the RMG (Row Music Group)
Records label yielded the title 'From the Heart'
which was followed by the recording 'Gene
Watson...Sings' on Intersound Records in 2003.
gene Watson has persevered and survived
throughout country music and the music business'
many changes. But one thing has remained
constant, his raw talent, commitment to
upholding country music's grand tradition, his
passion and overwhelming emotion and honest
approach to singing country music.
With the release of 'In a Perfect World' Gene
Watson bears his soul, putting all his talents
on the line and proving just why he has managed
to stand the test of time. The result is a
testament to Gene's talents as the greatest
country singer of his generation and a true soul
singer who knows how to get right to the heart
of the matter.
Street Date: September
25, 2007
For more information on Gene Watson, please
call Monifa Brown (973) 579-7763 Ext 26 or
Source
Monifa Brown, Shanachie Records, Newton,
New Jersey
July 2007:
Thursday 19
Today,
following the dramatic bus fire on Friday 13
July 2007,
Gene Watson was in Nashville & was informed that
repairs had been carried out successfully on his tour
bus - everything was, once again, in full
working order.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Wednesday 18
Today,
following the dramatic bus fire on Friday 13
July 2007,
Gene Watson was in Nashville in order to check
out the repairs being carried out on his tour
bus.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Tuesday 17
Today,
the Gene Watson Site can officially confirm that
Gene will be a special guest on the Eddie
Stubbs' radio show on WSM. The show will
be broadcast live from the Country Music Hall of
Fame on Wednesday 12 September 2007 from 7-9pm
(CST).
Gene will have copies of 'In a Perfect World',
his new album on Shanachie Records, available for sale
on that evening only (as a special event
promotion), so if you live near the
Nashville area, you may be able to purchase a CD
before the official release date of Tuesday 25
September 2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Monday 16
Today, The Gene Watson Site can exclusively
reveal that Robert K. Oermann, 'the dean of
Nashville's entertainment journalists', is
working on a Gene Watson biography.
'In a Perfect World', Gene Watson's new
album, will be officially released
by
Shanachie Records on Tuesday 25 September
2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Monday 16
Today,
following the dramatic bus fire on Friday 13
July 2007,
Gene Watson traveled to Nashville with the
temporary bus to see if the repairs on his bus
had been completed.
According to the members of the Farewell Party
Band, Gene was the heroic one on Friday 13 July
2007 as he was right up amid the flames, dousing
them with everything he could find on the bus.
Obviously, a grease fire couldn't be put out,
but Gene did all he could to contain it, so that
it wouldn't spread further.
The good news is that no one was hurt in the
incident on Friday and Gene proved himself to be
a Lone Star Hero - we all knew he was!
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Friday 13
Tonight,
following dramatic events earlier in the day,
Gene Watson & his acclaimed Farewell Party Band
graced the hallowed stage of The
Grand Ole Opry in Nashville at 9.30pm.
Considering the traumatic events earlier in the
day, Gene did see the funny side of things when
he performed 'Memories to Burn'.
Other artists who appeared on the
Grand Ole Opry tonight included Chris Young,
Jimmy Wayne, The Grascals, Little Jimmy Dickens,
Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press.
The legendary Connie
Smith was also present at The Grand Ole Opry
tonight. Connie & Gene had an opportunity
to talk & Gene told her how delighted he was
that she sang on his new album.
If you were unable to listen via WSM 650AM or online, you will have an opportunity to
listen (online) to an archived version of Gene's
performance at a later date by accessing the
Opry site.
A selection of photos of Gene at the Grand Ole
Opry (on Friday 13 July 2007) were taken
backstage by Sarah Brosmer of Lytle Management &
will appear on the Gene Watson Site on Monday 16
July 2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Friday 13
This
is definitely a story for Friday the 13th!
Today, Gene Watson & his Farewell Party Band
traveled from Houston in Texas to Nashville in
Tennessee to perform on the hallowed stage of
the Grand Ole Opry.
However, their tour bus caught fire on the
outskirts of Nashville. The blaze ignited
from a broken axle shaft spewing grease.
Gene's years as an auto mechanic stood him in
good stead as he quickly went to work trying to
extinguish the fire.
Sarah Brosmer, Gene's publicist, said that black
smoke & flames had engulfed the back of the bus
by the engine. Gene & the band members
kept the fire from spreading under the
floorboard & fought the fire for thirty minutes
until firefighters arrived.
Gene stated 'We used everything we had on the
bus to douse the flames, from sodas to water
bottles. The firemen arriving on the scene
still gave it a good shot, too. When we
say that we were smoldering hot in Nashville, we
really mean it'.
No one was harmed, though Gene did singe his
hair. Gene & the Farewell Party Band
rented another bus in order to continue their
journey to the Grand Ole Opry appearance.
It is expected that it may take several days
before Gene's regular bus is repaired.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Tuesday 10
Gene Watson will grace the hallowed stage of The
Grand Ole Opry in Nashville at 9.30pm this Friday 13 July
2007. Gene will perform two songs & will
enjoy full backing from his acclaimed Farewell
Party Band.
Also appearing on the night will be Chris Young,
Jimmy Wayne &
The Grascals.
Please check out the
Opry site. Please also check out the
WSM
650 site for further information.
If you are unable to listen via WSM 650AM or online, you will have an opportunity to
listen (online) to an archived version of Gene's
performance at a later date.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Monday 09
Today, The Gene Watson Site can exclusively
reveal that there will be 6 special guest
vocalists on
'In a Perfect World', Gene Watson's new album on Shanachie Records,
which will be officially released on Tuesday 25
September 2007.


These special guest vocalists include
Joe Nichols,
Rhonda Vincent,
Mark Chesnutt,
Vince Gill,
Lee Ann Womack &
Connie Smith.
Rhonda Vincent & Gene Watson perform Buck
Owens' 'Together again', which was a
No.1 Billboard hit for
Buck in 1964 & a No.1 Billboard hit (1 week) for Emmylou Harris
in April 1976.
Mark Chesnutt joins Gene Watson on 'This side of
the door' (co-written by
Tim Mensy
&
Shawn Camp), a track originally recorded by
Mark in 1994 & by Tim Mensy in 2002;
Mark Chesnutt
originally recorded the track & included it on his 'What a Way to Live' album
for Decca Records in 1994, while
Tim Mensy
included it on his self-titled ('Tim Mensy') album
for PJM Records in 2002.
Gene Watson's 'In a Perfect World' on Shanachie
Records is anticipated to be one of the more
important country music releases of 2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Monday 09
Today, the mastering of 'In a Perfect World',
Gene Watson's new album on Shanachie Records,
took place at
Independent Mastering,
114 17th Avenue South, Nashville TN37203.
The mastering was undertaken by Eric Conn, Don
Cobb & producer
Brent Rowan.

Eric Conn
Eric opened
Independent Mastering
in Nashville in October 2001, having spent 4
hours at Georgetown (with Don Cobb), 3 years at
Doug Sax's Sheffield Lab recording, 1 year at
The Smithsonian & 1 year at The Airshow.
Eric also spent many years in recording &
mastering at facilities in California, Colorado,
Washington DC & Nashville. He also spent
two years repairing woodwind instruments, brass
winds & orchestral string instruments.
Eric Conn holds a degree in music from The
University of Massachusetts in Boston.
Don Cobb
Don Cobb has been a recoding & mixing engineer
for artists such as Take Six, Quincy Jones &
Waylon Jennings. He has managed, edited &
mastered at Denny Purcell's Georgetown Masters
for eleven years. Don Cobb is a
multi-instrumentalist & can play mandolin,
guitar & bass.
Gene Watson's
'In a Perfect World' will be officially released
by Shanachie Records on Tuesday 25 September
2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Monday 09
 Today,
The Gene Watson Site received copies of 2
Promotional Flyers which have been produced in
order to promote Gene's tour of Ireland
(Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland) in October 2007.
Promotional Flyer 1
Promotional Flyer 2
Gene Watson & the Farewell Party Band will bring
their distinctive brand of traditional country
to 13 venues around Ireland including Killarney,
Castlebar,
Letterkenny,
Limerick, Belfast,
Cookstown,
Enniskillen, Omagh,
Armagh,
Castleblayney, Coleraine,
Ballymena,
Dublin & Sligo.
In
order to view the Promotional Flyers, which is in
PDF format, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader
installed on your computer.
If you do not
have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, you can download a
free copy of the software
here.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
James McGarrity,
JW Promos, Northern Ireland
July 2007:
Friday 06
Gene Watson will grace the hallowed stage of The
Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, in a weeks' time, on Friday 13 July
2007. Also appearing on the night will be
The Grascals & Chris Young.
Details of
Gene's scheduled slot will be posted soon.
In the meantime, please check out the
Opry site.
Please check out the
WSM
650 site for further information.
If you are unable to listen via WSM 650AM or online, you will have an opportunity to
listen (online) to an archived version of Gene's
performance at a later date.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Tuesday 03
Today,
Gene Watson
was present in the Curb Studios in Nashville working on the mixing process of his
new
Shanachie Records release.
'In a Perfect World' will be officially launched
on Tuesday 25 September 2007. The Gene
Watson Site will have
5 copies of the CD to giveaway in a special
online competition commencing on Wednesday 1
August 2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Monday 02
Today,
Gene Watson
was present in the Curb Studios in Nashville working on the mixing process of his
new
Shanachie Records release.
'In a Perfect World' will be officially launched
on Tuesday 25 September 2007. The Gene
Watson Site will have
5 copies of the CD to giveaway in a special
online competition commencing on Wednesday 1
August 2007.
Source
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Sunday 01
The Gene Watson Site will have
5
copies to give away of the new Gene Watson album, 'In a Perfect World',
in a special online competition commencing in
August 2007.
Thanks
to Shanachie Records for
donating 5 copies of Gene Watson's 'In A Perfect World'. Check out the
Shanachie Records
website for information about their incredible roster of country music artists
including David Ball & Daryle Singetary.
Gene Watson's 'In a Perfect World' will be officially
released by Shanachie Records on Tuesday 25 September 2007.
Special Thanks
Sarah Brosmer,
Lytle Management, Nashville
July 2007:
Sunday 01
This
photo
of Gene Watson & Mark Chesnutt, which was taken
on Thursday 7 June 2007, was published in the
July 2007 issue of
Country Music People in their 'News'
section.
The photo caption read 'with Gene Watson cutting
his new album for
Shanachie Records in Nashville,
Mark Chesnutt
stopped by the studio last month to add his
vocals to one of the tracks. You can't get
more country than that...'
The photo was credited to Sarah Brosmer at
Lytle Management in Nashville.
'This side of the door', co-written by
Tim Mensy &
Shawn Camp, is the track that features a guest vocal from
Mark Chesnutt.
The track was recorded on Thursday 7 June 2007.

'This
side of the door' was originally recorded by
Mark Chesnutt &
was included on his 'What a Way to Live' album,
which was released on Decca Records (Decca
11094) in 1994.
'This
side of the door' was also recorded by
Tim Mensy
&
was included on his self-titled ('Tim Mensy') album,
which was released on PJM Records in 2002.
Gene Watson's debut album for
Shanachie Records, which is slated for a
September 2007 release, is anticipated to be one
of the outstanding country music albums of the
year.

Source
Sarah Brosmer, Lytle
Management, Nashville
The Official
Mark Chesnutt Site
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